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Brown, Ashleigh.
Lions led by donkeys? Brigade commanders of the Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences, 2017, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/59010 
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► Australian First World War historiography tends to focus on the ordinary soldier: his background, character and involvement in the war. This is a legacy left…
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▼ Australian First World War historiography tends to focus on the ordinary soldier: his background, character and involvement in the war. This is a legacy left by Charles Bean who, following the history from below approach, believed in the need for soldiers’ stories to be told. On the other end of the spectrum, attention is given to political leaders and the British high command. British commanders and, by extension, other Allied commanders are too often portrayed as poor leaders who were reluctant to adapt to modern warfare, and did not demonstrate a sense of responsibility for the men under their command. The evidence shows that this perception is not accurate. A comprehensive understanding of the progression of Australian forces on the Western Front cannot be gained without investigating the progression of those in command.This thesis examines the brigade commanders of the Australian Imperial Force who held that level of command for a substantial period while on the Western Front. These commanders challenge preconceived notions of First World War commanders, as they continually developed tactics and adapted to modern warfare as it evolved. They embraced
new technology and ensured that their formations were able to effectively work with it. As the war progressed, they gained an appreciation of the importance of collaborating with other formations and ensuring effective communication, and demonstrated an understanding of the challenges of war on the Western Front. By 1918, the brigade commanders were effective leaders who undoubtedly played a significant role in the success of the Australian forces.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dennis, Peter, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Blaazer, David, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: AIF; brigade; commanders; lions; donkeys
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Brown, A. (2017). Lions led by donkeys? Brigade commanders of the Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918. (Masters Thesis). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/59010 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:48271/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brown, Ashleigh. “Lions led by donkeys? Brigade commanders of the Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918.” 2017. Masters Thesis, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/59010 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:48271/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brown, Ashleigh. “Lions led by donkeys? Brigade commanders of the Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918.” 2017. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Brown A. Lions led by donkeys? Brigade commanders of the Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of New South Wales; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/59010 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:48271/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Brown A. Lions led by donkeys? Brigade commanders of the Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918. [Masters Thesis]. University of New South Wales; 2017. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/59010 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:48271/SOURCE02?view=true
University of New South Wales
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Findlay, Adam.
Preventing Strategic Defeat – A Reassessment of the First Anglo-Afghan War.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences, 2015, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54746
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► During 1830s Russian and Persian armies threatened an advance towards the north-western frontier of the British-Indian Empire. The British responded in April 1839 by invading…
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▼ During 1830s Russian and Persian armies threatened an advance towards the north-western frontier of the British-Indian Empire. The British responded in April 1839 by invading Afghanistan with the ‘Army of the Indus’. Despite initial successes, a growing Afghan insurgency resulted in the devastating destruction of the Kabul Garrison in January 1842. For most commentators this cataclysmic event marked the end of an ill-conceived, poorly executed and inept British intervention into Afghanistan. The First Anglo-Afghan War has been persistently characterised as both a political and military failure ever since.This thesis provides a reassessment of the First Anglo-Afghan War and concludes that it was not the strategic disaster as popularly perceived. Through a close examination of the regional geo-strategic circumstances, Britain’s strategic rationale for the invasion is analysed. It is argued that despite the tactical calamity in Kabul the British were able to salvage their strategic objectives. The thesis argues for a more balanced account of the war, contending that the popular fixation on the destruction in Kabul has marginalised the critical significance of both the undefeated campaign of the Kandahar Garrison and the decisive re-intervention into Afghanistan by the ‘Army of Retribution’. The actions of the battlefield commanders, Major-Generals Pollock and Nott, are examined through the close reading of historical manuscripts. The thesis argues for their critical role in successfully advocating for re-intervention with the Governor-General, Lord Ellenborough, and thus maintaining Britain’s strategic goals. While Britain did not withdraw from Afghanistan as victors, the successful actions of the ‘Army of Retribution’ reasserted Britain’s martial superiority over the Afghans, restored Britain’s frontier security and averted a strategic defeat for British-India.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: Army of Retribution; Afghanistan; First Anglo-Afghan War
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Findlay, A. (2015). Preventing Strategic Defeat – A Reassessment of the First Anglo-Afghan War. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54746 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:35792/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Findlay, Adam. “Preventing Strategic Defeat – A Reassessment of the First Anglo-Afghan War.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54746 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:35792/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Findlay, Adam. “Preventing Strategic Defeat – A Reassessment of the First Anglo-Afghan War.” 2015. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Findlay A. Preventing Strategic Defeat – A Reassessment of the First Anglo-Afghan War. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54746 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:35792/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Findlay A. Preventing Strategic Defeat – A Reassessment of the First Anglo-Afghan War. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2015. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54746 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:35792/SOURCE02?view=true
University of New South Wales
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Briskey, Mark.
The Pakistan Army Officer Corps, Islam and Strategic Culture 1947-2007.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences Canberra, 2014, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53990
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► This thesis examines the use and manipulation of Islam as a form of identity and important element of the strategic culture of the Pakistan Army…
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▼ This thesis examines the use and manipulation of Islam as a form of identity and important element of the strategic culture of the Pakistan Army Officer Corps between 1947 and 2007. Despite the ethnic and cultural disparities within the population that made up the
new nation of Pakistan the Army has continued to rely on a rump of Punjabi and Pakhtun Officers who have relied on Army interpretations of Islam for identity. The thesis also argues that the Army from its outset has consistently conflated notions of the discredited Martial Race theory and Islam as the basis of the Armys superiority in comparison to other armies - most notably the Indian Army. Apart from the relationship between Martial Race and Islam the thesis also draws links between Islam and a number of other significant influences on the Army. An important method of understanding the role of Islam in the Officer Corps is argued as usefully being understood through the prism of strategic culture theory. Strategic culture theory highlights the relevance of an organisations history. In particular the theory argues the importance of major strategic shocks’ and disasters upon an organisation.. In this way the thesis argues that the tribulations of partition and the first Kashmir War of 1947-48, the 1965 War and above all the strategic shock suffered in the Armys humiliating defeat to India in 1971 were influential in shaping an Army culture in which Islam was prominent. The thesis concludes that in a time period when Western or other Asian powers may consider it anachronistic to call upon a religion and an uncompromising belief in a deity to provide an advantage in combat, there are Officers in the Pakistan Army in the last decade of the twentieth century and in the first decade of the
new century who hold these beliefs as innate truths and an essential element of their Army culture.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Hancock, Eleanor, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: Army; Pakistan; Islam; Strategic; Culture
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Briskey, M. (2014). The Pakistan Army Officer Corps, Islam and Strategic Culture 1947-2007. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53990 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12701/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Briskey, Mark. “The Pakistan Army Officer Corps, Islam and Strategic Culture 1947-2007.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53990 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12701/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Briskey, Mark. “The Pakistan Army Officer Corps, Islam and Strategic Culture 1947-2007.” 2014. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Briskey M. The Pakistan Army Officer Corps, Islam and Strategic Culture 1947-2007. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53990 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12701/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Briskey M. The Pakistan Army Officer Corps, Islam and Strategic Culture 1947-2007. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53990 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12701/SOURCE02?view=true
University of New South Wales
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Banham, Anthony.
The Evacuation of British Women and Children from Hong Kong to Australia in 1940.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences Canberra, 2014, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53991
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► In July 1940, the wives and children of British families in Hong Kong, military and civilian, were compulsorily evacuated following a plan created by the…
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▼ In July 1940, the wives and children of British families in Hong Kong, military and civilian, were compulsorily evacuated following a plan created by the Hong Kong Government in 1939. That plan focused exclusively on the process of evacuation itself, covering who would be evacuated, how they would be communicated with, where the necessary ships might be found, and so forth and not on what would happen afterwards. Finding homes, money, jobs for the women and schools for the children, parameters governing how and when the evacuees might be returned to Hong Kong, modes of communication with abandoned husbands, procedures to be put in place should war actually come, methods for reuniting families once geopolitical stability returned; none of these issues were considered. In practice, few would ever be addressed. When evacuation came, 3,500 people would simply be dumped in Australia. Everything that followed their departure would be an unplanned, reactive and largely unstructured response to the prevailing situation, from looking for accommodation when they suddenly found themselves in a
new country; to disintegrated families feeling their way back together (those who survived) at the end of the war. The experience of the evacuees can be seen as a three-act drama: delivery to Australia creates the tension, five years of war and uncertainty intensify it, and resolution comes as war ends. However, that drama, unlike the evacuation plan, did not develop in a vacuum but embedded in a complex historical, political, and
social environment. Based on archival research of official documents, letters and memoirs, and interviews and discussions with more than one hundred evacuees and their families, this thesis studies the evacuation within that environment. It evaluates, in context, its legality, planning, execution, effectiveness, consequences, and short and long-term effects on the families involved. Looking at the outcome on those impacted, and structured around a narrative bridging between the evacuation plan's theory and practice, it develops arguments showing whether the evacuation succeeded or failed in its aims, and whether the missing elements of the plan were justifiable. In particular, the conclusion explores whether the evacuation benefitted either the government or the evacuees, considering the divergence between the plan’s focus on the few days needed to get the evacuees out of Hong Kong and the reality of the long separation that generally ensued.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: 1940; Hong Kong; Evacuation
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Banham, A. (2014). The Evacuation of British Women and Children from Hong Kong to Australia in 1940. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53991 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12702/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Banham, Anthony. “The Evacuation of British Women and Children from Hong Kong to Australia in 1940.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53991 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12702/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Banham, Anthony. “The Evacuation of British Women and Children from Hong Kong to Australia in 1940.” 2014. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Banham A. The Evacuation of British Women and Children from Hong Kong to Australia in 1940. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53991 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12702/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Banham A. The Evacuation of British Women and Children from Hong Kong to Australia in 1940. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53991 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12702/SOURCE02?view=true
University of New South Wales
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Westerman, William.
Soldiers and Gentlemen: Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War 1914-1918.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences Canberra, 2014, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54005
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https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12713/SOURCE02?view=true
► This thesis examines the infantry battalion commanders of the first Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Although the command of an infantry battalion…
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▼ This thesis examines the infantry battalion commanders of the first Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Although the command of an infantry battalion was an important and influential position within the army’s hierarchy it has been largely overlooked in Australian histories of the First World War. To redress this omission, this study evaluates the 183 men who held substantive commands between 4 August 1914 and 11 November 1918 and assesses their experiences, their competence, and their changing responsibilities. To do so, the exercising of command has been broken up into three components: tactical ability, administrative ability, and leadership. An officer was required to exercise all three competently if his battalion was to be effective. This study demonstrates that by 1918 Australian battalion commanders were largely competent in all three. Two factors were primarily responsible for this success. First, by situating Australian battalion commanders within the wider context of the British Army, they were integrated into and beneficiaries of the institutional learning process that allowed the British Expeditionary Force to develop into a successful war-winning army by 1918. Second, Australian battalion commanders achieved proficiency through ruthless removal of inefficient officers and the appointment of potentially competent replacements. This conclusion undermines the notion that Australians were natural soldiers and leaders and instead points towards a more technical understanding of warfare, which has been absent in many retellings of the Australian experience of the First World War.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Pratten, Garth, ANU.
Subjects/Keywords: Battalion Command; First World War; Australian Imperial Force; Leadership; Command
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Westerman, W. (2014). Soldiers and Gentlemen: Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War 1914-1918. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54005 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12713/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Westerman, William. “Soldiers and Gentlemen: Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War 1914-1918.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54005 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12713/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Westerman, William. “Soldiers and Gentlemen: Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War 1914-1918.” 2014. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Westerman W. Soldiers and Gentlemen: Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War 1914-1918. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54005 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12713/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Westerman W. Soldiers and Gentlemen: Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War 1914-1918. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/54005 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12713/SOURCE02?view=true
University of New South Wales
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Molkentin, Michael.
Australia, the Empire and the Great War in the Air.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences, 2013, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53002
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► Despite its distance from Europe and lack of technological and industrial infrastructure Australia demonstrated an early interest in military aviation. Starting with a small flying…
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▼ Despite its distance from Europe and lack of technological and industrial infrastructure Australia demonstrated an early interest in military aviation. Starting with a small flying school intended to train militia airmen, during the Great War the Australian government raised four service squadrons and a training wing for overseas service. Through the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Australia made a small, but unlike the other dominions, distinct contribution to the empire’s effort in the air. Australians also joined the British flying services, contributing to the broader imperial effort. This thesis substantially revises the account of Australia’s role in the air war presented in Frederic Cutlack’s 1923 volume of the Official history. By using records unavailable to Cutlack and exploring themes beyond his purview, this research places the individual and unit experiences of the AFC, documented in such detail elsewhere, into the contexts that defined and gave them meaning. Through the AFC and the British flying services Australians participated fully in the air war and contributed to the emergence of air power’s importance on the battlefield by 1918. At the same time, however, Australia’s engagement with aviation between 1909 and 1918 was utterly defined by the broader contexts of imperial relations and British air policy. The distinctiveness of Australia’s contribution to the air war is therefore less than it ostensibly appears. Further, comparisons with the other dominions and an analysis of training, administration and command – as well as the campaigns in which Australian airmen fought – suggest that, in fielding its own flying arm, the Australian government unwittingly sacrificed military pragmatism for political expediency without putting Australia on a specially sound footing on which to build an independent air force in the post war years.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Stanley, Peter, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: Air Power; First World War; Aviation
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Molkentin, M. (2013). Australia, the Empire and the Great War in the Air. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53002 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11680/SOURCE01?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Molkentin, Michael. “Australia, the Empire and the Great War in the Air.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53002 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11680/SOURCE01?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Molkentin, Michael. “Australia, the Empire and the Great War in the Air.” 2013. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Molkentin M. Australia, the Empire and the Great War in the Air. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53002 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11680/SOURCE01?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Molkentin M. Australia, the Empire and the Great War in the Air. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2013. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53002 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11680/SOURCE01?view=true
University of New South Wales
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Lee, Roger.
British Battle Planning in 1916 and the Battle of Fromelles: a Case Study of an Evolving Skill.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences, 2013, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53030
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► Bad planning has become a standard explanation in the historiography of World War Ifor poor British battlefield performance. Often, poor planning is explicitly charged with…
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▼ Bad planning has become a standard explanation in the historiography of World War Ifor poor British battlefield performance. Often, poor planning is explicitly charged with being the cause of high casualties and tactical defeats. Rarely though are the failures of the plan identified in detail or with precision and even more rarely do the critics place the alleged failure of the plan into the context of what the plan was, what the limitations on the planners were and why elements of the plan allegedly failed.This thesis examines the process by which a military plan was developed and implemented by the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in 1916. A battle plan was nothing more than a blueprint for bringing together at the right time and in the right place all the combat elements needed in order to give the attacking infantry the greatest chance of success. British battle planning had no doctrine and no Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to guide it. At each level of headquarters, planning was driven by different perspectives and requirements, factors seldom exposed in analyses of why battles unfolded the way they did. This study examines the battle planning process vertically, in that it follows the progress of a battle plan from its inception in the strategic designs of the supreme commander down through the various intermediate level commands at operational and tactical headquarters until it becomes the orders that sent the infantry forward into the attack. It does so by analysing the following in the context of a case study of the Battle of Fromelles, 19 July 1916:- Composition and nature of the specialist planning staff;- The strategic level concept and its strategic context;- The operational level plan in the context of the Somme campaign;- The higher or grand tactical plan at the Corps headquarters;- Conversion of the grand tactical plan into a Divisional plan; and- The detail of the Brigade plan to guide the attack.The Battle of Fromelles provided the structure of the study as its small scale enabled the process of the evolution of the plan to be followed, the factors that influenced and occasionally changed the intention or the explicit orders from superior headquarters to be identified and the clear separation of the original intentions and objectives from the eventualoutcomes.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Dennis, Peter, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: British battle planning; Battle planning 1916; World War One planning; Fromelles; Command and control; Battle staff system
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Lee, R. (2013). British Battle Planning in 1916 and the Battle of Fromelles: a Case Study of an Evolving Skill. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53030 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11708/SOURCE01?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lee, Roger. “British Battle Planning in 1916 and the Battle of Fromelles: a Case Study of an Evolving Skill.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53030 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11708/SOURCE01?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lee, Roger. “British Battle Planning in 1916 and the Battle of Fromelles: a Case Study of an Evolving Skill.” 2013. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Lee R. British Battle Planning in 1916 and the Battle of Fromelles: a Case Study of an Evolving Skill. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53030 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11708/SOURCE01?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Lee R. British Battle Planning in 1916 and the Battle of Fromelles: a Case Study of an Evolving Skill. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2013. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53030 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11708/SOURCE01?view=true
University of New South Wales
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Arnold, Anthony.
A Slim Barrier: The Defence of Mainland Australia 1939-1945.
Degree: Humanities & Social Sciences, 2013, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53041
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https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11719/SOURCE01?view=true
► Two questions apply regarding Australia in World War II: what measures were taken to defend mainland Australia, and were those measures effective in meeting the…
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▼ Two questions apply regarding Australia in World War II: what measures were taken to defend mainland Australia, and were those measures effective in meeting the perceived threat to Australia? Mainland Australia is defined as the mainland, Tasmania and the littoral waters out to 200 nautical miles (excluding
New Guinea). Mainland defence is assessed at a systemic level, where the major elements of mainland defence are point defence systems, area defence systems, lines of communication, surveillance and intelligence. The minor elements are production capacity and national will. A qualitative assessment is made in each of six shifts in perceived threat. The fit for purpose test is applied: were the elements of mainland defence at that time appropriate to meet the perceived threat? The outcomes of the analysis follow.At the start of the European war the perceived threats were German attacks on shipping (minor scale) or, at a medium scale, sustained attack on shipping and concurrent heavy raids if a war started with Japan. Mainland defence was partially fit for purpose.When France fell and Italy declared war (mid-1940) there were three possible scales of Japanese attack: bombardment, light raids and invasion. Mainland defence was partially fit for purpose.After the start of the Pacific War, events moved rapidly in the first 100 days. Threats were seen as: air attack; naval bombardment; a sea-borne raid; attack to permanently occupy territory; and invasion of Australia. Mainland defence was not fit for purpose.When MacArthur arrived (March 1942) threats were: attacks in force against Australia, including invasion; attacks against Australian lines of communication. By then mainland defence was partially fit for purpose.During the ‘holding war’ (mid-1942 – mid-1943) the Government held that incursion could not be ruled out. However the services saw the threat as sea bombardment, torpedo attack and air attack. By now mainland defence was fit for purpose, with the exception of Anti-Submarine Warfare.Finally from mid-1943 to mid-1944 there was some residual threat. Mainland defence, despite being reduced, was fit for purpose. From mid-1944 on there was no threat, so the questions do not apply.
Advisors/Committee Members: Connor, John, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, Grey, Jeffrey, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: 1939-1945; Defence; Australia
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APA (6th Edition):
Arnold, A. (2013). A Slim Barrier: The Defence of Mainland Australia 1939-1945. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53041 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11719/SOURCE01?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Arnold, Anthony. “A Slim Barrier: The Defence of Mainland Australia 1939-1945.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 17, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53041 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11719/SOURCE01?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Arnold, Anthony. “A Slim Barrier: The Defence of Mainland Australia 1939-1945.” 2013. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Arnold A. A Slim Barrier: The Defence of Mainland Australia 1939-1945. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 17].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53041 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11719/SOURCE01?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Arnold A. A Slim Barrier: The Defence of Mainland Australia 1939-1945. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2013. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53041 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:11719/SOURCE01?view=true
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