' The Australian Victories in France in 1918 ' by John Monash.
Presentation Hard Cover Edition finished in true buckram cloth adorned with gold foil titles - one for the Collector
The 1st edition hard cover was finished in cloth with no dustjacket - but we provide our own design seen in pics
' The Australian Victories in France in 1918 ' by John Monash.
1918 was a great period of success for the five Divisions of the newly formed ‘Australian Corps’. From May 1918, for the first time, they had been under the command of an Australian, Lieutenant General John Monash. He led his Australians through a series of victorious
actions until the end of the war. On the 8th August 1918, the Australians spearheaded the advance which become known as the Battle of Amiens. The British hierarchy acknowledged this as a great success, so much so, that King George V come to the battlefield and knighted Monash, at his headquarters located at the Chateau de Bertangles. Monash was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. After the war, Monash wrote this influential book on his experiences. The major victories are listed as Defence of Amiens Dernancourt Villers-Bretonneux Battle of Hamel Battle of Mont St Quentin Battle of Hindenburg Line Mountbrehain.
He is the greatest Australian soldier to ever command on a battlefield, and at the time was regarded as a tactical military genius. At no time
before or after WW1 has Australia ever held such prominence or power on the world stage as it did at the end of WW1.
We thank Monash and the AIF for this achievement - may their memory not be forgotten.
