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"A perfected modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases. Every individual unit must make its entry precisely at the proper moment and play its phrase in the general harmony." -- John Monash \*\*\* Who was the most innovative general of World War I? For author (and former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia) Tim Fischer\*, the answer has to be Australia's John Monash, a man who, for all the recognition he received in his lifetime and after, has arguably not been given his proper due within the major military histories of the Great War. In this book, Fischer asks why John Monash was never promoted to Field Marshal, as international precedent suggested was most appropriate, pointing the finger primarily at Billy Hughes, the Australian prime minister from 1915 to 1923, within a wider context of establishment suspicion towards this son of a German Jewish migrant. The book demonstrates how a posthumous granting of the Field Marshal rank for John Monash now constitutes a due reward for this great servant of the Australian nation - a

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Author

Tim Fischer

Publisher

Monash University Publishing

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781922235596

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Military

Rating

3.21 / 5 (14 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14