General Peter Cosgrove, My Story
by Cosgrove, General Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0732283841
- ISBN 13
- 9780732283841
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Australia : Harper Collins Publishers, Inc, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Slightly larger than Octavo. Signed by Author. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Boards have some slight edge wear “This book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.” Peter Cosgrove, 2006
General Peter Cosgrove leapt into the public consciousness when he headed the 9000-strong multinational INTERFET force sent in to restore order in East Timor. Through his straightforward approach to a tense situation, General Cosgrove instilled confidence. In his rise to Chief of the Army and then, to the top job as Chief of the Defence Force, the General cemented a reputation as a modern day Australian hero, a strong leader – and an all-round good bloke.
My Story, written by the man himself, is packed with humorous anecdotes which counter the more serious detail of the General’s role in the military through to his retirement in July 2005. He writes colourfully of his early years and we follow him from raw recruit to Vietnam. The book also gives insights into major recent events: 9/11, the Tampa Crisis, the liberation of East Timor and Iraq. General Cosgrove is not a man who flinches from telling it how it was. B & W and colour photos
General Peter Cosgrove leapt into the public consciousness when he headed the 9000-strong multinational INTERFET force sent in to restore order in East Timor. Through his straightforward approach to a tense situation, General Cosgrove instilled confidence. In his rise to Chief of the Army and then, to the top job as Chief of the Defence Force, the General cemented a reputation as a modern day Australian hero, a strong leader – and an all-round good bloke.
My Story, written by the man himself, is packed with humorous anecdotes which counter the more serious detail of the General’s role in the military through to his retirement in July 2005. He writes colourfully of his early years and we follow him from raw recruit to Vietnam. The book also gives insights into major recent events: 9/11, the Tampa Crisis, the liberation of East Timor and Iraq. General Cosgrove is not a man who flinches from telling it how it was. B & W and colour photos
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54936
- Title
- General Peter Cosgrove, My Story
- Author
- Cosgrove, General Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0732283841
- ISBN 13
- 9780732283841
- Publisher
- Harper Collins Publishers, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 468
- LCCN
- 2007367162
- Dewey
- 355.0092
- Keywords
- Soldiering, Soldiers, Generals, etc General Cosgrove, AIF, Australian Army
- X weight
- 950.000 kg
- Size
- Slightly larger than Octavo
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