John Monash: A Biography
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0522842399
ISBN 13
9780522842395
Category
NON-FICTION
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Publication Year
1982
Pages
600
Subject
Generals-Australia-Biography; Monash, Sir John, 1865-1931; Australia.Army-biography
Abstract
The military valor, scholarship, and entrepreneurial leadership of Sir John Monash are recounted in this biography of one of Australia's most famous public figures. While his academic prowess in the fields of literature, music, theater, language, and Jewish scholarship distinguished him at the University of Melbourne, Monash gained national fame during World War I when he was one of the few senior allied generals to emerge from Gallipoli with his reputation unscathed. His pioneering use of reinforced concrete, leadership of the state electricity commission, and work to secure the Gippsland's huge brown coal deposits were signatures of his domestic economic leadership. This revealing portrait provides a glimpse of the intensely personal and introspective man behind the confident leader.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession‎ No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main | 33102000010921 |
355.009 SER |
1 | Leo Baeck Kew - Australia | Yes |