Justice in arms : military lawyers in the Australian Army's first hundred years / Australian Army Legal Corps ; edited by Bruce Oswald and Jim Waddell.

Newport, N.S.W. : Big Sky Publishing, 2014.

1st edition

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Australia. -- Army -- Lawyers -- History.

Judge advocates -- Australia -- History.

Lawyers -- Australia -- History.

Legal assistance to military personnel -- Australia.

War (International law) -- History.

1. From Federation to armistice : the earliest Army legal officers

2. The Australian Army Legal Department : its establishment and operation to 1939

3. We are more concerned with the good soldier than the bad one in war : the Australian Army Legal Department 1939-1942

4. Not exactly heroic but still moderately useful : Army legal work during the Second World War 1939-1945

5. Like Daniels among lions : the Australian Army Legal Corps 1943-1945

6. Japanese war crimes trials

7. The post-war years : 1946-1964

8. The Ewing years : 1964-1984

9. The Vietnam war

10. Preparing the Corps for the twenty-first century : 1984-2000

11. The Corps on operations : 1987-2000.

This book tells the story of the role played by Army legal officers in Australia and Australia's expeditionary operations from the time of the Boar War until 2000. The book explains how Army legal officers have contributed to the profession of arms and to the development of military law. It is a modest assessment of the role of lawyers in the Army. In this regard, Australian Regular Army legal officer Lieutenant Colonel Lachlan Mead provides chapter 4 which has the pithy and insightful title, 'Not exactly heroic but still moderately useful: Army legal work during the Second World War 1939-1945'. Justice in Arms is a product of the Australian Army Legal Corps, and is directed at those currently serving in the Australian Army Legal Corps. Having said that, it is an interesting read for anyone wishing to understand some of the characters and the development of military law in Australia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781922132505

xxvi, 575 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm