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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader
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General Cosgrove's leadership of the Peacekeeping Force in East Timor saw him become the face of the Australian digger and our well-loved and best-known General since World War II. "Cos", as he was known among friends, was born to wear khaki. He followed his father and grandfather into the army, and, as a gung-ho 22-year-old soldier, won the Military Cross for bravery under fire in Vietnam during an assault on enemy positions. It was the start of a fascinating odyssey from cocky lieutenant to revered Commander-in-Chief. This is the untold and long awaited story of the man under the slouch hat. Acclaimed author Patrick Lindsay looks at the real Cos - the soldier, the diplomat and the man - through the eyes of those whose lives he touched, and reveals the journey to the top as the Chief of Australia's Defence Forces in one of the most turbulent periods in our history. (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: To Lisa, Nathan, Kate and Sarah...inspirations all.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2006 .
      Extent: xii, 289p., [16] p. of platesp.
      Description: ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.)
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliography (p.[268]-277) and index.
      ISBN: 1741665280, 9781741665284

Works about this Work

Candour and Ferocity Brian Matthews , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 10-11)

— Review of My Story Peter Cosgrove , 2006 single work autobiography ; Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader Patrick Lindsay , 2006 single work biography
Cosgrove Plotting Coup on Masters Murray Waldren , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2006; (p. 3)
Beneath the Slouch Hat John J. Coe , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 November 2006; (p. 7)

— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader Patrick Lindsay , 2006 single work biography
Cosgrove's Legacy Andrew Bonnell , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 25)

— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader Patrick Lindsay , 2006 single work biography
Cosgrove's Legacy Andrew Bonnell , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 25)

— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader Patrick Lindsay , 2006 single work biography
Beneath the Slouch Hat John J. Coe , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 November 2006; (p. 7)

— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader Patrick Lindsay , 2006 single work biography
Candour and Ferocity Brian Matthews , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 10-11)

— Review of My Story Peter Cosgrove , 2006 single work autobiography ; Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader Patrick Lindsay , 2006 single work biography
Cosgrove Plotting Coup on Masters Murray Waldren , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2006; (p. 3)
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