ISSUE 1 : Nov/Dec - 1976 - Australian Defence Force Journal

60 DEFENCE FORCE JOURNALNorthern Hemisphere. This was no doubtjustified after the destruction, by HMASSydney, of the raiding cruiser SMS Emden inthe Cocos Islands, and the bottling up and subsequentdestruction of SMS Ki'migsberg in EastAfrica, but it is harder to understand why theAustralian Government was prepared to dispersetheir fleet in 1940, when the threat of apowerful Japanese Navy loomed large and themyth of the invincibility of the fortress ofSingapore was already suspect to clear-thinkingstrategists.* •wealth of Australia by sending out officers ofsuperb calibre to command ships of the AustralianSquadron. Admiral Sir George Tryon,the first Commander-in-Chief, was such a man,as was Vice Admiral Sir William Creswell, whomore than any one man was responsible forthe establishment of the Royal Australian Navy.In later years, Commander (later Admiral SirPhilip) Vian. of Altmark fame, was GunneryOfficer of HMAS Australia in the early twenties.Rear Admiral V. A. C. Crutchley, VC,RN. who hoisted his flag in the second Australiain July 1942, was Commander AustralianSquadron at the Battle of Savo.There is much in this book for the navalhistorian. There is also much food for thoughtfor those who may scoff at the present size ofthe Royal Australian Navy. Written by anex-member of the RAAF, it is a fitting tributeto a small, but intensely professional servicewhich has always been in the van of navalactions across the globe during this turbulentcentury.O» *CURRENT DEFENCE READINGSReaders may find the following articles of interest.The journals in which articles appear are availablethrough the Defence Library Information Service atCampbell Park Libran and Military District libraries.Nevertheless, in both wars, Australians afloatdistinguished themselves. How fortunate wasthe RAN in having among its first graduatesfrom Jervis Bay such men as Collins of theSydney and Waller of the Stuart. This professionalismand dash has, happily, been carriedon through Korea and Vietnam. The US Navysimply refer to their Australian colleagues as"'The Professionals".Britain somewhat compensated for her roughhandling of the colonies and later the Common-Anti-communist guerrillas: Indochina and Mozambique.Foreign Report (Economist). 15 Sep 76: 4-7.A question of confidence (Taiwan). Far Eastern EconomicReview. 10 Sep 76: 26-30.Questions on a naval decision (Malaysian defencecontracts). Far Eastern Economic Review. 10 Sen 76:41-45.Has military-industrial romance turned sour? U.S.Sews and World Report, 13 Sep 76: 51-52.When a tiny new nation is thrust into a powerbroker's role (Seychelles). US, News and WorldReport. 56-58.The politics of international terrorism. Orbis, Winter1976: 1251-1269.Controlling political terrorism in a free society. Orbis,Winter 1976: 1289-1308.Asian collective security: the Soviet view. Orbis,Winter 1976: 1564-1580.Anti-submarine warfare: the envious siege of wat'ryNeptune. Defense and Foreign Affairs. 8-9 1976:60-65.Iran: the psychopolitics of arms; the politics ofneighborliness. Defense and Foreign Affairs. 8-9 1976;6-17. 31. (9 p.)Vulcan's forge. (A critical review of equipment,inspired by the Farnborough Air Show in Britain).Defense and Foreign Affairs. 8-9 1976: 18-26.New destroyers: their place in the fleet. (D. J. Killen).Navy Quarterly, Autumn 1976: 4-8.Psychological strategy: the psychology of mass conditioning.Defense and Foreign Affairs, 8-9 1976:80-83.Electronic environments (air defence). Defense andForeign Affairs, 8-9 1976: 85-87.Management leverage: a new concept in militaryprocurement. Perspectives in Defense Management.Winter 1975-76: 79-89.Reliability by design, not by chance. (Military equipment).Defense Management Journal. April 76: 13-18.Can contract methodology improve product reliability?Defence Management Journal. April 76: 20-23.TechnicalU.S. anti-missile work stresses optics. Aviation Week& Space Technology, 6 Sep 76: 30-34.DOD pushes manufacturing technology. AviationWeek & Space Technology. 6 Sep 76: 35-36.New missile research funds lacking. Aviation Weekand Space Technology. 6 Sep 76: 82 + (4 p.).Lynx: Britain's world beating new multi-purposehelicopter now in production. (Advertisement supplementby Westland). Aviation Week & Space Technology,6 Sep 76: 8 p.Future combat aircraft: can Europe cooperate?Flight International, July 76: 13-14.