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Australian Memories in Black and White: War

Australian Memories in Black and White: War

by Carol Fallows and Peter Cosgrove
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/08/2005

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The third book in the Australian Memories series commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. This collection of stills from the Cinesound and Movietone Newsreel Archive, published for the first time, captures Australians at war as they fought at home and abroad for their country from the Kokoda Trail in New Guinea and the legendary Rats of Tobruk in North Africa to the bombing of Darwin and the shelling of Sydney Harbour. Cinesound and Movietone newsreels played in Australian cinemas from 1931 to 1975. The Cinesound and Movietone Newsreel Archive is permanently accessible to the public. It is inscribed on the Australian Memory of the World Register, a global UNESCO program. OTHER TITLES IN SERIES *Australian Memories in Black and White (cased first edition), *Fashion (April 05), *Australian Memories in Black and White (paperback second edition) (October 05), *Women (April 06), *Sport (August 06), *Entertainment (November 06)
ISBN:
9781740456098
9781740456098
Category:
General & world history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-08-2005
Publisher:
Murdoch Books
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
192
Peter Cosgrove

Peter Cosgrove was born in Sydney in 1947. The son of a soldier, he attended Waverley College in Sydney and graduated in 1968 from the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Early in his military career, he fought in Vietnam, commanding a rifle platoon. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1971 for his performance and leadership during an assault on enemy positions.

In 1972, he served as Aide de Camp to Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck. He returned to regimental life as second in command of a Company, rising to Adjutant then Company Commander in the Army's 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR), then 5/7 RAR in Holsworthy, Sydney. Subsequent appointments included a period as a tactics instructor at the Army's Infantry Centre in Singleton, New South Wales; a year's study at the United States Marine Corps Staff College in Quantico, USA; extended periods of duty in the United Kingdom and India; and command of 1 RAR. He was appointed a Member in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service in command in 1983-84.

Peter Cosgrove came to national attention in 1999 when, as Commander of the International Task Force East Timor (INTERFET), he was responsible for overseeing that country's transition to independence. For his leadership in this role he was promoted to Companion in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AC).

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