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1918 was a year of triumph for the Australian Corps in France yet today this is seldom recognized by most Australians. Our perceptions have been clouded by legends, built up over the past century, that have trivialized their achievement.Here an ex-soldier, Pat Beale DSO MC, uses his military background to help rediscover why and how the Corps was so successful and also the reasons their triumph has been ignored. This concise and knowledgeable account will not sit comfortably with everyone.As the author admits, he slaps a number of ‘sacred cows’ on the rump and challenges some deeply held perceptions, but he hopes it will encourage a better understanding of the great victory of those men and how they achieved it.
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Legends of War, Pat Beale
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Legends of War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Pat Beale
- Publisher
- Australian Scholarly Publishing
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN10
- 192598463X
- ISBN13
- 9781925984637
- Series
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- 1918 was a year of triumph for the Australian Corps in France yet today this is seldom recognized by most Australians. Our perceptions have been clouded by legends, built up over the past century, that have trivialized their achievement.Here an ex-soldier, Pat Beale DSO MC, uses his military background to help rediscover why and how the Corps was so successful and also the reasons their triumph has been ignored. This concise and knowledgeable account will not sit comfortably with everyone.As the author admits, he slaps a number of ‘sacred cows’ on the rump and challenges some deeply held perceptions, but he hopes it will encourage a better understanding of the great victory of those men and how they achieved it.