A War of Words : the Man Who Talked 4000 Japanese Into Surrender.

He told her about his struggle in Melbourne to turn himself into a British-style officer for the Australian Army ... the nights in tents by the Pyramids, the terror of the landing under sniper fire and the scramble up the heights of Gallipoli, the filth and danger of the trenches at Lone Pine. He sh...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDonald, Hamish
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Queensland Press, 2014.
Temas:
Bavier, C. S., > 1890-1977.
Australia. > Australian Army. > Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921) > Biography.
Australia. > Australian Army. > Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)
1914-1945
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula > Biography.
Soldiers > Australia > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > Australia.
World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > Singapore.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Australia.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Singapore.
Intelligence officers > Australia > Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Turquie > Gallipoli, Péninsule de > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Australie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Singapour.
Officiers de renseignements > Australie > Biographies.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Intelligence officers
Military campaigns
Military intelligence
Secret service
Soldiers
Australia
Singapore
Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Author biography; Title page; Imprint page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The House of Silk; 2 Becoming Hachisaburo; 3 A Meiji Education; 4 War and Business; 5 Bitter Victory; 6 Samurai at Large; 7 Yellow Revolution; 8 Advance and Retreat; 9 A Man of English; 10 Shifting Ground; 11 Blind Samurai; 12 Island Fortress; 13 Swords Drawn; 14 Paper Bullets; 15 Terms of Surrender; 16 End of Empire; 17 Eddie's War; 18 The Japanese Embrace; Postscript; Acknowledgements; Sources; Index; Picture section; More from UQP.

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