20675 The Life and Times of Brigadier Sir Frederick Galleghan. Foreword by Sir Roden Cutler The Macmillan Company of Australia, Melbourne, 1983 8vo, pp. xiv + 178. Illustrated. Hardcover in original dust jacket. ISBN 0333339088. Brigadier 'Black Jack' Galleghan fought in two World Wars and held a commissioned rank for fifty years. In his last command, he staged the biggest ambuscade in WWII, at Gemenchai in 1942. For this battle, in which a thousand Japanese soldiers were killed, his battalion received commendation from the Japanese High Command- a rare distinction. $20.00AUD
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