Defence Supremo: Sir Frederick Shedden and the Making of Australian Defence PolicyA biography of Frederick Sheddon, the man who dominated the Australian defence organisation for some twenty years during a crucial period in this country's history, from one of our leading historians. |
Contents
October 1944September 1945 | 213 |
September 1945December | 236 |
January 1954October | 316 |
19561971 | 340 |
Notes | 355 |
Bibliography | 397 |
Common terms and phrases
administration advice advised Advisory War Council Air Vice-Marshal appointment April Army August Australian Army Australian chiefs Australian government Blamey Blamey's Brisbane Brisbane Line Britain British chiefs British Commonwealth Bruce Cabinet meeting cable Canberra Casey Chairman Chiefs of Staff Chifley Churchill command Council of Defence December Dedman Defence Committee Defence Department Defence Minister Department of Defence Diary Evatt External Affairs Fadden February government's Hankey ibid Imperial Defence Imperial Defence College January Japan Japanese John Curtin July June Kyneton later Lavarack London MacArthur Major-General Malaya manpower March McBride ment Middle East military Munitions naval Navy Notes of Discussion November October officer operations overseas Pacific Pacific War Council paper Party Philip McBride planning Prime Minister Prime Minister's proposed RAAF replied Rowell Secretariat Secretary senior September Shedden Manuscript Shedden wrote Singapore Sir Frederick Shedden Spender strategic Sturdee Sydney Thomas Blamey told Victoria Barracks War Cabinet Washington
Popular passages
Page 252 - be governed by the forces to be placed at the disposal of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security, including regional arrangements in the Pacific; the forces to be maintained by Australia under arrangements for cooperation in Empire Defence; and the forces to be maintained by Australia to provide for self-defence
Page 86 - If, however, contrary to prudence and self interest, Japan set about invading Australia or New Zealand on a large scale, I have explicit authority of Cabinet to assure you that we should then cut our losses in the Mediterranean and proceed to your aid, sacrificing every interest except only the defence position of this island on which all depends.
Page viii - KBE Knight Commander of the British Empire KCB Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCMG Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and
Page 91 - defined as follows: The Council shall consider and advise the Government with respect to such matters relating to the defence of the Commonwealth or the prosecution of the war as are referred to the Council by the Prime Minister and may consider and advise the Government with respect to such other matters so relating as it thinks fit.'¿
Page 221 - the Dutch: In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch, Is offering too little and asking too much.
Page 5 - responsible for its general working and for all the business thereof, and shall advise the Minister on all matters relating to the Department'.
Page 95 - in the absence of a Main Fleet in the Far East, the forces and equipment at present available in this area for the defence of Malaya are totally inadequate to meet a major attack by Japan'.
Page 97 - announced that he had been made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in recognition of his
Page viii - GBE Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GCB Knight Grand Cross of the Order of
Page 144 - Mr Prime Minister', said MacArthur, putting his hand on Curtin's shoulder, ‘we two, you and I, will see this thing through together . . . You take care of the rear and I will handle the front