Book contents
- Assault Brigade
- Other titles in the Australian Army History Series
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Assault Brigade
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and maps
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map legend
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 An introduction to the brigade
- Chapter 2 The long road to the SWPA
- Chapter 3 The Battle of Milne Bay
- Chapter 4 The Battle of Buna
- Chapter 5 Rebuilding the 18th Infantry Brigade
- Chapter 6 The Battle of Shaggy Ridge
- Chapter 7 Amphibious warfare doctrine
- Chapter 8 Amphibious exercises and rehearsals
- Chapter 9 The assault brigade
- Chapter 10 Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the Australian Army History Series
Chapter 10 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2024
- Assault Brigade
- Other titles in the Australian Army History Series
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Assault Brigade
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and maps
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map legend
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 An introduction to the brigade
- Chapter 2 The long road to the SWPA
- Chapter 3 The Battle of Milne Bay
- Chapter 4 The Battle of Buna
- Chapter 5 Rebuilding the 18th Infantry Brigade
- Chapter 6 The Battle of Shaggy Ridge
- Chapter 7 Amphibious warfare doctrine
- Chapter 8 Amphibious exercises and rehearsals
- Chapter 9 The assault brigade
- Chapter 10 Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the Australian Army History Series
Summary
After close examination of the Allied campaigns of the SWPA, the importance of the Australian infantry brigade as a key combat formation is without question. An examination of the infantry brigade group (jungle) as an intermediate formation commanding infantry battalions and numerous attached units demonstrates the role of an infantry brigade as crucial to the victories in New Guinea and Borneo. The complex terrain of the SWPA islands, which sometimes constrained and at times isolated the brigades, offered these formations the opportunity to evolve.
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- Assault BrigadeThe 18th Australian Infantry Brigade in World War II, pp. 203 - 217Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024