| Description |
xv, 339 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Army military history series. Biographies |
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Army military history series. Biographies.
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| Contents |
The foundations of controversy, 1885-1929 -- 'A brilliant thinker' : director of military operations and intelligence, 1929-1932 -- 'A bit of an "invasionist"' : Commandant, Royal Military College, 1933-1934 -- 'The fullest co-operation is expected' : Chief of the General Staff designate, 1935 -- 'Treat our part of the business as strictly confidential' : Chief of the General Staff, 1935-1936 -- 'Your luck is out' : Chief of General Staff, 1937-1939 -- 'The crown of any officer's career' : raising the 7th Division, 1940 -- 'What sort of person does he think I am?' : Palestine, 1940-41 -- 'A bloody insult' : Tobruk, April 1941 -- 'I am not conscious of failure at Tobruk' : the Easter Battle, 1941 -- 'He did not want Lavarack as Corps Commander' : the Syrian Campaign, 1941 -- 'We have Damascus in our pocket' : the Syrian Campaign, 1941 -- 'What he fears above all things is my success' : the Syrian Campaign, 1941 -- 'It may be necessary to take risks' : the Netherlands East Indies, 1942 -- 'Emphatically a bad business' : the Netherlands East Indies, 1942 -- 'There is no generosity in Blamey' : GOC First Army, 1942-1944 -- 'He has not had a good war' : the end of a career |
| Summary |
Traces Lavarack's life and combat experience, including his service in World War I, and his service as head of the Australian Army from 1935-1949; presents a detailed account of his rivalry with Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey who ended Lavarack's career |
| Analysis |
Army personnel |
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Australian Army |
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Biography |
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Federal issue |
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History |
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John Laverack |
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Thomas Blamey |
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World War 2 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 317-329 |
| Subject |
Lavarack, John Dudley, Sir, 1885-1957.
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Australia. Australian Army -- Biography.
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Generals -- Australia -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
98221769 |
| ISBN |
1864485078 |
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