Australian Major General Smith was a part of the planning for the military component of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and served as a deputy force commander of the UN Blue Berets in 2000 and 20001. He here reviews the UN's intervention in East Timor from 1999 to 2001, specifically focusing on the role of UNTAET. He reviews the purpose, structure, and performance of the mission, exploring issues of security maintenance, effective governance, and "sustainable capacity building" for the nascent state. He analyzes lessons for overall mission planning and implementation, later focusing more exclusively on military aspects of the operation. Although qualified with the proviso that no operation is the same, discussion of the broad lessons for future peacekeeping operations concludes the text. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR