Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War
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ISBN-13:
9780521763455
Veröffentl:
2018
Einband:
HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Erscheinungsdatum:
06.07.2018
Seiten:
456
Autor:
Garth Pratten
Gewicht:
808 g
Format:
235x157x29 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book explores the background, role and conduct of the commanding officers of Australian infantry battalions in World War II.
Acknowledgements; List of maps; List of tables, Charts and figures; Abbreviations and terminology; 1. 'A battalion commander, he's everything'; 2. 'Completely untrained for war': battalion command in the pre-war army; 3. The foundations of battalion command: forming the AIF, 1939¿1940; 4. 'We were learning then': the AIF's Mediterranean campaigns, 1941; 5. Desert epilogue: El Alamein, 1942; 6. Victims of circumstance: battalion command in the 8th Division; 7. 'No place for half-hearted measures': Australia and Papua, 1940¿1942; 8. 'There is no mystery in jungle fighting': New Guinea 1943¿44; 9. 'Experienced, toughened, competent': 1945; Conclusion: 'The CO is just one of a team'; Appendix 1: The demographics of battalion commanders 1939¿1945; Appendix 2: Periods of command; Bibliography.
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