Series introductionMapsAcknowledgmentsTablesConversion tableMilitary symbols used on the mapsIntroductionPart 1The colonial eraChronology1 Frontier conflict2 Early defence and expeditionary forces3 Boer WarPart 2World War IChronology4 The beginning5 Gallipoli6 The Western Front7 The Palestine Campaign8 Minor campaigns of World War 1Part 3Australian Forces in Europe and the Mediterranean in World War IIChronology9 Australia and World War II10 War in the Mediterranean11 The first Libyan offensive12 The Greek campaign13 Crete14 Syria15 The RAN in the Indian Ocean16 Gazala and El Alamein17 The RAAF in North Africa and Europe18 Corvettes in the MediterraneanPart 4Australian Forces in the Pacific in World War IIChronology19 The Japanese thrust: Japanese forces20 The Malayan campaign21 Breaking the Malay barrier22 The New Guinea campaign23 The anti-submarine and anti-raider war24 Operations JAYWICK and RIMAU25 Advance to the Philippines26 The Allied air offensive in the north27 Mopping up in New Guinea and the islands28 The Borneo campaign29 Final operations against JapanPart 5The post-World War II periodChronology30 The Korean War: Background31 The Malayan Emergency and Confrontation32 The Vietnam WarPart 6Since the Cold War33 Peace-keeping operationsAppendix I: Prisoners of warAppendix II: Victoria Cross winnersIndex.