| ISBN |
9780733338458 |
| 0733338453 |
| Author |
Perry, Roland, 1946- (author.) |
| Title |
ANZAC sniper / Roland Perry. |
| Cover title |
ANZAC sniper : the extraordinary story of Stan Savige - from Gallipoli marksman to WWII general |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Description |
383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"The extraordinary story of Stan Savige - from Gallipoli marksman to WWII general"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In this gripping biography, Roland Perry paints a fascinating and complex portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Stanley George Savige, a man of character and compassion, a quiet outsider who founded the war veterans' support charity Legacy, whose record is second to none in Australian military history, in the scope of his combat over two world wars. |
| Subjects |
Savige, Stanley George, -- Sir,1890-1954 |
| Australia. -- Army. -- Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921) |
| Australia. -- Australian Army. -- Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921) |
| Great Britain. -- Army. -- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| Great Britain. -- Army. -- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| Generals -- Australia -- Biography |
| Snipers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Call number |
2018.545 |
