To Win the Battle - The 1st Australian Division in the Great War 19141918

Informationen zum Autor Dr Robert Stevenson served in the Australian Regular Army before joining the University of New South Wales. He has published several research papers on military fratricide for the Australian Army, journal articles for the Australian Army Journal and Wartime, and provided a paper for the Proceedings of the 2007 Chief of Army Military History Conference. His PhD thesis on the 1st Australian Division in the Great War (published as this book) was awarded the Army History Unit's CEW Bean Prize. He holds a Masters of Art (Defence Studies) and a Doctorate of Philosophy (History) from the University of New South Wales. He is currently working on a study of the operational performance of the Australian Imperial Force on the Western Front during World War One. Klappentext Tells the story of how the 1st Australian Division became one of the great fighting formations of WWI. Zusammenfassung To Win the Battle tells the story of how the 1st Australian Division became one of the great fighting formations of WWI. This important study provides a fresh approach and a balanced assessment of the factors that led to the division's success and the birth of the Anzac legend. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. In the beginning; 2. Organising for battle; 3. Sinews of war; 4. Already half a soldier; 5. Into battle; 6. Learning the hard war; 7. Hitting the peak; 8. The year of victory; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Stevenson, Robert (University of New South Wales Stevenson, STEVENSON ROBERT
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107028685
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02868-5
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Australian Army History Series; Australian Army History; Australian Army History; Australian Army History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous