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Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951–75 Written by: Tristan Moss Cambridge University Press, 2017, ISBN 9781108182638, 284pp Reviewed by: Lieutenant Colonel Mark O’Neill Dr Tristan Moss is currently a researcher on the Official Histories of Australian Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor at the Australian War Memorial and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. He is also a previous winner of the C. E. W. Bean Prize for Military …
War, Strategy and History. Essays in honour of Professor Robert O’Neill Edited by: Daniel Marston and Tamara Leahy, ANU Press, 2016, ISBN: 9781760460235, 312 pp, Reviewed by: Lieutenant Colonel Mark O’Neill War, Strategy and History is an apt title for this Festschrift honouring the influential career of soldier, strategist and historian, Professor Robert (‘Bob’) O’Neill. From Intelligence Officer of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR) in South Vietnam in 1966–67; to involvement with …
Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare Written by: Daniel Marston and Carter Malkasian (eds), Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2008, ISBN: 9781849081641, 304 pp. Reviewed by: Lieutenant Colonel Mark O’Neill Daniel Marston and Carter Malkasian have much more in common than editorship of this topical anthology. They completed their doctoral studies at Oxford under the supervision of Professor Robert O’Neill (known to many readers of this journal, not only as a former Australian Army officer but also as a …
Statecraft in the Information Age University of Calgary Press , 2024, 400 pp Print ISSN 1716-2645 Online ISSN 1925-2919 Editors: Eric Ouellet, Madeleine D’Agata and Keith Stewart Reviewed by: Dr Cathy Moloney One could be forgiven for thinking that this is just another book adapting the deterrence theory of old to a new buzzword-laden changing strategic environment. Yet Deterrence in the 21st Century: Statecraft in the Information Age is a significant contribution to the field of defence and security …
Vital Stepping Stone in America’s War Against Japan Casemate , 2020, 240 pp Paperback ISBN: 9781636241319 Author: Nathan N Prefer Reviewed by: John Nash There is no shortage of amphibious operations to study from the Second World War, especially from the Pacific theatre. The battle for Tinian in July 1944 is one of the most overlooked, arguably because of how successful an operation it was. This is the argument put forward in the beginning of Nathan N Prefer’s introduction to his study of the battle. …
Rethinking Force Development in an Age of Disruption Routledge , London, 2024, 280 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781032503561 Editors: Tim Sweijs, Saskia van Genugten and Frans Osinga Reviewed by: Adam Lockyer In a time of rapidly changing geopolitical landscapes and increasing complexity in global security dynamics, Tim Sweijs, Saskia van Genugten and Frans Osinga’s edited volume Defence Planning for Small and Middle Powers emerges as an important contribution to the discourse on national security strategy. The …
The Battle for the Beachhead, New Guinea 1942–43 Big Sky Publishing , Newport NSW, 2023, 440 pp Paperback ISBN: 9781923004702 Author: David W Cameron Reviewed by: Phillip Bradley The battle for Buna was one of the most important battles fought by Australia’s armed forces in the Second World War. With the US Army at a standstill in its first battle in Papua, it was the Australian infantrymen of the 18th Brigade and the tankers of the 2/6th Armoured Regiment who made the critical breakthrough that led to …
Marine Corps Generals in World War II Naval Institute Press , Annapolis, 2021, 232 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781682477083 Author: Stephen R Taaffe Reviewed by: Chris Roberts Professor Stephen R Taaffe has written several books on groups of senior United States military and naval commanders, covering those in the Army of the Potomac and the US Navy in the American Civil War, the US Army during the Second World War, and General Douglas MacArthur’s Korean War generals. He now presents a study of the US Marine …
Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, 2023, 233 pp Hardback ISBN: 9781009292054 Authors: Deane-Peter Baker, Roger Herbert and David Whetham Reviewed by: Ian North The ethical application of state-sponsored violence is a vexed and highly topical point of discussion for the countries (Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States) represented by the three authors of this recently released book. Even a casual observer of military and/or current affairs …
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc , Boulder CO, 2024, 257 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781685859817 Authors: Ash Rossiter and Peter Layton Reviewed by: Callum Hamilton Warfare in the Robotics Age examines the evolution of military robotics, how defence forces are adapting to increased autonomy in warfare, and the consequences this trend may have for international relations, statecraft, and deterrence. It advances the literature by linking the emergence of military robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) to Fourth …
