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Title: | Defending the Nest: A History and Analysis of Airfield Defence Policy in the Royal Australian Air Force | Contributor(s): | Carwardine, Sean Stuart (author); Warwick, Nigel (supervisor) ; Wise, Nathan (supervisor) ; Holman, Brett (supervisor) | Conferred Date: | 2020-11-04 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29874 | Related Research Outputs: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29875 | Abstract: | It was not long after the invention of aircraft that they became powerful weapons in the third dimension, with unrestricted ability to cross borders, over sea or land, and attack seemingly at will and with great devastation of any enemy target within its range. Aircraft are precision weapons of destruction of any battle and can be the turning point of any war. The majesty and power of these birds of war, and the claim of air power they bring, is an asset to any nation at war. Yet, on the ground these powerful machines become vulnerable, and it is in this form that they broadcast their fragility. They become thin-skinned, soft targets, lacking agility and ease of movement, in short, they become very easy targets themselves. Therefore, an enemy is more likely to recognise that the best way to gain air control is to destroy or at least harass these military machines on the ground. For any military force, especially one with expensive war machines and large areas of land that are key tactical terrain, airfield defence cannot be overlooked. This vulnerability of aircraft, and the network that surrounds them, to ground or air attack has been recognised in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from as early as 1929. It was at that time that airfield defence first became a RAAF capability. | Publication Type: | Thesis Doctoral | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160604 Defence Studies 210202 Heritage and Cultural Conservation 210303 Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 430203 Cultural heritage management (incl. world heritage) 430302 Australian history 440804 Defence studies |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 810101 Air Force 940301 Defence and Security Policy 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 140101 Air 230301 Defence and security policy 280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology |
HERDC Category Description: | T2 Thesis - Doctorate by Research | Description: | Access to the Dataset for this Thesis provided at the following link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29875 |
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Appears in Collections: | School of Environmental and Rural Science School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Thesis Doctoral |
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