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.

Promotional Information

Examines the career of one of the most influential figures in Australia's military history.

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.