Dale Carnegie Lincoln the Unknown - EDGAR TOWNER VC SIGNED to Arthur Calwell
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Dale Carnegie Lincoln the Unknown EDGAR TOWNER VC SIGNED to Arthur Calwell Dale Carnegie Lincoln the Unknown (1947 A unique association copy! Signed and inscribed by Edgar Towner VC (Victorian Cross winner) to Arthur Calwell (Dated 9.7.49). At the time Calwell was minister for Immigration. Arthur Augustus Calwell was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. He led the party through three federal elections, Edgar Towner (1890-1972) enlisted in 1915 and soon established himself as an outstanding soldier. Fighting in France, he was commissioned, won the Military Cross and was twice Mentioned in Despatches before receiving the Victoria Cross for the attack on Mont St Quentin. In the battle, constantly under fire, he undertook dangerous reconnaissance and bravely led his machine-gunners. At one point he personally captured a machine-gun and turned it on the enemy. After 30 hours' fighting he was evacuated, wounded and exhausted.
- Publisher: The World's Work
- Year: 1947
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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