Jean Bou: 3 books
Light Horse
A History of Australia's Mounted Arm
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2009
The mounted soldier is one of the most evocative symbols in Australian military history. Now a celebrated part of Australia's army heritage, the role and very existence of mounted troops in modern warfare was being called into question at the time of its most crowning military moments. Light horse...
by Jean Bou
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
With nearly two mounted divisions engaged against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East for almost three years the Palestine Campaign was Australias longest running militarily significant endeavour of the First World War after the Western Front. And yet apart from the battle of Beersheba the Palestine...
Duty First
A history of the Royal Australian Regiment
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Duty First is the complete history of the Royal Australian Regiment, which has been the mainstay of the Australian Regular Army for over sixty years. With the formation of the regular army, including the Royal Australian Regiment, for the first time Australia had a permanent professional army, available...