Official History of Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post–Cold War
Operations Since 1947, at least 30,000 Australian peacekeepers
have taken part in over 50 operations, in more than two-dozen
theatres of conflict around the world, as well as a similar
number of disaster-relief operations. The Australian Government
has authorised the Australian War Memorial to research and write
a six-volume Official History of Australian Peacekeeping,
Humanitarian and Post–Cold War Operations. This important
document of Australians in peacekeeping represents a world-
first: the first official history of a nation’s complete
peacekeeping record. The history is official only in the sense
it has government support and that the team has access to all
relevant government records. What the historians write is not
subject to censorship of any kind, except for reasons of
national security. The history is a joint project of the
Australian War Memorial and the Australian National University.
It is supported by the Australian Defence Force.