Paperback. In 1901 Australia's fledgling Federal Government assumed the responsibility for the new nation's defence. Their first task was to take the aged and obsolete remnants of the colonies' navies and create a national navy to defend our island's coastal waters and overseas trade routes. For the first 40 years the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was designed to serve alongside the Royal Navy, and resembled it in everything but scale. After the Second World War the RAN developed along US lines but, despite these overseas ties, the RAN has developed its own proud character and tradition and has entered the twenty-first century as a confident and independent force in its own right.In No Pleasure Cruise, Australia's best-known naval historian, Dr Tom Frame, charts the RAN's emergence as one of the world's strongest and most respected navies, and its evolving relationship with the Australian public, press and parliament. A comprehensive, easy-to-read history of the Royal Australian Navy from its inception in 1901 to the present day. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781741142334

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Title: No Pleasure Cruise (Paperback)

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, St Leonards NSW

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

Edition: 1st Edition

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This comprehensive history of the Royal Australian Navy covers the naval branch of the Australian armed forces from its inception in 1901 to the present day. The early days as the government created a national navy out of the remnants of old colonial fleets, the decades of using the British model, the transformation to a more American style of navy, and the gradual growth into one of the world's strongest and most respected forces on the seas are outlined in this historical retrospective.

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Tom Frame served in the Royal Australian Navy and as the Anglican bishop to the Australian Defense Force. He is the author of Living By the Sword? and the coauthor of Mutiny!, The Shores of Gallipoli, and Stromlo.

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