East Timor Intervention by John Blaxland - ISBN: 9780522867763
Paperback
It has been over fifteen years since the 1999 Intervention into East Timor, led by Australia with the International Force for East Timor. This collection of essays brings together a range of participants in the momentous events of 1999 and provides a timely reflection on how they see it - reflecting…

East Timor Intervention

A Retrospective on INTERFET

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  • Paperback

    277 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2015

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Summary

With a foreword by the Hon John Howard OM ACAustralia’s involvement in the liberation of East Timor in 1999 was the most decisive demonstration of Australian influence in the region since World War II and the largest military contribution since the Vietnam War. Australian diplomacy and leadership shaped the events that led to the birth of Asia’s newest nation.East Timor Intervention looks at the crisis through the prism of key participants and observers on the ground and abroad, including Ind…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522867763
ISBN-10:0522867766
Author:John Blaxland
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:277
Release Date:1 September 2015
Weight:420g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

John Blaxland

“John Blaxland is a senior fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University and writes about military history, intelligence and security and Asia-Pacific affairs. He is former director of Joint Intelligence Operations at Headquarters Joint Operations Command. In September 1999 he was the lead intelligence staff officer on Headquarters 3rd Brigade, the principal Australian land force formation that deployed to East Timor as part of the intervention. He is author of The Protest Years, The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard and Strategic Cousins.”

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