Soldiers and Gentlemen : Australian Battalion Commanders in the Great War, 1914-1918 / William Westerman.

Cover ; Half-title page; Series page ; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Measurements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 'He Knows How to Make Soldiers': Raising the AIF; 2 'Everything is a Terrible Muddle': The Gallipoli Campaign, 1915; 3 'No Shortage of Senior Officers': Command Turnover; 4 'Serious, Scientific War': The Western Front and Trench Warfare, 1916-1917; 5 'The Hardest Task in the Army': Battalion Administration; 6 'A Good Man to Serve Under': Leadership and Personal Factors

7 'The Destiny of the Empire': the Western Front, 1918Conclusion; Appendix A: COs' Periods of Command; Appendix B: Statistics; Appendix C: Battalion Organisation; Notes; Bibliography; Index