GENERAL MONASH’S BOOK.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3408, 12 February 1920, Page 7

GENERAL MONASH’S BOOK.

LONDON, Feb. 3

Tl:-e. Manchester Guardian, in a leader on (“rCll(‘1"Cll Monzisli book. pays. a warm tribuite to General Monaslfis resources and brilliant l'cadersliip, but rnildly protests against his ret'erence tothc Britisll Third Corps of infantry flailing to reach their ultimate objective, which he indirectly sug-gestg was due to t'anlty sltaff co«ordilia.tion or faulty leadership. The correct explanation is that the third corps north\\'ar<l oi’ the Sonnne hatl the most difficult ground to cover. Absence of recognition of this difl‘erenE'é'is an insitlance of the few failings in judgment of Others by the wondcrt'ul Australian l""°l’>'- With the exception of :1 few iSolatod lmifs, they are the greatest of 3“ modern soldiei-s, probably ltlie great?St in history. They are so supreme 111 every.oth'er m';trtial qu~ality that they Qflllltl well amn‘-d to practice complete. generosity in their jmlgn‘.ent' of COllll‘a(]Qs_