Giving peace a chance: operation Lagoon, Bougainville 1994: a case of military action and diplomacy
- Description:
- Operation Lagoon was the first combined South Pacific region peace-keeping operation commanded by the Australian Defence Force. The mission was to protect a pan-Bougainvillean peace conference to be held at Arawa. Time was the enemy of Operation LAGOON. Higher ADF headquarters kept the operation secret for too long. There was insufficient time to conduct reconnaissance or to develop plans or to build a cohesive South Pacific Peace Keeping Force (SPPKF). Political expediency over rode military judgment. Brigadier Peter Abigail and his command...
- Display date:
- 2020
- Location:
- Papua New Guinea
- Format:
- book
- Collections:
- Australian National University Library
- Publisher:
- Canberra : Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 2001.
- Content partner:
- Australian National University Library
- Availability:
- Not specified
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