Forgotten men : the Australian Army Veterinary Corps, 1909-1946 / Michael Tyquin
- Bib ID:
- 5013239
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Tyquin, Michael B. (Michael Bernard), 1952-
- Description:
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- Newport, N.S.W. : Big Sky Pub., 2011
- 488 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780980814088
- 0980814081
- Series:
- Australian Army history collection.
- Summary:
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Michael Tyquin provides a full account of the Australian Army Veterinary Corps' operation from inception to dissolution and shows the magnitude of their contribution to the combat effectiveness of the Australian Army from 1909 to 1946. Importantly, this book finally brings the achievements of these brave and heroic men out of the shadows. These are true blue Aussie battlers.
- Full contents:
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- Antecedents and lessons learnt
- Prelude to war - 1914
- Getting down to it - 1915
- Desert, dust and camels - 1916
- France and Belgium - 1916
- Middle Eastern theatre - 1917
- Hell for man and beast - 1917
- Progress at last - Palestine and Syria, 1918
- Western Front - 1918
- Interlude - 1919
- Indifference and impoverishment - 1939 to 1946
- Epilogue - what could have been?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-466) and index.
- Subject:
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- Australia. Army. Veterinary Corps -- History
- Veterinary service, Military -- Australia
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterinary service
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterinary service
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Australian
- Australia -- History, Military
- Australian
- Also Titled:
- Forgotten men : the Australian Army Veterinary Corps nineteen hundred and nine to nineteen hundred and forty six
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2032 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1962
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