Soldier''s Soldier - A Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey Grey is Professor and founding director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society at the University of New South Wales! Canberra. Klappentext Examines the career of one of the most influential figures in Australia's military history. Zusammenfassung Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly was one of the most influential figures in Australia's military history. As Chief of the General Staff during the Vietnam War! he oversaw a significant re-organisation of the Army. The book examines Daly's career and covers key issues in the development of the Australian Army. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Regimental soldiering; 2. Balikpapan 1945; 3. 'He could fill any appointment with distinction'; 4. The challenges of senior rank; 5. Chief of the General Staff; 6. Daly, the Army, and the war in Vietnam 1966¿71; 7. The 'Civic Action Crisis' 1971; 8. Epilogue.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Grey, Jeffrey (University of New South Wales Grey, Grey Jeffrey
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107031272
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03127-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Australian Army History; Australian Army History Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Modern warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, Vietnam War