Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations
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The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations is the official history
of Australia's military and civilian involvement in peacekeeping
since 1947 as well as military operations in the years after the end of the Cold War
. The series is being jointly produced by the Australian War Memorial
and Australian National University
, and Professor David Horner
was appointed its general editor. It is planned that the series will comprise five volumes.
Volume II, entitled Australia and the New World Order : From Peacekeeping to Peace Enforcement: 1988–1991, was the first work in the series to be published and was released in February 2011. The book was officially launched by Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
on 11 April.
Official history
An official history is a work of history which is sponsored, authorised, or endorsed by its subject. The term is most commonly used for histories which are produced at a government's behest....
of Australia's military and civilian involvement in peacekeeping
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
since 1947 as well as military operations in the years after the end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. The series is being jointly produced by the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in the wars of the Commonwealth of Australia...
and Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
, and Professor David Horner
David Horner
David Murray Horner AM is an Australian military historian and academic.-Biography:Horner was raised in a military household; his father Murray Horner had served in New Guinea during World War II and later joined the Citizen Military Forces . He joined the Army after completing school in 1966 and...
was appointed its general editor. It is planned that the series will comprise five volumes.
Volume II, entitled Australia and the New World Order : From Peacekeeping to Peace Enforcement: 1988–1991, was the first work in the series to be published and was released in February 2011. The book was officially launched by Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
on 11 April.