The Official History Of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post- Cold War Operations Vol. V: The Good Neighbour (2016) By Bob Breen
Since 1947, at least 30,000 Australian peacekeepers have taken part in over 50 operations, in more than two-dozen theatres of conflict around the world, as well as a similar number of disaster-relief operations. The Australian Government has authorised the Australian War Memorial to research and write a six-volume Official History of Australian peacekeeping, humanitarian and post–Cold War operations.
This important document of Australians in peacekeeping represents a world-first: the first official history of a nation's complete peacekeeping record.
The history is official only in the sense it has government support and that the team has access to all relevant government records. What the historians write is not subject to censorship of any kind, except for reasons of national security.
The history is a joint project of the Australian War Memorial and the Australian National University. It is supported by the Australian Defence Force. In addition the Australian Research Council has awarded a grant of $1 million over five years to support writing the history.
Volume 5: The good neighbour: Australian peace support operations in the Pacific Islands, 1980–2006 by Dr Bob Breen, covers peacekeeping missions in the Pacific region since the mid 1980s, including Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and other deployments. This volume was published by Cambridge University Press in 2016.
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- 540 Pages
- In Good Condition
