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Australian and New Zealand have aproud history of sending troops overseas to fight for Great Britain when conflicts have arison over the years. This book chronicles the transporting of these troops by ship to overseas destinations, starting with the Sudan Campaign in 1865, which was followed by participation in the Boer War at the turn of the Century.

The first major international conflict to involve Australian and New Zealand troops was the First World War. During the first year of conflict, troops travelled to the war zone in convoys, but these were dispended with, as German Naval forces were driven from the seas. These three conflicts are covered in the opening chapters.

From January 1940 to the end of 1941, Australia and New Zealand transported the cream of their Militaty forces to far away battle grounds in the Middle East, where the ANZAC troops covered themselves in glory. Unlike the First World War, German Naval forces remained a constant threat throughout the war, and the risk of attack was always present. Despite this, the troops were loaded in huge numbers on board the greatest liners of the day, such as the famous name as Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Aquitania, Mauretania, Ile de France and Nieuw Amsterdam featuring in many of the convoys.

However, the sudden entry of Japan into the war brought about reversal of the policy of sending our troops overseas. Instead, Australian troops were brought back home in a series of convoys so they could be sent to New Guinea to repel, and eventually defeat, the marauding enemy forces.

This is a story that has never been told before, about an aspect of war that has been largely overlooked by Military historians. However, without the convoys, the outcome of the entire war would have been very different.

In 1952, Australian troops again found themselves being sent overseas, this time to Korea to help stop the advance of Communism in what has becoome known as the 'forgotten war', though it was just as as hard and costly as any other conflict. In 1965 Australian troops were off overseas again, this time to Vietnam to fight alongside the Americans once again to preserve freedom and prevernt the further spread of Communism. The Vietnam War would be the last time Australian troops were moved by sea in large numbers, and even then the use of aircraft to transport soldiers to and from the theatres of war was widespread. This book will be an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in military history, naval history, maritime history, the Second World War, or the great liners of the past.
 
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SKU:9781877058066
Quantity:- out of stock -
Author/s: Peter Plowman
Military Campaign: From 1865 to both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam)
Printing Year: 2003 1st edition
Printing &/or Publishing Information: Rosenberg Publishing
ISBN: 9781877058066
Format: Softcover
Pages: 400
Approx. Book Size(cm): 22 x 15
Condition: NEW
Weight:1.05 kg
Price:$ 29.50
 

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