Author(s): S. P. Ramage

History

A military history biography of Colonel Ian Hutchison, a revered soldier and one of the great figures in Australian military history. It covers the events which shaped Hutchison and prepared him for command in both the Second World War and the Korean War. It sheds new light on key issues and campaigns including the Kokoda Campaign of 1942, the Syrian Campaign, the Aitape-Wewak Campaign, the War Crime Trials in New Guinea, and the static phase of the Korean War. It also gives significant information on the battles of Bardia and Tobruk in Libya, 1941.