Chiefs of the Australian Army: Higher Command of the Australian Military Forces, 1901-1914 Tapa dura - 2006

Australian Military History Publications, Sydney, 2006. Hardcover. Good/Good. Size: 10"-12" Tall. Ex Library, usual stickers and stamps. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1876439408. ISBN/EAN: 9781876439408. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 37909. . 9781876439408

Sydney: Australian Military History Publications. 2006. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Mint copy in a Mint Dustjacket. A New Book. Dustjacket protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 204 pages. Tells the remarkable story of the talented, dedicated and little known, generals who led and shaped the Australian Army in its challenging formative years. Most important was Sir Edward Hutton, the Army's first commander, who battled with politicians to create a new army out of disparate colonial forces. The first CGS, William Bridges is also well known. The author brings to life the achievements of these lesser known generals such as John Hoad, Harry Finn, Adrian Wilson, George Kirkpatrick and Joseph Maria Gordon. . New. 1st Edition. Hardback.

Loftus, Australian Military History Publications first edition - hard cover in dust jacket 'The Chiefs' tells the remarkable story of the talented, dedicated, and now little known, generals who led and shaped the Australian Army in its challenging formative years. These extraordinary men - Sir Edward Hutton, William Bridges, John Hoad, Harry Finn and Joseph Maria Gordon, to name a few, laid the foundation for the Australian Profession of Arms. 257 x 108mm., pp. xxii, 204, abbreviations, b/w plates, append., biblio., index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents and dust jacket as NEW. ISBN: 1876439408