Uncommon Soldier: Brave, Compassionate and Tough, The Making of Australia's Modern Diggers de Chris Masters - 2012

Allen & Unwin, 2012 Book in good condition. D.J. has slight creasing at lower spine.

Allen & Unwin, 2013-01-01. Hardcover. Like New.

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 374 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Groundbreaking, revealing, probing. In this new book from the country's foremost investigative journalist, Chris Masters turns his attention to the modern Australian soldier. Moving away from our ongoing fascination with Anzac story, he looks at the rich and illuminating present to write a character study of the modern Australian soldier-war fighter, peacekeeper, street-level diplomat, and aid worker. Having been taken into their ranks in a way rarely before afforded an outsider, Masters gives heart and shape to the contemporary digger: how they are selected, how they are led, and how they are transformed from civilians to disciplined professional soldiers. And in asking if they are unique, he examines what it is that allows these young Australians to lend moral authority to communities teetering… Leer más

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. minimal to none shelf wear, dust jacket not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy for year published, as new 1st Printing. Size: Octavo . 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; History; Military; Life & Institutions; Australia; ISBN: 1741759714. ISBN/EAN: 9781741759716. Library of Congress No: 2013433439. Dewey Code: 355.310994. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 103662. . 9781741759716

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Allen & Unwin, 2013-01-01. Hardcover. New.

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark