Going solo : the Royal Australian Air Force, 1946-1971
Stephens, Alan, 1944-1995
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Written by Dr Alan Stephens, this picks up the story of the RAAF in the post-World War II years from 1946 to 1971. Originally published in 1995, it starts with the extraordinary period of mass demobilisation that followed the war. This was a time of government indifference to military service and of severe reductions in resources. But the combination of Cold War tensions, Australia's commitments to the conflicts in Korea, Malaya, Indonesia and Vietnam, and the military-technological revolution epitomised by jet aircraft and missiles, dramatically reversed this attitude. Simultaneously, shifts in international politics made it clear that Australia's defence and foreign policies would have to become more self-reliant. For the RAAF, the great challenge presented by this compelling set of circumstances was to become more disciplined, better educated and more professional, or to use a flying analogy, "going solo".
Main title:
Going solo : the Royal Australian Air Force, 1946-1971 / by Alan Stephens.
Imprint:
Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, 1995.
Collation:
xvii, 609 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm.
Series title:
The RAAF History ; n2
Notes:
Index: pages 593-609.Bibliography: pages 589-593.
ISBN:
9781922488008 (hardback)
Dewey class:
358.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
393444
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