1918: How the Allies Won the First World War [ 2010-01-01 - 2015-03-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Elizabeth Greenhalgh (Australian Research Fellowship)

Brief description 1918: How the Allies Won the First World War. Wars are expensive undertakings, and an understanding of Australia's successful part in the First World War will prove helpful in avoiding expensive mistakes in any future coalition operations to which Australia might contribute. This research will provide a better understanding of Australia's military contribution in 1914-18 by revealing how the international coalition worked. In addition, the success of 1918, in contradistinction to the failed offensive on Gallipoli, should provide lessons for military planners, logistics experts, and civil-military relations generally. The analysis of how wars end will provide especially useful lessons as the messy conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan follow the Vietnam War into history.

Funding Amount $524,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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