Monash. The Outsider Who Won A War

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Random House
Publisher Place: Ausrtralia
Publisher Year: 2007
Edition: Reprint

Description: 596 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Compelling and wholly absorbing... among the most remarkable Australians of his time Senator Bob Carr, Foreign Affairs Minister Australian general Sir John Monash changed the way wars were fought and won. When the British and German high commands of the First World War failed to gain ascendency after fours years of slaughter never before seen in human history, Monash used innovative techniques and modern technology to plan and win major battles, forcing Germany to capitulate. His obsessional, brilliant planning, coupled with a ruthless streak, caused him to break the German army in a succession of battles that led to the end of the Great War. Author Roland Perry brings to life the fascinating story of the man whom many have judged as the greatest-ever Australian. Monash: The Outsider Who Won A War draws on the subjects comprehensive letter and diary archive - one of the largest in Australias history. The result is a riveting portrait that reaches to the heart of the true Monash character. It weaves together the many strands of his life as a family man, student, engineer, businessman, lawyer, renaissance man, teacher, soldier, leader, romantic and lover of the arts.

ISBN: 9781741668476