The Resource Stealth raiders : a few daring men in 1918, Lucas Jordan
Stealth raiders : a few daring men in 1918, Lucas Jordan
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The item Stealth raiders : a few daring men in 1918, Lucas Jordan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
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- Summary
- In 1918 a few daring low-ranking Australian infantrymen, alone among all the armies on the Western Front, initiated stealth raids without orders. These stealth raiders killed Germans, captured prisoners and advanced the line, sometimes by thousands of yards. They were held in high regard by other men of the lower ranks and were feared by the Germans facing them. Who were these stealth raiders and why did they do it? What made Australian soldiers take on this independent and personal type of warfare? Using their firsthand accounts, as well as official archives and private records, Lucas Jordan pieces their stories together. A gripping account of the crucial summer on the Western Front, Stealth Raiders- A Few Daring Men in 1918 considers the stealth raiders' war experience and training, the unprecedented conditions at the front and the morale of the German Army in 1918. Lucas Jordan argues that bush skills, and the bush ethos central to Australian civil society - with its emphasis on resourcefulness and initiative - made stealth raids a distinctively Australian phenomenon
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- First published by Vintage in 2017
- Isbn
- 9780143786634
- Label
- Stealth raiders : a few daring men in 1918
- Title
- Stealth raiders
- Title remainder
- a few daring men in 1918
- Statement of responsibility
- Lucas Jordan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1918 a few daring low-ranking Australian infantrymen, alone among all the armies on the Western Front, initiated stealth raids without orders. These stealth raiders killed Germans, captured prisoners and advanced the line, sometimes by thousands of yards. They were held in high regard by other men of the lower ranks and were feared by the Germans facing them. Who were these stealth raiders and why did they do it? What made Australian soldiers take on this independent and personal type of warfare? Using their firsthand accounts, as well as official archives and private records, Lucas Jordan pieces their stories together. A gripping account of the crucial summer on the Western Front, Stealth Raiders- A Few Daring Men in 1918 considers the stealth raiders' war experience and training, the unprecedented conditions at the front and the morale of the German Army in 1918. Lucas Jordan argues that bush skills, and the bush ethos central to Australian civil society - with its emphasis on resourcefulness and initiative - made stealth raids a distinctively Australian phenomenon
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jordan, Lucas
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Australia
- World War, 1914-1918
- Soldiers
- Raids (Military science)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Stealth raiders : a few daring men in 1918, Lucas Jordan
- Note
- First published by Vintage in 2017
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2002761
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780143786634
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
- Label
- Stealth raiders : a few daring men in 1918, Lucas Jordan
- Note
- First published by Vintage in 2017
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2002761
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780143786634
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
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