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... General Sir Frederick Maude , who recaptured Kut from the Turks and went on to take Baghdad from them , was no bungler . The Australian commander in France and Belgium , Lieut.- General Sir John Monash , was one of the most outstanding ...
... General Sir Frederick Maude , who recaptured Kut from the Turks and went on to take Baghdad from them , was no bungler . The Australian commander in France and Belgium , Lieut.- General Sir John Monash , was one of the most outstanding ...
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... John . Morale : A Study of Men and Courage , Leo Cooper , 1987 . Bean , C.E.W. The Australian Official Histories ... Monash , Angus & Rob- ertson , 1935 . Davidson , Major - General Sir John . Haig – Master of the Field , - Peter Nevill ...
... John . Morale : A Study of Men and Courage , Leo Cooper , 1987 . Bean , C.E.W. The Australian Official Histories ... Monash , Angus & Rob- ertson , 1935 . Davidson , Major - General Sir John . Haig – Master of the Field , - Peter Nevill ...
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... John . Gallipoli , The Fading Vision , Faber , 1936 . Pitt , Barrie . 1918 The Last Act , Cassell , 1962 . Pugsley ... Monash , Leo Cooper , 1973 . Swinton , Sir Ernest D. Over My Shoulder , Oxford University Press , 1951 . Taylor , A.J.P. ...
... John . Gallipoli , The Fading Vision , Faber , 1936 . Pitt , Barrie . 1918 The Last Act , Cassell , 1962 . Pugsley ... Monash , Leo Cooper , 1973 . Swinton , Sir Ernest D. Over My Shoulder , Oxford University Press , 1951 . Taylor , A.J.P. ...
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