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A Time for War

A Time for War

Australia as a Military Power

by John Birmingham and Chris Feik
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/12/2005

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After East Timor and Bali, a combination of primal fear and primal ambition has transformed attitudes to our region, to security and to war as an instrument of politics. Australian defence policy has become more assertive and our armed forces are being radically restructured and hardened. Australia now has the capacity, and even the will, to act as a military power in its region.

A Time for War begins with a gripping account of Operation Anaconda, the 2002 battle in Afghanistan to which Australian special forces made a crucial contribution. Birmingham also looks at our war dreaming- the sanctification of Anzac Day and the eclipse of the Vietnam Syndrome. Ranging from Sir John Monash to Peter Cosgrove, from Rudyard Kipling to The One Day of the Year, he finds that our armed forces can now do no wrong, and that politicians have taken note. The new militarism is not simply a response to September 11, he argues - it marks a deeper shift in the culture.
ISBN:
9781863951340
9781863951340
Category:
Military history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-12-2005
Publisher:
Black Inc.
Country of origin:
Australia
Edition:
20th Edition
Dimensions (mm):
235x168x7mm
Weight:
0.18kg
John Birmingham

John Birmingham is the author of the cult classic He Died With a Felafel in His Hand, the award-winning history Leviathan, and the trilogy comprising Weapons of Choice: World War 2.1, Designated Targets: World War 2.2 and Final Impact: World War 2.3.

His latest novel is Without Warning. Between writing books he contributes to a wide range of newspapers and magazines on topics as diverse as biotechnology and national security.

Before becoming a writer he began his working life as research officer with the Defence Department's Office of Special Clearance and Records.

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