ANZACs Dirty Dozen: 12 Myths of Australian Military History

Contents
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Acknowledgments
......Page 7
Contributors......Page 8
Introduction - Myths and Australian Military History......Page 13
[1] Australian Military History doesn't begin on Gallipoli......Page 23
[2]  The ‘superior’, all volunteer AIF......Page 47
[3] What about New Zealand?The problematic history of the Anzac connection......Page 63
[4] Other people’s wars......Page 85
[5] ‘They also served’:Exaggerating women’s role in Australia’s wars......Page 112
[6]The nonsense of universal Australian‘fair play’ in war......Page 124
[7]The unnecessary waste: Australians in the late Pacific campaigns......Page 150
[8] Lost at sea: Missing out on Australia’s naval history......Page 177
[9]‘Landmark’ battles and the myths of Vietnam......Page 198
[10] The myth that Australia‘ punches above its weight’......Page 222
[11] Critical reflections on the Australia–US alliance......Page 247
[12] Monumental mistake:Is war the most important thing in Australian history?......Page 272
Epilogue......Page 299
Notes......Page 305
Index......Page 335