Jungle Cavalry: Australian Independent Companies and Commandos 1941-1945

by Gregory Blake

The Australian Independent Companies and the Commandos into which they evolved were unique sub-units of the Australian Army during the Second World War. The very concept of such units was a radical one for the deeply conservative Australian Army and came about because of the personal intervention from the Chief of the General Staff, who alone advocated their establishment. The Independent Companies were unlike any other unit in the Australian Army...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911628828
• ISBN13: 9781911628828
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"