The Paladin
Subtitle: a life of Major General Sir John Gellibrand.
Series: Australian Army history series; Australian army history.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Gellibrand, John, Sir, 1872-1945; Australia. Australian Army -- Officers -- Biography; Generals -- Australia -- Biography; World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 1872-1945) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 THE GENTLEMAN CADET FROM THE COLONIAL; title: LANDED GENTRY, 1872-93; title: 2 A MARRIED SUBALTERN: PEACETIME SOLDIERING IN; title: IRELAND AND ENGLAND. 1893-99; title: 3 BAPTISM UNDER FIRE: SOUTH AFRICA IN WAR AND PEACE,; title: 1900-05; title: 4 THE STAFF OFFICER: CAMBERLEY AND CEYLON, 1906-12; title: 5 TEMPORARY CIVILIAN AND GENTLEMAN:; title: TASMANIAN HOMECOMING, 1912-14; title: 6 A NEW ARMY: CREATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN; title: IMPERIAL FORCE, 1914; title: 7 STAFF OFFICER AT WAR: GALLIPOLI, 1915; title: 8 'OILING THE WORKS': PREPARING THE 6TH BRIGADE FOR; title: THE WESTERN FRONT, 1916; title: 9 'BETTER TO BE KILLED GOING FORWARD':; title: POZIERES AND MOUQUET FARM, 1916; title: 10 BATTING OFF THE FRONT FOOT: THE GERMAN RETREAT,; title: MALT TRENCH AND THE ADVANCE TO BAPAUME,; title: FEBRUARY-MARCH 1917; title: 11 INDEPENDENT ACTION: THE ATTACK ON NOREUIL,; title: MARCH 1917; title: 12 BREAKTHROUGH AT BULLECOURT: MAY 1917; title: 13 BREAKDOWN AND BREAK IN ENGLAND: MAY-NOVEMBER 1917; title: 14 WARDING OFF DEFEAT: DERNANCOURT, MARCH-MAY 1918; title: 15 THE JOURNEY TO ULTIMA THULE: JUNE-JULY 1918; title: 16 RIDING A DIVISION TO THE HINDENBURG LINE,; title: AUGUST-OCTOBER 1918; title: 17 THE SLOW HOMECOMING: OCTOBER 1918-JUNE 1919; title: 18 HOME FROM THE WAR: TASMANIAS PUBLIC SERVICE; title: COMMISSIONER, 1919-20; title: 19 PAINFUL CONTROVERSY: VICTORIA'S POLICE COMMISSIONER,; title: 1920-22; title: 20 OUT OF ADVERSITY: THE REMEMBRANCE CLUB OF HOBART,; title: LEGACY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, 1923-24; title: 21 THE MEMBER OR DENISON: FEDERAL POLITICS. 1925-29; title: 22 SLOW DEATH OF A DYNASTY: TASMANIA, 1930-36; title: 23 WILLING SPIRIT: THE FINAL YEARS, 1937-45.