Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75

Hardback

Main Details

Title Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tristan Moss
SeriesAustralian Army History Series
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:284
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 158
Category/GenreHistory
Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history
Military history
ISBN/Barcode 9781107195967
ClassificationsDewey:995.304
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 2 Maps; 30 Halftones, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 5 July 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Based around the Pacific Islands Regiment, the Australian Army's units in Papua New Guinea had a dual identity: integral to Australia's defence, but also part of its largest colony, and viewed as a foreign people. The Australian Army in PNG defended Australia from threats to its north and west, while also managing the force's place within Australian colonial rule in PNG, occasionally resulting in a tense relationship with the Australian colonial government during a period of significant change. In Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75, Tristan Moss explores the operational, social and racial aspects of this unique force during the height of the colonial era in PNG and during the progression to independence. Combining the rich detail of both archival material and oral histories, Guarding the Periphery recounts a part of Australian military history that is often overlooked by studies of Australia's military past.

Author Biography

Tristan Moss is a researcher on the Official Histories of Australian Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor at the Australian War Memorial, and is an adjunct lecturer at the University of New South Wales.