ISBN10: 0195541162, ISBN13: 9780195541168, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover First Edition Book condition is Very good . Hard cover. 1st edition, published 2001. Heavy book. Book block clean all sides. Book boards clean front and back, except some shelf wear on bottom edge. Text body clean. Spine intact. Overall a great and neat copy for your library shelves. Extra charges for oversea postage as the book weight is over 500grams. This is third volume in the Australian Centenary History of Defence series. This volume, written by a team of leading naval historians, offers a penetrating analysis of the Royal Australian Navy in the twentieth century. More than a chronicle of naval activities, it explores the effects of the changing strategic circumstances, technological innovation, and differing national needs and expectations. Reviewing Australia's naval involvement in operations that have ranged from global war through to peacekeeping and natural disasters, the authors explain how the Senior Service developed from a collection of colonial gunboats into a vital element in today's national defence. Overall a great and neat copy.
[Boyanup, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 2001]