A Soldier's Soldier: A Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly

by Jeffrey Grey

Overview

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly was a renowned soldier and one of the most influential figures in Australia's military history. As Chief of the General Staff during the Vietnam War, he oversaw a significant re-organisation of the Army as he fought a war under political and resource restrictions. In this unique biography, Jeffrey Grey shows how Daly prepared himself for the challenges of command in a time of great political upheaval. A Soldier's Soldier examines Daly's career from his entry to Duntroon in the early 1930s until his retirement forty years later, covering the key issues in the development of the Australian Army along the way. Drawing on extensive interview transcripts, the book provides a compelling portrait of Sir Thomas Daly and his distinguished career.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107289710
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/24/2013
Series:	Australian Army History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Jeffrey Grey is Professor and founding director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society at the University of New South Wales, Canberra.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Regimental soldiering; 2. Balikpapan 1945; 3. 'He could fill any appointment with distinction'; 4. The challenges of senior rank; 5. Chief of the General Staff; 6. Daly, the Army, and the war in Vietnam 1966–71; 7. The 'Civic Action Crisis' 1971; 8. Epilogue.