Official History Of Australia In The War Of 1914 18 Vol Ix The Royal Australian Navy 1914 1918

The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918 is a 12-volume series covering Australian involvement in the First World War. The first seven volumes deal with the Australian Imperial Force while other volumes deal with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force at Rabaul, the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Flying Corps and the home front; the final volume is a photographic record. Unlike other official histories which have been aimed at military staff, Bean intended the Australian history to be accessible to a non-military audience. The relatively small size of the Australian forces, enabled the history to be presented in great detail, giving accounts of individual actions that would not have been possible when covering a larger force.