The Great War came at a terrible cost, be it in human, material or financial terms. For the young Commonwealth of Australia the raising, sending and maintenance of an expeditionary force that eventually totalled 330,000 men was a massive undertaking. This book examines the fruit of this endeavour, the Australian Imperial Force. In doing so it seeks to outline and analyse the institution from its inception to its disbandment after the war. The book considers the
creation of the force, the way that it expanded, the organisation of its fighting units and formations, how it used its human resources, its command and its administration.
It also draws on up-to-date statistical information drawn from the AIF Database, a database created as part of a long-term research project undertaken at the University of New South Wales Canberra (located at the Australian Defence Force Academy).
- ISBN10 0195576802
- ISBN13 9780195576801
- Publish Date 26 May 2016
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 March 2021
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Oxford University Press Australia
- Imprint OUP Australia and New Zealand
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English