Australian Army Journal

AAJ - Volume I, Number 1, Winter 2003

Message from the Chief of Army

Introducing the Australian Army Journal

Editorial

In Cold Print

Point Blank

Niche Forces: First Thoughts from an Army Perspective
Brigadier John Essex-Clark, Australian Army (Retd)

‘We go to liberate, not to conquer
Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins, British Army

Ideas and Issues

A Land Force for the Future: The Australian Army in the Early 21st Century
Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, Australian Army

Tactics

Rethinking the Basis of Infantry Close Combat
Lieutenant Colonel David Kilcullen, Australian Army

Lest We Forget: Combined Arms Assault in Complex Terrain
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Krause, Australian Army

Terrorism

Preparation, Crisis and Consequence: Combating the New Threat of Mass-casualty Terrorism
Colonel Andrew Smith, Australian Army

Media in Profile

The Army and The Media
Prakash Mirchandani

Education and Training

The Benefits of an Australian Army Combat Training Centre (Live): Some Lessons from the US Army's Experience
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Tulley, Australian Army

Military History

Failure to Obey: The Australian Army and the First Line Component Deception
Albert Palazzo

A Closer Look at US–Australian Operations in the Vietnam War: Operation Toan Thang I and the Defence of Fire Support Base Coral, April–June 1968
Erik B. Villard

Review Essay

Present at the Creation: America and the Remaking of the Middle East in the 21st Century
Michael Evans

Insights

Simply Optimal: The Contribution of Early-effect Forces to Stability in East Timor
Jim Truscott

Witness to Genocide: A Personal Account of the 1995 Kibeho Massacre
Paul Jordan

Milestones

Obituaries
Major General Ronald Hughes, Australian Army (Retd)
Major General Ross Buchan, Australian Army (Retd)
Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Eddington Rhoden, Australian Army (Retd)

Retrospect

Leadership in Management
Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Australian Army

Book Reviews

The Chauvel Essay Prize

Diary

Notes for Contributors