Australian battalion commanders in the Second World War /
Garth Pratten
- Cambridge [England] : Cambridge Univ Press, 2009
- xix, 435 pages : illustration , maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- Australian army history series .
Includes bibliographical references and index
The stories of soldiers have been told in many places, as have those of generals, but not the unit commanders in between. Garth Pratten writes the commanding officers back into history to provide a fresh understanding of the nature of the Australian battlefield experience in the Second World War.
9780521763455 (hbk.) : 38.99 GBP
COMMAND OF TROOPS AUSTRALIA. ARMY. INFANTRY -- HISTORY -- WORLD WAR , 1939-1945