| Description |
xiv, 249 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Australian army history series |
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Australian Army history series.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 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 |
| Summary |
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly was a renowned soldier and one of the most influential figures in Australia's military history. As Chief of the General staff during the Vietnam War, he oversaw a reorganisation of the Army. The author shows how Daly prepared himself for the challenges of command in a time of political upheaval |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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Biography & autobiography (Vietnam,Australia) |
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Military history (Vietnam,Australia) |
| Notes |
Jeffrey Grey is affiliated with University of New South Wales, Sydney |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-242) and index |
| Subject |
Daly, Thomas, Sir, 1913-2004.
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Australia. Australian Army -- History.
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Australia. Australian Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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Generals -- Australia -- Biography.
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Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781107031272 (hbk.) |
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