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Field Marshal Lord Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes, 1865-1951
by Richard Farrimond
Full Price: $49.95
Discount Price: $32.50
ISBN: 9781804512364
Pub Date: 2023-08-03
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Helion and Company
232 Pages
Birdwood was a very notable general at Gallipoli, commanding the Anzacs, and leading the successful final evacuations. He led the Australians continuously on the Western Front, laying the groundwork for their celebrated achievements in 1918. He had great diplomatic acumen and his later years were both militarily and imperially significant.
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