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Veiled Valour : Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan and war crimes allegations
- Title
- Veiled Valour : Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan and war crimes allegations / Tom Frame.
- Author
- Frame, Tom
- Publication
- UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia : NewSouth Publishing, 2022.
- ©2022
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- Description
- 456 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "'Given the importance of ability, judgment, leadership and discipline to the effective performance of any military force, the nation faces a serious problem when the public begin to have doubts and politicians start to distrust, the capability of the defence force and the reliability of its members.' Tom Frame, one of Australia's most respected military affairs analysts, reveals the background to the war crimes allegedly committed by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2013. The Brereton report - the findings of a long-running inquiry into war crimes allegations involving members of the Australian Special Forces during their deployment to Afghanistan - was publicly released on 19 November 2020. Veiled Valour explores the background to these allegations - the gradual demise of the Afghan state and society, the decision to deploy Special Forces personnel to Central Asia after 2001, the inquiries into apparent mistakes and alleged misconduct, and the shocking hearsay and rumours that led to a formal inquiry. Concluding the day before the Brereton report's public release, Veiled Valour sheds light on why the inquiry was necessary, how its investigations were conducted, where the media influenced its direction, and what the public expect to be told about its military elite"--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Australia. Australian Army
- Australia. Australian Army. Special Air Service Regiment
- 2001-2021
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Campaigns > Afghanistan > Uruzgān
- War crimes > Afghanistan
- Atrocities
- Commando troops
- Military participation > Australian
- War crimes
- War crimes investigation
- Afghanistan > History > 2001-2021
- Afghanistan
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- From Gallipoli to Uruzgan, 1915-2020 -- Downfall of a nation: Afghanistan's journey, 1747-1979 -- Collapse of a state: The Soviet occupation, 1979-1992 -- Disintegration of a military: The Soviet 40th Army, 1979-1989 -- Implosion of a society: Taliban extremism, 1992-2001 -- Advent of Australia's Special Forces, 1957-2003 -- Evolution of a commitment: The Taliban revival, 2001-2005 -- Drafting the story: Selling the Afghan War, 2005-2013 -- Searching for solutions: Australia's longest war, 2005-2013 -- Rumour and reform: The Crompvoets and Irvine reports, 2014-2018 -- Revelations and allegations: Media reporting, 2016-2020 -- Media and misinformation: The New Zealand experience -- Historical legacies and public opinion: The United Kingdom experience -- Shameful shadows and superior standards: The Canadian experience -- Facing the future by acknowledging the past: The French experience -- Towards a reckoning, 2016-2020 -- Asking questions.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-4564
- ISBN
- 9781742237633
- 1742237630
- LCCN
- 2021392968
- OCLC
- 1311587822
- Author
- Frame, Tom, author.
- Title
- Veiled Valour : Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan and war crimes allegations / Tom Frame.
- Publisher
- UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia : NewSouth Publishing, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 2001-2021
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-4564