TY - BOOK AU - WRIGHT Anthony TI - Australian carrier decisions: the acquisition of HMA ships Albatross, Sydney and Melbourne SN - 0642295034 (pbk) SN - 1327-5658 PY - 1998/// CY - Canberra PB - Royal Australian Navy KW - AUSTRALIA KW - NAVAL AIR POWER KW - AIRCRAFT CARRIERS N2 - Using successive decisions concerning the acquisition of aircraft carriers this paper "represents a major original effort to understand the inner workings of Australia's Defence establishment at critical times ..." and demonstrates that operational requirements may be "distorted by considerations other than defence need" (from preface) ER -