Duntroon: The Royal Military College Of Australia, 1911–1986
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few institutions have shaped the character of a nation's armed forces quite like the Royal Military College at Duntroon — a place where generations of Australia's military leaders were forged. Duntroon: The Royal Military College of Australia, 1911–1986 chronicles the seventy-five-year history of Australia's most prestigious military academy, tracing its founding in the nation's capital through decades of war, peace, and profound institutional transformation. C.D. Coulthard-Clark presents a meticulously researched institutional history that details the college's evolving role in producing the officers who would lead Australian forces across two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, and beyond. Coulthard-Clark writes with the authority of a dedicated military historian, weaving together archival records, personal accounts, and broader strategic context to illustrate how Duntroon mirrored the changing face of the Australian Army itself. The work stands as a landmark contribution to Australian military historiography, revealing the tensions between tradition and modernity, discipline and innovation, that have always underpinned the making of a military officer. For anyone drawn to the deeper story of how a young nation built its military identity, this volume leaves one essential question unanswered: what kind of institution — and what kind of country — will the next seventy-five years produce?
Author: C.D. Coulthard-Clark
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few institutions have shaped the character of a nation's armed forces quite like the Royal Military College at Duntroon — a place where generations of Australia's military leaders were forged. Duntroon: The Royal Military College of Australia, 1911–1986 chronicles the seventy-five-year history of Australia's most prestigious military academy, tracing its founding in the nation's capital through decades of war, peace, and profound institutional transformation. C.D. Coulthard-Clark presents a meticulously researched institutional history that details the college's evolving role in producing the officers who would lead Australian forces across two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, and beyond. Coulthard-Clark writes with the authority of a dedicated military historian, weaving together archival records, personal accounts, and broader strategic context to illustrate how Duntroon mirrored the changing face of the Australian Army itself. The work stands as a landmark contribution to Australian military historiography, revealing the tensions between tradition and modernity, discipline and innovation, that have always underpinned the making of a military officer. For anyone drawn to the deeper story of how a young nation built its military identity, this volume leaves one essential question unanswered: what kind of institution — and what kind of country — will the next seventy-five years produce?