The last knight : a biography of General Sir Phillip Bennett AC, KBE, DSO
Lowry, Robert2011
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General Sir Phillip Bennet is a good example of what makes a great leader. As a young officer, he survived the perilous first year of the Korean War and the rigours of the battalion command in South Vietnam, to rise through a series of senior command posts to the top as Chief of the Australian Defence Force. He was the last knight to command the Australian Defence Force. Bennett's story is a story of the contest for 'policy dominance' between the civil servants and the military leadership illustrating what was involved in forging the foundations of the Australian Defence Force we have today.
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Newport, N.S.W. : Big Sky Publishing, 2011.
Collation:
v, 409 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p.386 - 393) and index.
Contents:
1. The making of a leader -- 2. To Japan and the Korean War -- 3. Through the rip and back -- 4. Battalion Commander - South Vietnam -- 5. Onward to Commander 1st Division -- 6. Preparation for High Command - assistant Chief of Defence Force staff -- 7. Consolidating the army - Chief of the General Staff -- 8. Command of the Australian Defence Force -- 9. Future wars -- 10. The limits of power -- 11. Governor of Tasmania.
ISBN:
9780980814040
Dewey class:
355.092
Language:
English
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BRN:
5367
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