Chauvel of the Light Horse

by A J Hill

Even today the picture of the Light Horseman, emu plumes in his hat, sabre drawn and charger at full gallop, stirs Australian blood. Sir Harry Chauvel was the leader and the greatest of them. The Imperial government acknowledged his stature in World War I when it placed its own formations under his command. The brilliant victories at Gaza, Beersheba and Damascus were his, and thus a great part of the Allied victory over Turkey. Chauvel was the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522873278
• ISBN13: 9780522873276
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"