An Australian Soldier's Library - JulianKnight.com.au

The following is this editor’s library on soldiering. It is in no particular order, though perhaps mostly in the order that each book was purchased; since 1982 when at the time ‘war‘ was the curricular theme for HSC English.

We buy through and recommend shopping from Books on War Australia, https://booksonwaraustralia.com/

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Erich Maria Remarque, (translated into English by Arthur Wesley Wheen)

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu

On War

by Carl von Clausewitz

General Patton: A Soldier’s Life

by Stanley P Hirshson

The Soldier’s Story: The Battle at Xã Long Tân, Vietnam, 18 August 1966

by Terry Burstall

Token Soldiers

by John Carroll

Duntroon: The Royal Military College of Australia 1911-1986

by Chris Clark

Duntroon: The Royal Military College of Australia 1911-2001

by Darren Moore

Jacka, VC: Australia’s Finest Fighting Soldier

by Ian Grant

Backs to the Wall

by G.D. Mitchell

Larrikins in Khaki

by Tim Bowden

Long Tân: A Reappraisal – The greatest challenge faced by an Australia infantry company during the Vietnam War

by Fred Fairhead

All Guts and No Glory

by Bob Buick

The Battle of Long Tân: The Legend of ANZAC Upheld

Lex McAuley

Long Tân and Beyond: Alpha Company 6 RAR in Vietnam 1966-67

by Lieutenant Colonel Charles S Mollison

A Soldier Returns: A Long Tân veteran discovers the other side of Vietnam

by Terry Burstall

Through Enemy Eyes

by Dave Sabben

Mentions in Despatches

by Dave Sabben

‘Wartime’ Magazine

Official Magazine of the Australian War Memorial

This is Soldier Julian Knight’s official website:

This is the official website of Australian Soldier Julian Knight.

Having duly served the Supreme Court of Victoria’s imposed sentence of 27 years for his immediately confessed mass crime, unelected politician Denis Napthine usurped the judiciary and illegally imposed indefinite detention. Instantly in 2014 Julian Knight became not a criminal, but a political prisoner of the Victorian Government No. 49821 held at Port Phillip Prison | formerly Army Corps of Staff Cadet No. 5266 at the Royal Military College Duntroon | formerly Australian Army Reserve Trooper No. 3204059.

*Soldier: We consider the title of Soldier to be a noble profession the moment a civilian signs up to serve Country, followed by training, experience and sacrifice in battle. So we duly grammatise it with a capital ‘S’. ADF personnel (whether a ‘Soldier’, ‘Sailor’, ‘Aircrew’, or any other ADF role, from Day 1 to serve their country (Australia) instantly becomes a special member of our vital Australian Defence Force.

From Day 1 sign-up, each Army recruit deserves this capital title ‘Soldier’ despite pre-trained, pre- experienced, pre-active service, pre-medal recipient, pre-veteran, pre-wounded, pre-KIA.

Such military ‘sign up’ is so much a distinct and a higher calling that most other professions / trades.

Let no person who has ever ‘signed up to serve their country‘ ever hold any doubt of their rare courage to serve. We Australians as CIVVY citizens hold a profound civilian duty to respect and be proud of what these relative few committed souls put their lives in harm’s way and continue to champion and protect our fortunate way of life in Australia. They proudly follow in the legacy of our forebears of similar ilk who hard-fought and sacrificed.

Sadly increasingly these are forgotten brave heroes. History repeats. Sadly, negative and dangerous mis-training of those so committed risks outcomes like Hoddle Street (1987) and Full Metal Bullet (1987). Both a bully bad year of Soldier negative recruitment training.

So, who are we underwriting this website? We are ‘The Knighthood’ – Mr Knight’s support base. This website is cathartic. In no way is any financial benefit derived, requested or ever accepted.

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