Geoffrey Travers

Broschiertes Buch

William Holmes

The Soldier's General [Large Print 16pt]

Beschreibung

Holmes commanded Australia's first independent military expeditionary force in World War I, and in New Guinea accepted the first German surrender for Australia.

Autor

Geoffrey Travers was educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) and Sydney University where he graduated in economics and law. Although not a soldier himself, he comes from a long line of soldiers: his great-great-grandfathers, Captain William Holmes and Lieutenant Henry Green of the New South Wales Force; his great-grandfather, Major General William Holmes; his grandfathers and great-uncle, Colonel Jack Travers, Colonel Hector Clayton and Colonel Basil Holmes, who served at Gallipoli and in France in the First World War; and his father, Captain William Travers, who was a prisoner of war of the Germans during the Second World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ReadHowYouWant
• Seitenzahl: 794
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 1327g
• ISBN-13: 9780369391087
• ISBN-10: 036939108X
• Artikelnr.: 68293925