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Author | : Garth Pratten |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 723 |
Release | : 2009-04-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107276322 |
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In Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War, Garth Pratten explores, for the first time, the background, role and conduct of the commanding officers of Australian infantry battalions in World War II. Despite their vital role as the lynchpins of the battlefield, uniting the senior officers with the soldiers who fought, the battalion commanders have previously received scant attention in contemporary military history. This book redresses the balance, providing a gripping, meticulously researched and insightful account that charts the development of Australia's infantry commanding officers from part-time, ill-prepared, amateurs to seasoned veterans who, although still not professional soldiers, deserved the title of professional men of war. Drawing on extensive and original archival material, Pratten recreates battle scenes and brings to light many diverse personalities. It is a story of men confronting the timeless challenges of military leadership – mastering their own fear and discomfort - in order to motivate and inspire their troops to endure the maelstrom of war.
Author | : Senior Lecturer in War Studies Garth Pratten |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 457 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781107278288 |
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This book explores the background, role and conduct of the commanding officers of Australian infantry battalions in World War II.
Author | : Garth Pratten |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Command of troops |
ISBN | : |
Download The "Old Man" Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Examining the background, training and conduct of Australian Second World War battalion commanders, this thesis rejects the notion of a single Australian command style. Rather, it shows command practice was a product of the interaction between terrain, tactics, technology and training, and that increasing professionalisation was central to battlefield success.
Author | : Stuart Braga |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download Kokoda Commander Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Kokoda Commander is the story of a remarkable man. Arthur 'Tubby' Allen commanded 1,000 men in battle at the age of 23 in the First World War. A generation later, he took the first Australian troops to the Second World War, and with them won two great battles in Libya in January 1941. In the next six months, he led his troops in battle against three different enemies in three different continents: Africa, Europe, and Asia. In New Guinea in October 1942, he led the successful fightback along the Kokoda Trail that led to the defeat of the Japanese." "Major-General Allen became a legendary figure to thousands of Australian troops. However, by the end of 1942, despite his victories, his army career was virtually over. Within another two years, he was out of the army." "Based on extensive research, and written in an engaging style, this book tells how an able leader was pushed aside and his good name systematically destroyed by jealous rivals."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author | : William Westerman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2017-02-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107190622 |
Download Soldiers and Gentlemen Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In Soldiers and Gentlemen, Westerman explores the stories of the vitally important, yet often forgotten, Australian commanding officers.
Author | : D. M. Horner |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 2021-03-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1000339246 |
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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. In scrutinising critical periods in the careers of such men as Brudenell White, Chauvel, Monash, Gordon Bennett, Blamey and Scherger, it addresses a number of fascinating questions: Is there an Australian style of command? How well have Australian officers been prepared for high command? How have Australian commanders handled the problems of coalition way or co-operation with allies? How have political direction, organisational structures and entrenched defence policy affected the performance of commanders in the field? Each re-evaluation compares performance with reputation. Some of the figures examined are familiar (What was the real basis of Monash’s reputation as a commander? Was Blamey worthy of the field-marshal’s baton?); some are given an appraisal long denied them. This roll-call of some of Australia’s greatest warriors presents a fascinating picture of the realities of war at the top. Each of the sixteen lives examined presents a revealing account of the conditions under which crucial military decisions are made and carried out – on the battlefield, at headquarters, in victory and defeat. The Commanders will appeal not only to students of military affairs but to everyone interested in Australian history and biography.
Author | : Mark Johnston |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 110703096X |
Download Anzacs in the Middle East Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Provides an exploration of the experiences of soldiers who fought in the Middle East during World War II.
Author | : John Barrett |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Aborigines and army service - Australian women's Army - Burma-Thailand railway - Prisoners of war (POW's).
Author | : Samuel Milner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781410203861 |
Download Victory in Papua Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The strategic significance of the Papuan Campaign can be briefly stated. In addition to blunting the Japanese thrust toward Australia and the transpacific line of communications, it put General MacArthur's forces in a favorable position to take the offensive. But this little known campaign is significant for still another reason. It was the battle test of a large hitherto-inexperienced U.S. Army force and its commanders under the conditions which were to attend much of the ground fighting in the Pacific. Costly in casualties and suffering, it taught lessons that the Army had to learn if it was to cope with the Japanese under conditions of tropical warfare. Samuel Milner holds a graduate degree in history from the University of Alberta and has done further graduate work in political science at the University of Minnesota. During World War II, he served in Australia and New Guinea as a historian with the Air Transport Command, Army Air Forces. Upon completing Victory in Papua he left the Office of the Chief of Military History to become historian of the Air Weather Service, U.S. Air Force.
Author | : Mark Johnston |
Publisher | : NewSouth |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781742235721 |
Download An Australian Band of Brothers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This riveting book follows a small group of Australian front-line soldiers from their enlistment in the dark days of 1940 to the end of World War II. No ordinary soldiers, they were members of Don Company of the Second 43rd Battalion, part of the famous 9th Australian Division, which sustained more casualties and won more medals than any other Australian division. Inspired by American historian Stephen Ambrose's landmark book, Band of Brothers, about the US Army's Easy Company of the 506th Regiment, Mark Johnston, one of our best military historians, here gives an Australian company the same treatment. His book is a unique and powerful account of the everyday experiences of a small unit of Australian soldiers on the front line.