Book description
This is the untold and long awaited story of the man under the slouch
hat, General Peter Cosgrove My name is Major General Peter Cosgrove. My
task is to restore peace and order to East Timor. I plan to carry out
that mission. General Peter Cosgrove General Cosgrove's leadership of
the Peacekeeping Force in East Timor saw him become the face of the
Australian digger and our well-loved and best-known General since World
War II. "Cos", as he was known among friends, was born to wear
khaki. He followed his father and grandfather into the army, and, as a
gung-ho 22-year-old soldier, won the Military Cross for bravery under
fire in Vietnam during an assault on enemy positions. It was the start
of a fascinating odyssey from cocky lieutenant to revered
Commander-in-Chief. This is the untold and long awaited story of the man
under the slouch hat. Acclaimed author Patrick Lindsay looks at the real
Cos - the soldier, the diplomat and the man - through the eyes of those
whose lives he touched, and reveals the journey to the top as the Chief
of Australia's Defence Forces in one of the most turbulent periods in
our history. After a long career as a print and television journalist,
Patrick Lindsay is now one of Australia's leading non-fiction authors.
Among his many bestsellers are The Spirit of Kokoda, The Spirit of The
Digger, Back From the Dead, The Spirit of Gallipoli, Heart of a
Champion, Cosgrove - Portrait of a Leader, Fromelles and Kokoda Spirit.
Prior to writing fulltime, Patrick had leading roles on the Nine and
Seven Networks. He lives in Sydney with his wife Lisa Cotton and has
three grown-up children, Nathan, Kate and Sarah.
