I confess : a memoir of the siege of Tobruk / John Joseph Murray.
Publication details: Newport, N.S.W. : Big Sky Publishing, 2011.Description: 247 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780987057488 (pbk.)
- Murray, John Joseph, 1892-1951
- Australia. Army. Division, 9th
- Australia Army Australian Imperial Force, 2nd (1939-1946)
- Australia. Australian Army. Division, 9th
- Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force, 2nd (1939-1946)
- Australia. Army. Royal Australian Engineers. Division, 9th
- Australia. Army. Australian Imperial Force
- Australia. Army. Division, 9th
- Australia. Army. Australian Imperial Force, 2nd (1939-1946)
- Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force, 2nd (1939-1946)
- Australia. Australian Army. Division, 9th
- Tobruk, Battles of (Libya : 1941-1942)
- World War (1939-1945)
- 1939-1945
- Military campaigns
- Military participation -- Australian
- Regimental histories
- Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Australian
- Africa, North
- Australia
- Libya -- Tobruk
- 940.5423 23
- D766.93 M87 2011
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 940.542 MUR | Available | 068774 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is an intimate portrayal of command in the crucible of war. Major General John Joseph Murray fought in the AIF in both the First and Second World Wars. He won the Military Cross as a company commander during the disastrous Battle of Fromelles, and in the Second World War he commanded the Australian 20th Brigade during the siege of Tobruk, that grinding, tortuous desert defence that saw the German forces label his men 'rats',a badge they have worn since with pride and honour. I Confess is a carefully crafted analysis of leadership under pressure, a very personal reflection on its stresses, its tragedies and its lifelong reward.
