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31	A Triumph of improvisation : Australian Army operational logistics and the campaign in Papua, July 1942 to January 1943 Moremon, John Clifford, History, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW January 2000 (has links) This thesis examines the Australia Army???s campaign on Papua from July 1942 to January 1943 with the focus on logistic support of the fighting arms and the relation of logistics to the tactics of tropical jungle warfare. It begins by examining the traditional approach to logistics in the military profession - the experience of Australian officers and forces in particular - from the First World War until May 1942, when the Australian territory of Papua was invaded. It establishes that the Army was poorly prepared because, as well as having never anticipated a prolonged land campaign in Papua-New Guinea, it lacked the logistic resources and knowledge of logistics as applicable to tropical jungle warfare. It then proceeds to examine the retreat over the Kokoda Track and the turning-point battles for Milne Bay and Imita Ridge. It demonstrates that the principal factor in the Australian retreat was logistic failure, as geography and lack of logistic resources prevented adequate supply of the fighting arms at least until lines of communication had been shortened; even then, difficulties remained. The thesis is rounded off by assessing the counter-attack across the territory of Papua for the capture of the enemy???s beachheads at Buna, Gona and Sanananda. It concludes that, as the island???s geography and tropical environment so dominated operations and since shortages of logistic equipment and units persisted, the Army could not perfect its logistic organisation by the end of this first phase of the New Guinea campaign. It fell back on improvisation and the fortitude of troops to triumph over the Japanese. Papua new Guinea Kokoda Track Milne bay Imita Ridge Buna Gona Sanananda logistics World War Two World War 2 World War II Japanese Australia. Army Combat sustainability Operational readiness logistics campaigns jungle warfare
32	Creative work: Onward bound: The first fifty years of Outward Bound Australia and Exegesis written component: Creatively writing historical non fiction Klaebe, Helen Grace January 2004 (has links) Onward Bound: -- the first 50 years of Outward Bound Australia traces the founding and development of this unique, Australian, non-profit, non-government organisation from its earnest beginnings to its formidable position today where it attracts some 5,000 participants a year to its courses. The project included interviewing hundreds of people and scouring archives and public records to piece together a picture of how and why Outward Bound Australia (OBA) developed -- recording its challenges and achievements along the way. A mediated oral history approach was used among past and present OBA founders, staff and participants, to gather stories about their history. This use of oral history (in a historical book) was a way of cementing the known recorded facts and adding colour to the formal historical outline, while also giving credence to the text through the use of 'real' people's stories. Outward Bound Outward Bound Australia Australian history Australian war history biography creative non fiction creative writing non fiction oral history organisational history post World War 2 history social history writing processes
33	A Triumph of improvisation : Australian Army operational logistics and the campaign in Papua, July 1942 to January 1943 Moremon, John Clifford, History, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW January 2000 (has links) This thesis examines the Australia Army???s campaign on Papua from July 1942 to January 1943 with the focus on logistic support of the fighting arms and the relation of logistics to the tactics of tropical jungle warfare. It begins by examining the traditional approach to logistics in the military profession - the experience of Australian officers and forces in particular - from the First World War until May 1942, when the Australian territory of Papua was invaded. It establishes that the Army was poorly prepared because, as well as having never anticipated a prolonged land campaign in Papua-New Guinea, it lacked the logistic resources and knowledge of logistics as applicable to tropical jungle warfare. It then proceeds to examine the retreat over the Kokoda Track and the turning-point battles for Milne Bay and Imita Ridge. It demonstrates that the principal factor in the Australian retreat was logistic failure, as geography and lack of logistic resources prevented adequate supply of the fighting arms at least until lines of communication had been shortened; even then, difficulties remained. The thesis is rounded off by assessing the counter-attack across the territory of Papua for the capture of the enemy???s beachheads at Buna, Gona and Sanananda. It concludes that, as the island???s geography and tropical environment so dominated operations and since shortages of logistic equipment and units persisted, the Army could not perfect its logistic organisation by the end of this first phase of the New Guinea campaign. It fell back on improvisation and the fortitude of troops to triumph over the Japanese. Papua new Guinea Kokoda Track Milne bay Imita Ridge Buna Gona Sanananda logistics World War Two World War 2 World War II Japanese Australia. Army Combat sustainability Operational readiness logistics campaigns jungle warfare
34	The forgotten Air Force : the establishment and employment of Australian air power in the North-Western area, 1941-1945 Helson, Peter, History, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW January 1997 (has links) The air campaign conducted by the RAAF in the North-Western Area during the Second World War has been largely ignored by historians yet it contributed significantly to the outcome of the Pacific war. This thesis sets out to discuss the campaign by considering various factors that impacted on the RAAF in the lead up to and during the course of the Pacific war and their relevance to the campaign. It looks at the way air operations were conducted in the North-Western Area between 1942 and 1945 and describes the role played by the flying squadrons based in the area. Using primary sources such as operational record books, documents and files at archives and libraries and interviews with veterans and experts the thesis found that the campaign was conducted in several phases. It started with the defence of Darwin. In keeping with overall allied strategy the RAAF then went on an offensive into what was then the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) using medium and heavy bombers and mine laying sea planes flying from bases in Australia???s north west. The NEI was vital to the Japanese war effort as a source of essential raw materials such as oil, timber, and rubber. To defend this part of their new empire the Japanese had amassed large military garrisons on the islands. The vessels used to transport troops and materials became the most important targets for the RAAF???s bomber squadrons. As General MacArthur???s forces advanced along the north coast of New Guinea the North-Western Area based units conducted raids into the NEI to deceive the Japanese into thinking an invasion would be launched from Darwin. As the New Guinea campaign gained momentum the RAAF???s task was to protect its western flank, to prevent the Japanese from moving troops and aircraft east to the Philippines. The thesis concludes the campaign was successful because Darwin was defended, it denied the Japanese vital materials for the conduct of the war and it kept hundreds of aircraft and tens of thousands of troops away from the allied advance. Pacific War North-Western Area NW Area Australian air power air defence Japanese Japan RAAF Royal Australian Air Force air raids North-Western Area World War 2 World War Two 1941 1942 1943 1944 bombing offensive seaplanes fighter squadrons NEI Netherlands East Indies Darwin Australia Second World War New Guinea
35	Fredens ö i krigets hav : En pressundersökning av Växjö tidningars ledare om andra världskrigets konflikter i Norden / The Island of Peace in the Sea of War : A newspaper study of Växjö city’s newspaper editorials regarding the conflicts of the Second World War in the Nordic countries Gustafsson, Joel, Söderqvist, Niclas January 2015 (has links) ABSTRACT Gustafsson, J. & Söderqvist, N., “’The Island of Peace in the Sea of War’ A newspaper study of Växjö city’s newspaper editorials regarding the conflicts of the Second World War in the Nordic countries”, Linnaeus University. A qualitative textual analysis delving into three local newspapers from Växjö city is in many ways the essence of this study. The main purpose of this study is to examine three key conflicts, the Winter War, Operation Weserübung and the Continuation War. Each conflict has been assessed in relation to the opinions advocated in the editorials of the three politically diverse newspapers. The theoretical basis for this study is founded on similar analysis made by Nybom, Johansson and Åmark who all have contributed to the content of this particular essay. Most of all, Nyboms categorization of the so-called realism and idealism have helped us in understanding the motives and plans of action concerning the nations involved in the selected conflicts. There are several interesting conclusions in this study, in particular the newspapers’ view on main antagonists such as the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, as well as the Allies. Newspaper studies Smålandsposten Kronobergaren Nya Växjöbladet World War 2 WW2 Second World War Nazi Germany Soviet Union Sweden Finland Norway Denmark Winter War Operation Weserübung Operation Barbarossa Continuation War Neutrality the Allies Pressundersökning Presstudie Smålandsposten Kronobergaren Nya Växjöbladet Andra världskriget Nazityskland Sovjetunionen Sverige Finland Norge Danmark Finska vinterkriget Ockupationen av Danmark och Norge Operation Barbarossa Fortsättningskriget Neutralitet de allierade stormaktskriget
36	The forgotten Air Force : the establishment and employment of Australian air power in the North-Western area, 1941-1945 Helson, Peter, History, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW January 1997 (has links) The air campaign conducted by the RAAF in the North-Western Area during the Second World War has been largely ignored by historians yet it contributed significantly to the outcome of the Pacific war. This thesis sets out to discuss the campaign by considering various factors that impacted on the RAAF in the lead up to and during the course of the Pacific war and their relevance to the campaign. It looks at the way air operations were conducted in the North-Western Area between 1942 and 1945 and describes the role played by the flying squadrons based in the area. Using primary sources such as operational record books, documents and files at archives and libraries and interviews with veterans and experts the thesis found that the campaign was conducted in several phases. It started with the defence of Darwin. In keeping with overall allied strategy the RAAF then went on an offensive into what was then the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) using medium and heavy bombers and mine laying sea planes flying from bases in Australia???s north west. The NEI was vital to the Japanese war effort as a source of essential raw materials such as oil, timber, and rubber. To defend this part of their new empire the Japanese had amassed large military garrisons on the islands. The vessels used to transport troops and materials became the most important targets for the RAAF???s bomber squadrons. As General MacArthur???s forces advanced along the north coast of New Guinea the North-Western Area based units conducted raids into the NEI to deceive the Japanese into thinking an invasion would be launched from Darwin. As the New Guinea campaign gained momentum the RAAF???s task was to protect its western flank, to prevent the Japanese from moving troops and aircraft east to the Philippines. The thesis concludes the campaign was successful because Darwin was defended, it denied the Japanese vital materials for the conduct of the war and it kept hundreds of aircraft and tens of thousands of troops away from the allied advance. Pacific War North-Western Area NW Area Australian air power air defence Japanese Japan RAAF Royal Australian Air Force air raids North-Western Area World War 2 World War Two 1941 1942 1943 1944 bombing offensive seaplanes fighter squadrons NEI Netherlands East Indies Darwin Australia Second World War New Guinea
37	Závěr 2. světové války v Prachaticích a okolí (očima literatury, pramenů a pamětníků) / The End World war 2 in Prachatice and surrounding (on the basis of literature, repositories and eyewitness memories) ŠTUDLAR, Pavel January 2009 (has links) The thesis targets at events which took place in the town of Prachatice and its surroundings at the end of the Second World War. It is based on written sources (filed in the State District Archives Prachatice), as well as on literature sources focusing on this topic and eyewitness memories. The first part presents a brief characterization of the town from geographical, social and economic point of view. The second chapter deals with events taking place in September 1938 when Prachatice was occupied by Nazi Germans. The third part shortly depicts the process of front war situations in Europe. The main part of the thesis consists of chapter 4 and 5 which present the way of living and events happening in the town from January 1945 to May 1945 when Prachatice was liberated by the US army. The thesis aims to connect general relations with events that happened in Prachatice and its surroundings not only to illustrate the topic from literature sources but also from people{\crq}s own memories. It tends to depict this period full of worries and hope. It is hoped to contribute to completion of the town history.
38	Man & Machine: A Narrative of the Relationship Between World War II Fighter Advancement and Pilot Skill Burnett, Brian, II 18 May 2023 (has links) No description available. Military History African American Studies American Studies Asian Studies Armed Forces Black History World History Technology Russian History Museum Studies Modern History History Higher Education European History European Studies Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Tomahawk Kittyhawk pilot training fighter plane World War II ww2 World War 2 tactics strategy messerschmitt bf-109 fw-190 focke-wulf Imperial Japanese ki-43 ki-27 dogfights maneuvers aerial development military history air force army air force United States Russian Luftwaffe tuskegee airmen

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