Soldier In A Storm: An Autobiography
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: dj showing signs of delamination.
Few lives cut as wide a swathe through Australia's modern history as that of Major General Alan Stretton — soldier, disaster coordinator, and public servant of uncommon resolve. Soldier in a Storm is the candid autobiography of a man who commanded troops in the jungles of Korea and Papua New Guinea, and then led the monumental relief operation following Cyclone Tracy's devastation of Darwin on Christmas Day 1974 — one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in Australian history. With unflinching honesty, Stretton chronicles the chaos, the political pressures, and the human cost of a career spent at the sharp edge of both armed conflict and national emergency. Written with the directness of a man accustomed to command, the narrative illuminates the tension between military duty and political reality, offering a rare insider's account of how Australia's institutions perform — and sometimes fail — under extreme stress. Stretton's memoir stands as a significant document of post-war Australian life, bridging the worlds of military service and civil administration with equal authority. Readers drawn to questions of leadership, courage under fire, and the machinery of crisis management will find this autobiography both revelatory and deeply compelling — a portrait of a nation tested, told by one of the men who held the line.
Author: Alan Stretton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Collins (Sydney · London)
Genre: Biography
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: dj showing signs of delamination.
Few lives cut as wide a swathe through Australia's modern history as that of Major General Alan Stretton — soldier, disaster coordinator, and public servant of uncommon resolve. Soldier in a Storm is the candid autobiography of a man who commanded troops in the jungles of Korea and Papua New Guinea, and then led the monumental relief operation following Cyclone Tracy's devastation of Darwin on Christmas Day 1974 — one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in Australian history. With unflinching honesty, Stretton chronicles the chaos, the political pressures, and the human cost of a career spent at the sharp edge of both armed conflict and national emergency. Written with the directness of a man accustomed to command, the narrative illuminates the tension between military duty and political reality, offering a rare insider's account of how Australia's institutions perform — and sometimes fail — under extreme stress. Stretton's memoir stands as a significant document of post-war Australian life, bridging the worlds of military service and civil administration with equal authority. Readers drawn to questions of leadership, courage under fire, and the machinery of crisis management will find this autobiography both revelatory and deeply compelling — a portrait of a nation tested, told by one of the men who held the line.