The Armed Forces of New Zealand

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Allen & Unwin, 1999 - 236 strani
A succinct summary of the military capabilities of New Zealand and the problems faced by its armed forces.
 

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Defence policies
20
command and control
33
The armed forces and the world
67
The Royal New Zealand Navy
91
The New Zealand Army
112
The Royal New Zealand Air Force
133
Defence personnel
148
Defence procurement industry and science
165
Defence and society
179
AppendixSummary of Forces
203
Bibliography
222
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Stran xv - RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RAF Royal Air Force RAN Royal Australian Navy RsL Returned Services League of Australia RssILA Returned Sailors', Soldiers...
Stran 16 - We must earn the support of Britain by pulling our weight in the British boat. That is a British thing to do. We have always done it, and now Britain has spoken to us, and we have consulted her, and she has given us a plan that I believe is within our reach and our...
Stran 77 - They should know by what yardstick the acts of their own country or of any other country should be measured. They should have an international rule of conduct set before them clearly and simply, and in the opinion of the New Zealand Government this can be done only by the universal pledge by each and every nation that all acts of aggression will be resisted. " I should add that while the territorial integrity and political independence of each member should be preserved against external aggression,...
Stran 4 - May, as soon as they considered that the defences of this Colony were in a state to justify them in taking such a step, requested me to telegraph to Your Lordship that they proposed to ask Parliament to sanction the expense of sending one thousand well trained men, one fourth to be Maoris, for active service in Afghanistan, or any other part of the globe where Her Majesty's Government might require them.
Stran xv - RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force RNZIR Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment RNZN Royal New Zealand Navy RNZNR Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve RNZNVR Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve...
Stran ii - Principal of the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies The Armed Forces of Asia series presents single-country studies of the nations in the arc from Pakistan in the west to the Russian Far East in the north. Each title provides a succinct survey encompassing each service of...
Stran 15 - If people will consult a map they will realize that the troubled area in the world — from Korea, to Japan, Formosa, Indo-China, Indonesia — is a succession of steps in the direction of New Zealand, and about the last place we can make a stand without coming into our own territory is Malaya.
Stran 133 - Air Forces are now an essential component of all efficient defensive fighting forces . . . and must therefore form a large, if not the primary portion, of the first line of defence. A nation thinking in three dimensions will lead and defeat a nation thinking in two, both in time of peace and war.2 The primary role of the RNZAF is to provide air power when required.
Stran 5 - The squadron they now propose to supply for the £200,000 subsidy consists of one first-class armoured cruiser, two second-class cruisers, four third-class cruisers, and four sloops, of which three (undefined) are to be half-manned and one held in reserve.
Stran 87 - Committee (ASCC) are typical:62 • ensure that in the conduct of combined air operations there will be a minimum of operational...

O avtorju (1999)

James Rolfe is a defence analyst and academic. He is currently the Associate Director of the Master of International Relations programme at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Before that he has been Deputy Director of the New Zealand Centre for Strategic Studies, and a career officer in the New Zealand army. James Rolfe has published books, chapters and articles on aspects of New Zealand's defence and security and its relations with the Asia-Pacific region.

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