Category:
  • AST
  • ASW
  • LES
  • STEM
  • OPP
Media:
  • Written
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Mixed media
  • Announcement
Time:
  • < 5 mins
  • < 15 mins
  • < 30 mins
  • > 30 mins
Rank:
  • Officers
  • NCO/WO
  • Other ranks
Corps:
  • AAC
  • All Corps
  • Cbt Arms
  • Cbt Spt
  • Health
  • Log
  • Pers Spt
Search

Making the Australian Defence Force

Author: David Horner
ISBN: 0195541170
Reading list:
Extended: CAPT, LT, WO2, SGT
Find this book
Making the Australian Defence Force_Front cover

This history of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) traces the evolution toward the formation of a joint force from the Tange reorganisation in 1973. This institutional history outlines how the separate services developed their capabilities for application by the joint force through trial and error, exercises, and operational deployments, coalescing into an ADF that was able to deploy successfully to East Timor in 1999. This book is essential to anyone seeking to understand the formation of the modern ADF, the challenges it faced, and the opportunities it will provide into the future.
 

Comments
Making the Australian Defence Force_Front cover
Disclaimer

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Australian Army, the Department of Defence or the Australian Government.

The Cove is a professional development site for the Australian Profession of Arms. The views expressed within individual blog posts and videos are those of the author, and do not reflect any official position or that of the author's employers' – see more here. Any concerns regarding this blog post, video or resource should be directed in the first instance to the.cove@defence.gov.au.