In 2004, the then Chief of Army’s Strategic Advisory Group, the Australian Army’s senior generals, established a scheme to promote the study and understanding of military history within the Army. The focus was the Army’s future generation of leaders and, from this, the Campaigns Series was created. The series is intended to complement the Army’s other history publications which are major analytical works of high quality, academically rigorous and referenced.
The Campaigns Series focuses on leadership, command, strategy, tactics, lessons and personal experiences of war. Each title within the series includes extensive visual sources of information — maps, including specifically prepared maps in colour and 3D, specifically commissioned artwork, photographs and computer graphics.
Covering major campaigns and battles, as well as those less known, the Australian Army History Unit and its Campaigns Series provide a significant contribution to the history of the Australian Army and an excellent introduction to its campaigns and battles.
Tim Gellel
Head, Australian Army History Unit