George Mansford AO

George Mansford enlisted in the Australian Army in 1951. He served 40 years as an infantryman; most of that time in the Royal Australian Regiment. His service included Korea, the Malayan Emergency, Thai Border, Vietnam, New Guinea and Singapore. He was commissioned from the ranks in 1964. He raised and commanded the Army’s Battle School (which is now used by foreign military units including USA, and UK); 11 Infantry Brigade; and the Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force in Far North Queensland. George was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1975 for outstanding services and retired in 1990 as a Brigadier. He is the author of two books; “Junior Leadership on the Battlefield” and the best-selling novel, “The Mad Galahs”.

Index of Writings

Other

A

• A Cruel Ruthless Bitch Named War
• A Fair Go And No More Betrayal
• A Forgotten Soldier
• A New Dawn
• A Toast To The Regiment
• A Very Special Place

B

C

• Casualties of War
• Click, Clang, Spa-Rong

D

• Dig In
• Do Canberra Suits Think It’s All A Game?

E

F

G

H

• Home at Last
• How Could I Forget?

I

• In The Political Arena – Yes Means No
• Initiative and Mischief in the Ranks
• It Never Ends

J

• Judas Is Living In Canberra

K

L

• Love Not War

M

• Making War Respectable

N

• Neglected Heroes
• New Rules for the Game of Soldiering

O

• Old Soldiers Never Die

P

• Politics and War

Q

R

S

• Shabby Treatment from Politicians
• Soldiering
• Soldiering At The Sharp End
• Some Stark Realities of Service Life

T

• The Brotherhood
• The Cost Of Soldiering
• The Enemy Within
• The Ghosts of Canungra
• The Land Down Under
• The Lottery of War
• The Oath…
• The Price of War: Gallipoli to Afghanistan And Beyond
• The Product of War
• The Proud Badge of the Roo
• The Spirit Of Australia
• The Warriors Who Persevered
• They Still Live
• To Kill Or Be Killed
• Those Were The Days

U

V

W

• Was It A Cosmic Storm?
• What Did Happen To The Rules?

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Y

Z