The Australian Army: A History
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The Australian Army is the first history of the army which seeks to explain its development. It is a portrait of the Australian Army with its shortcomings and failures, its triumphs and successes. The business of armies is war, and war is a wretched business. There is much in the story of the Australian Army that is admirable, some things that are noble, and a few which should still have the power to inspire generations of Australians to thank those who
have worn the uniform, for the fact that they can avoid first-hand knowledge of the business of war.
Author: Jeffrey Grey (Associate Professor at the School of History, Associate Professor at the School of History, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra)
Format: Paperback, 310 pages, 189mm x 256mm, 796 g
Published: 2006, Oxford University Press Australia, Australia
Genre: Regional History
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The Australian Army is the first history of the army which seeks to explain its development. It is a portrait of the Australian Army with its shortcomings and failures, its triumphs and successes. The business of armies is war, and war is a wretched business. There is much in the story of the Australian Army that is admirable, some things that are noble, and a few which should still have the power to inspire generations of Australians to thank those who
have worn the uniform, for the fact that they can avoid first-hand knowledge of the business of war.
The Australian Army: A History