Sword and Baton Volume 2: 1939 to 1962: Senior Australian Army Officers from Federation to 2001

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Justin Chadwick

Sword and Baton Volume 2

1939 to 1962: Senior Australian Army Officers from Federation to 2001

Justin Chadwick

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Big Sky Publishing
21 June 2023

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Second World War

Series: Sword and Batton

The second in the Sword and Baton series, this volume is a collection of 106 biographies representing every Australian Army officer to reach the rank of major general between 1939 and 1962. Like the previous volume, this book includes chaplains general and surgeons general, along with many officers largely neglected in Australian military history.

In portraying the careers of these officers, author Justin Chadwick shows how their range of skills and capabilities helped further military interests throughout times of transition. The lean interwar period had tested the dedication of officers with limited opportunities exacerbated by the Great Depression and defence cuts. While during the Second World War Australian forces proved themselves in combat, Australian officers developed the logistics and production of materiel required to support them, and to satisfy the ongoing needs of the military. Then during the postwar period and increasing Cold War tensions, force structures were fundamentally altered, with a move to a professional field force and deployments to Korea and Malaya.

As well as a series of biographies, Sword and Baton continues to explore the development of the Australian Army into a professional organisation, shaped by the various contributions of its officers during peacetime and war.

By: Justin Chadwick
Imprint: Big Sky Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781922896797
ISBN 10: 1922896799
Series: Sword and Batton
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 21 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Justin Chadwick holds a PhD in history from the University of Adelaide. He has taught at the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and worked in the book trade and automotive industry.