A Tactical Exercise Military Science University of Sydney 1909 Hubert Foster

by Hubert Foster

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Military Science University of Sydney Course 1909 Hubert Foster - A TACTICAL EXERCISE on Ground near Sydney. For Instruction of Militia Officers attending the Course of Military Science at the University of Sydney, 1909. Includes several small maps and one superb fold out map of Western Sydney from 1909 (printed 1912) 78 pages Condition is good. There is some bug damage to extremities of last few pages. Maps are good. Fold out map has some small tears and light markings - see photos UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY. Department of Military Science. Senior Officers' Courses in Staff Duties. 1909 to 1911. Description of a Staff Ride dealing with Operations in the Country lying between Hornsby and the Nepean River from Menangle to Richmond. SYDNEY: Printed by T. Wright, 39-41 Dixon Street. 1912. The Department of Military Studies at the University of Sydney ran courses from 1907 to 1915. The manner in which it functioned and the role it played is not widely understood, in particular how it was integrated with the Commonwealth Military Forces. It played a significant role before the arrival of Royal Military College Duntroon, and tyhe Department’s influence was within the Commonwealth Military Forces as an early example of integration between tertiary education and professional military education, while also situating the Department within the context of wider British Empire officer education. The Director of the Program was Colonel Hubert John Foster. He would later become Brigadier General

• Year: 1909
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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