Occasional Papers

The Australian Army History Unit Occasional Paper Series is a format in which issues of importance to the Australian Army can be explored in detail, without requiring the length or complexity of a book.
- Australian Army Mobilisation in 1914
This paper describes the establishment, recruiting and mobilisation of Australia’s military forces in 1914 examining a range of factors that proved crucial to this process.
- Force Design in the 1990s
Lessons for Contemporary Military Change Management -
The Restructuring the Army trials tested Army in the 21st Century concepts and capabilities; yet A21/RTA were abandoned in 1999. What happened and why?
- Which Division?
This study examines the three primary stages of development in shaping the 1st Division between 1972 and 1980 and illustrates how its structure evolved as it moved from the ‘Tropical Warfare’ Division of the 1960s to the three specialised regular Army brigades of the early 1980s.