The Commanders: Australian Military Leadership in the Twentieth Century

ISBN-13: 9780367635633 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 376 str.

D. M. Horner

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Originally published in 1984, this book tells the story of sixteen of Australia’s most eminent military men, as they performed under the stress of strategy-making and in the heat of battle. This roll-call of some of Australia’s greatest warriors presents a fascinating picture of the realities of war at the top.

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Acknowledgements.  Illustrations.  Maps.  Contributors.  Guide to Army Ranks and Command Structure.  Approximate Equivalent Ranks. Abbreviations.  1. Introduction D.M. Horner  Part 1: The First World War  2. Major-General Sir William Bridges: Australia’s First Field Commander Chris Coulthard-Clark  3. General Sir Brudenell White: The Staff Officer as Commander Guy Verney  4. Vice-Admiral Sir William Creswell: First Naval Member of the Australian Naval Board, 1911-19 Stephen D. Webster  5. General Sir Harry Chauvel: Australia’s First Corps Commander A. J. Hill  6. General Sir John Monash: Corps Commander on the Western Front P.A. Pedersen  Part 2: The Second World War  7. Lieutenant-General Sir John Lavarack: From Chief of the General Staff to Corps Commander A. B. Lodge  8. Lieutenant-General Sir Vernon Sturdee: The Chief of the General Staff as Commander D. M. Horner  9. Lieutenant-General Henry Gordon Bennett: A Model Major-General? A. B. Lodge  10. Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead: Commander, 9th Australian Division A. J. Hill  11. Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey: Commander-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces D. M. Horner  12. Lieutenant-General Sir Sydney Rowell: Dismissal of a Corps Commander D. M. Horner  13. Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir Edmund Herring: Joint and Allied Commander Stuart Sayers  14. Major-General George Alan Vasey: Commander, 7th Australian Division D. M. Horner  Part 3: Post-Second World War  15. Lieutenant-General Sir Horace Robertson: Commander-in-Chief British Commonwealth Occupation Force Ronald Hopkins  16. Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger: Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee Harry Rayner  17. General Sir John Wilton: A Commander for his Time Ian McNeill.  Notes.  Index.

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D. M. Horner