The Navy Chiefs

Biographies of the first 24 officers who led the Australian Navy in war and peace, from the First World War to the First Gulf War. When Australia became a nation, its small navy was the most important line of defence for the whole continent. It was also a unit of the Royal Navy, and an arm of the British Empire. Through these studies of the first 24 officers to command the Royal Australian Navy, The Navy Chiefs explores how the culture of the Royal Navy shaped the Australian navy and its leaders