Monash and Chauvel: How Australia's two greatest generals changed the course of world history

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""Cover""; ""Also by the author""; ""Title Page""; ""Dedications""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""PART 1: 1915 to 1917""; ""1 Monash""; ""2 Chauvel""; ""3 Romani""; ""4 George Vâ#x80;#x99;s Support""; ""5 Gaza Failures""; ""6 Eyeing the Tank""; ""7 Allenby Meets Lawrence and Chauvel""; ""8 Broodseinde â#x80;#x98;Winâ#x80;#x99;; Haigâ#x80;#x99;s Deadly Haste""; ""9 The Taking of Beersheba""; ""10 Emerging from the Pack""; ""PART 2: January to June 1918""; ""11 Ludendorffâ#x80;#x99;s Ascendancy""; ""12 Arab No-Show; Setbacks Beyond Jericho""; ""13 Ludendorffâ#x80;#x99;s Mighty Attack""; ""14 Blocking the Lunge"";Monash and Chauvel: How Australia's two greatest generals changed the course of world history tells the story of the emergence and dominance of these brilliant Australian soldiers, who commanded the two most effective armies in defeating the Germans and the Turks in the Great War. ""Cover"" ""Also by the author"" ""Title Page"" ""Dedications"" ""Contents"" ""Introduction"" ""PART 1: 1915 to 1917"" ""1 Monash"" ""2 Chauvel"" ""3 Romani"" ""4 George Vâ#x80 #x99 s Support"" ""5 Gaza Failures"" ""6 Eyeing the Tank"" ""7 Allenby Meets Lawrence and Chauvel"" ""8 Broodseinde â#x80 #x98 Winâ#x80 #x99 Haigâ#x80 #x99 s Deadly Haste"" ""9 The Taking of Beersheba"" ""10 Emerging from the Pack"" ""PART 2: January to June 1918"" ""11 Ludendorffâ#x80 #x99 s Ascendancy"" ""12 Arab No-Show Setbacks Beyond Jericho"" ""13 Ludendorffâ#x80 #x99 s Mighty Attack"" ""14 Blocking the Lunge"" ""15 Parry, Push and Pull at the Front""""16 Hamel Attack Rejected"" ""17 Of Agrarian Gods, and Sheep"" ""18 Es Salt Assault"" ""19 â#x80 #x98 Failure Be Damned!â#x80 #x99 "" ""20 The Commanderâ#x80 #x99 s Top Picks"" ""21 Birdwoodâ#x80 #x99 s Bolstering"" ""22 The Rise and Rise"" ""23 The Confrontation: Monash vs Hughes"" ""24 Hamel: Rawlinson, Pershing Denied"" ""25 Clemenceauâ#x80 #x99 s Glow"" ""26 Re-enter, Mustafa Kemal"" ""PART 3: Amiens and Monashâ#x80 #x99 s Ascendancy"" ""27 A Problem with Pétain"" ""28 The Inventorâ#x80 #x99 s Invention"" ""29 Monashâ#x80 #x99 s Master Plan Takes Shape"" ""30 A-Day Approaches"" ""31 The Battle Begins: 8 August 1918""""32 Tanks for the Mist"" ""33 Carterâ#x80 #x99 s Wild Ride"" ""34 Chipilly Spur Germanyâ#x80 #x99 s Black Days"" ""35 Haigâ#x80 #x99 s Emotional Response"" ""36 George V Makes a Point"" ""37 Keeping the Pressure On"" ""38 Pedantic Lawyer"" ""39 Rogue Warlord"" ""40 McNicollâ#x80 #x99 s Moment"" ""41 Assault on Mont St Quentin"" ""42 Péronne"" ""43 Monash and Ludendorff Feel the Strain"" ""44 Hughesâ#x80 #x99 Attempted Assertion"" ""45 The Politics of Interference"" ""46 Tank Illusion"" ""47 Compassion at the Front"" ""PART 4: Syria and Chauvelâ#x80 #x99 s Ascendancy"" ""48 Chauvelâ#x80 #x99 s Fast Work""""49 The Big Con"" ""50 The Light Horse Column Breaks Out"" ""51 Von Sanders Slips the Net"" ""52 Operation Jenin"" ""53 Turks Falling"" ""54 Smith Chips In"" ""55 Grant and the 11thâ#x80 #x99 s Charge at the Sea of Galilee"" ""56 Allenbyâ#x80 #x99 s Uncertain Directive"" ""57 Night of the Anzacs and Turks"" ""58 Monashâ#x80 #x99 s Biggest Assault"" ""59 The Americans Falter"" ""60 Damascus: A City Uncontrolled"" ""61 First In Best Placed"" ""62 Olden and the 10th Conquer Damascus"" ""63 Deception at the Reception"" ""64 Lawrenceâ#x80 #x99 s Cry for Help"" ""65 Parade of Force"" ""66 The Firing of Lawrence""""67 Montbrehain: Last Push of Monashâ#x80 #x99 s Diggers"" ""68 Glory Days"" ""69 Kemalâ#x80 #x99 s Last Stands"" ""PART 5: Post-Armistice"" ""70 The Best Man in France, and England"" ""71 Back to Gallipoli"" ""72 Repatriation"" ""73 The Light Horse Rides Again"" ""74 Hughes Struts World Stage"" ""POSTSCRIPT"" ""75 John Monash"" ""76 Harry Chauvel"" ""77 The Record: Revised and Buried"" ""Pic section"" ""Acknowledgements"" ""Notes"" ""Select Bibliography""