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  • Monash and Chauvel

  • How Australia's Two Greatest Generals Changed the Course of World History
  • By: Roland Perry
  • Narrated by: David Tredinnick
  • Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (94 ratings)

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Monash and Chauvel

By: Roland Perry
Narrated by: David Tredinnick
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The story of the emergence and dominance of two brilliant Australian soldiers who commanded the most effective armies in defeating the Germans and the Turks in the Great War.

Monash and Chauvel is a gripping narrative history that follows the extraordinary campaigns of the two most outstanding battlefield commanders of the First World War across all the Allied armies: John Monash and Harry Chauvel. 

John Monash commanded the Australian forces on the Western Front at the most critical time of the war, 1918. With his German Jewish heritage, Monash was an outsider who had risen to his position through his groundbreaking military achievements. Almost uniquely among Allied generals on the Western Front, he learned the lessons of past failures and devised the tactics that allowed his Australian troops to break through the stalemate of trench warfare, masterminding crucial battles, including Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Peronne, and at the Hindenburg Line that broke the German army in France. 

In the war against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, Harry Chauvel led the 34,000-strong Desert Mounted Column. Chauvel was an empire man who considered himself as British first, Australian second. His attitude changed in the course of the war when he realised he would have to ignore the directives of his British superiors and take the initiative in planning battle tactics himself if he was to defeat the Turks. 

He did this at Romani in the Sinai in August 1916; at Beersheba on 31 October 1917; and in the final 1918 drive to push the Turks right out of the Middle East after 400 years of brutal rule over the Arab tribes. By the end of the war, Monash and Chauvel had brought a distinctly Australian sensibility to their areas of operation, involving flexibility, innovation and a deep respect for the troops they led, which was in turn reciprocated by their men.

Their impact on the war was immense, and in this fascinating and compelling account, best-selling author Roland Perry does full justice to their extraordinary careers and the soldiers under their command.

©2017 Roland Perry (P)2018 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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Excellent story and narration; one suggestion for improvement

I enjoyed everything about the coverage and substance of this audiobook. The narrator did a phenomenal job in almost every respect. I say “almost” because I found the narrator’s breath intake before sentences to be overly loud and distracting. I do understand the need for good breath intake to sustain sentences, but have not come across a narrator who draws in each breath quite so noisily.

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Best overall account I've heard!

Brilliant in every aspect, research, composition, delivery and production. The single best account of the overall Australian account I have heard. So much so that I recommend it for curriculum and or mandatory historical reading. Lest We Forget...

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Excellent overview of WW1’s Best Generals

This was very faithful and eye opening account of The Great War’s best generals.

After listening to this and based on my personal experience, the digger has not changed at all over past 100 odd years. I wish more people could read/listen to this book. Great men with a vision of the future, but held back by Politicians and crooked “Fake News”.

This book holds secrets and solutions for the current situation, with China’s expansion in the Pacific and with the toxic leadership which has infected the ADF.

Very interesting to realise we have forgotten or even that we have much more to learn from these great men a century later. This in my opinion cements these men, certainly Sir John Monash up there with Wellington, Napoleon, Scipio Africanus, Hannibal, ect….

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Just Great

Fantastic book on a couple of unknown leaders of ww1 who had a massive impact on the outcome and basically won the war in their region and also just a great history lesson. Maybe one day they will get the recognition they deserve. Unfortunately I don't think they will while the British, French and USA run the narrative for this war and are unable to share credit with any other nation that performed better than they did.

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make it a movie

this is history that needs telling. galipoli was only the start of what the anzacs did. the leadership skills by Monash and Chavel is awe inspiring

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Excellent

This should be required reading for all school history classes in Australia and it is a great reD

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Incredible Author

A must read for anyone interested in the Great War. Well written with incredible research

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Essential Australian History

This should be required reading from early childhood for every Australian. Authoritative writing, compelling listening.

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An outstanding overview

While not an in-depth study of either man this work provides a brilliant overview of them. It allows for an interest to be cultivated which will hopefully lead to further reading about both of these great Australians!

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A Must for Aussies

This is a must read for all Australians to learn the true story of our ANZACs input into World War 1.

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