Communication, Interpreting and Language in Wartime: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

1. Introduction: Understanding Communication, Translation, and Language in Wartime (Amanda Laugesen and Richard Gehrmann).
Part 1: Experiences of Cross-Cultural Communication in Wartime.2. Cross-Cultural Communication and the Experiences of Australian Soldiers During the First World War (Amanda Laugesen).3. Unfamiliar Allies: Australian Cross-Cultural Communication in Afghanistan and Iraq During the War on Terror (Richard Gehrmann).
Part 2: Strategies of Communication and Language Teaching.4. The Implications of War for the Teaching of Japanese Language in Australian Universities, 1917-1945 (Jennifer Joan Baldwin).5. The Effectiveness of Intensive Courses in Teaching War Zone Languages (Yavar Dehghani).6. The Challenge of Strategic Communication in Multinational Military Operations: Approaches by the USA and Germany in the ISAF (Jasmin Gabel).
Part 3: Experiences of Interpreters in Wartime and After.7. 'Rediscovering Homeland': Russian Interpreters in the Wehrmacht, 1941-1943 (Oleg Beyda).8. Interpreters at Australia's War-Crimes Trials, 1945-51: From 'Ready-Mades' to 'Happenchancers' (Georgina Fitzpatrick).9. Interpreting the 'Language of War' During War-Crimes Trials (Ludmila Stern).10. Working with Australia Defence Force Interpreters in Timor 1999 and Aceh 2005: Reflections Drawn from Personal Experience (Matt Grant).- 11. Risk Perception and its Management: Lessons from Iraqi Linguistic Mediators for the Australian Defence Force in the Iraq War (2003-2009) (Ali Jabbar Albakaa).12. Conclusion: Cross-Cultural Communication and Language in Wartime: Reflections and Future Directions (Richard Gehrmann and Amanda Laugesen).