SPC-A Commercial Publications: In Search of a Maritime Strategy: The maritime element in Australian defence planning since 1901

Abstract

This book is the proceedings of a seminar held in Canberra on 20 August 1996. Australia is and always has been a maritime nation. From the earliest days of European settlement, Australians have look t the sea for their protection; initially under the umbrella of the Royal Navy, and then its own navy. Since Federation in 1901, there has bee a continuing struggle to reconcile differing perceptions of threat, competing defence strategies, conflicting force structure priorities and economic and political constraints. This book examines Australia’s search for an effective maritime strategy, providing a succinct overview of changing maritime priorities and the evolution of broader strategic planning.

Availability

Published by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, The Australian National University (ISBN 0 7315 2715 1), as Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence, No. 119, and has been reproduced with their permission. Hard copies can be purchased online.