Australian battalion commanders in the Second World War /

"Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War explores the background, role and conduct of the commanding officers of Australian infantry battalions during the Second World War. Battalion commanding officers were the lynchpins of the battlefield uniting the senior officers who planne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pratten, Garth, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Port Melbourne, VIC : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Colección:Australian Army history series.
Temas:
Australia. > Australian Army > History.
Australia. > Australian Army
1939-1945
Command of troops.
World War, 1939-1945 > Australia.
Commandement des troupes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Australie.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Command of troops
Infanteriebataillon
Bataillonskommandeur
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Australia
Australien
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'A battalion commander, he's everything' ; 'Completely untrained for war':forming the AIF, 1939-1940 ; 'We were learning then': the AIF's Mediterranean campaigns, 1941 ; Desert epilogue: El Alamein, 1942 ; Victims of circumstance: battalion command in the 8th Division ; 'No place for half-hearted measures': Australia and Papua, 1940-1942 ; 'There is no mystery in jungle fighting': New Guinea 1943-44 ; 'Experienced, toughened, competent': 1945
  • Conclusion: 'The CO is just one of a team'
  • Appendix 1: The demographics of battalion commanders 1939-1945
  • Appendix 2: Periods of command.

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