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Author: Tange, Arthur, Sir, 1914-2001.
Title: Defence policy-making : a close-up view, 1950-1980 / Sir Arthur Tange ;
editor: Peter Edwards.
ISBN: 9781921313851 (pbk.) 9781921313868 (PDF)
Series: Canberra papers on strategy and defence ; 169
Subjects: Tange, Arthur, Sir, 1914-2001.
Australia. Dept. of Defence--Officials and employees--Biography.
Civil service--Australia--Biography.
National security--Australia--History.
Australia--Military policy--History.
Other Authors/Contributors:
Edwards, P. G. (Peter Geoffrey), 1945-
Dewey Number: 355.6092
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Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Publications Program Advisory Review Panel: Emeritus
Professor Paul Dibb; Professor Desmond Ball; Professor David Horner; Professor Hugh White;
Professor William Tow; Professor Anthony Milner; Professor Virginia Hooker; Dr Coral Bell; Dr
Pauline Kerr
Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Publications Program Editorial Board: Professor Hugh
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Cover design by Teresa Prowse
Front cover image (1): Commonwealth Department of Defence offices and the Australian-
American Memorial, Russell, Campbell, ACT, 1970s. Image no. 003670.JPG courtesy of the
ACT Heritage Library, Phillip, ACT 2606.
Front cover image (2): Photograph of The Council of Defence, chaired by the Minister
for Defence, Mr D.J. Killen, which met for the first time on 9 February 1976. Part of the
collection of photographs of Arthur Tange, family, friends and politicians, 1915–1977.
Image no. nla.pic-an23620074 courtesy of the National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
2600.
Back cover image: Sir Arthur Tange fishing, May 1972. Part of the Collection of photographs
of Arthur Tange, family, friends and politicians, 1915–1977. Image no. nla.pic-an23616167
courtesy of the National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT 2600.
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