The AIF in Battle
How the Australian Imperial Force Fought, 1914-1918
$49.49
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2016
Summary
By the end of the First World War, the combat formations of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in both France and the Middle East were considered among the British Empire’s most effective troops. While sometimes a source of pride and not a little boasting, how the force came to be so was not due to any inherent national prowess or trait. Instead, it was the culmination of years of training, organisational change, battlefield experimentation, and hard-won experience—a process that included no…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522868654 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522868657 |
| Author: | Jean Bou |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 134mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Jean Bou
Dr Jean Bou is a historian and lecturer at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the Australian National University, where his teaching responsibilities include lecturing at the Australian Command and Staff College. A historian of war with an interest in operations in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, he is the author and co-editor of several books on Australian military history, including Light Horse- A History of Australia’s Mounted Arm and Duty First- the Royal Australian Regiment, 1946-2006. He is also the lead author for the forthcoming fourth volume of the Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations.
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