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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)
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Dedication: To Lisa, Nathan, Kate and Sarah...inspirations all.
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Candour and Ferocity
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 10-11)
— Review of My Story 2006 single work autobiography ; Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader 2006 single work biography -
Cosgrove Plotting Coup on Masters
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2006; (p. 3) -
Beneath the Slouch Hat
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 November 2006; (p. 7)
— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader 2006 single work biography -
Cosgrove's Legacy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 25)
— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader 2006 single work biography
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Cosgrove's Legacy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 25)
— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader 2006 single work biography -
Beneath the Slouch Hat
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 November 2006; (p. 7)
— Review of Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader 2006 single work biography -
Candour and Ferocity
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 10-11)
— Review of My Story 2006 single work autobiography ; Cosgrove : Portrait of a Leader 2006 single work biography -
Cosgrove Plotting Coup on Masters
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2006; (p. 3)
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