Book contents
- As Good As Any
- Other Titles in the Australian Army History Series
- Acknowledgement of Country
- As Good As Any
- Copyright page
- Series editor foreword
- Contents
- Figures, maps and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Nomenclature and abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1The home front, 1939 – 1941
- Chapter 2Home defence and Port Moresby, January – July 1942
- Chapter 3Kokoda and Milne Bay, July – November 1942
- Chapter 4The Beachhead battles, AIF transfers and unit disbandment, November 1942 – July 1943
- Chapter 5Salamaua, April – September 1943
- Chapter 6The Huon Peninsula and garrison duty, October 1943 – September 1944
- Chapter 7The final campaigns, October 1944 – August 1945
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the Australian Army History Series
Chapter 7 - The final campaigns, October 1944 – August 1945
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 August 2026
Book contents
- As Good As Any
- Other Titles in the Australian Army History Series
- Acknowledgement of Country
- As Good As Any
- Copyright page
- Series editor foreword
- Contents
- Figures, maps and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Nomenclature and abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1The home front, 1939 – 1941
- Chapter 2Home defence and Port Moresby, January – July 1942
- Chapter 3Kokoda and Milne Bay, July – November 1942
- Chapter 4The Beachhead battles, AIF transfers and unit disbandment, November 1942 – July 1943
- Chapter 5Salamaua, April – September 1943
- Chapter 6The Huon Peninsula and garrison duty, October 1943 – September 1944
- Chapter 7The final campaigns, October 1944 – August 1945
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the Australian Army History Series
Summary
Chapter 7 concludes with an analysis of the controversy over granting militiamen membership to the RSL, which was finally resolved in early 1945. This protracted process was a microcosm of perceptions of the Militia and the experience of militiamen throughout the war and, therefore, makes for a fitting ending. This book is not a ‘complete’ history of the Militia. Instead, it mostly uses battalions, battles and campaigns to highlight themes that allow for an integrated understanding of a collection of men and an organisation that played a vital role in the nation’s conduct of the war and rightly contributed to its ‘cherished military tradition’.
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- As Good As AnyAustralian Militia Battalions, 1939–1945, pp. 188 - 223Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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