Peter Dean is a Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. He teaches on the Centre's graduate program as well as at the Australian Command and Staff College. He is currently working on a history of the Australian-American military relationship in the South West Pacific, 1942–1945, which is being funding through a United States Studies Centre (USSC) Grant. As part of this project, Peter will be a Research Associate at the USSC at the University of Sydney, and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University and the Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW. Peter is a contributing editor to the journal Global War Studies and a peer review editor for Cambridge University Press and Murdoch Press.

• Introduction; Part I. The Formative Years, 1894–1939: 1. The foundations of a military career; 2. A gunners-war; 3. The bitter-sweet years; Part II. Battle Plans and Command, 1939–1942: 4. North Africa; 5. Bardia and Tobruk; 6. Operation Exporter; Part III. The Pacific War, 1942–1945: 7. War with Japan; 8. New Guinea force; 9. Operation Postern; 10. Reconquest; 11. Two armies - two headquarters; Part IV. The Post-World War, 1946–1981: 12. All careers must come to an end; Conclusion. In reflection, 1894–1941.

Peter Dean is a Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. He teaches on the Centre's graduate program as well as at the Australian Command and Staff College. He is currently working on a history of the Australian-American military relationship in the South West Pacific, 1942–1945, which is being funding through a United States Studies Centre (USSC) Grant. As part of this project, Peter will be a Research Associate at the USSC at the University of Sydney, and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University and the Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW. Peter is a contributing editor to the journal Global War Studies and a peer review editor for Cambridge University Press and Murdoch Press.

• Introduction; Part I. The Formative Years, 1894–1939: 1. The foundations of a military career; 2. A gunners-war; 3. The bitter-sweet years; Part II. Battle Plans and Command, 1939–1942: 4. North Africa; 5. Bardia and Tobruk; 6. Operation Exporter; Part III. The Pacific War, 1942–1945: 7. War with Japan; 8. New Guinea force; 9. Operation Postern; 10. Reconquest; 11. Two armies - two headquarters; Part IV. The Post-World War, 1946–1981: 12. All careers must come to an end; Conclusion. In reflection, 1894–1941.

Peter Dean is a Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. He teaches on the Centre's graduate program as well as at the Australian Command and Staff College. He is currently working on a history of the Australian-American military relationship in the South West Pacific, 1942–1945, which is being funding through a United States Studies Centre (USSC) Grant. As part of this project, Peter will be a Research Associate at the USSC at the University of Sydney, and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University and the Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW. Peter is a contributing editor to the journal Global War Studies and a peer review editor for Cambridge University Press and Murdoch Press.

• Introduction; Part I. The Formative Years, 1894–1939: 1. The foundations of a military career; 2. A gunners-war; 3. The bitter-sweet years; Part II. Battle Plans and Command, 1939–1942: 4. North Africa; 5. Bardia and Tobruk; 6. Operation Exporter; Part III. The Pacific War, 1942–1945: 7. War with Japan; 8. New Guinea force; 9. Operation Postern; 10. Reconquest; 11. Two armies - two headquarters; Part IV. The Post-World War, 1946–1981: 12. All careers must come to an end; Conclusion. In reflection, 1894–1941.