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5 November 2008

Sir John Monash
Sir John Monash. Photo courtesy of Monash University Archives.

ABC 1 is marking Armistice Day 2008, the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, with a one-hour program examining Sir John Monash's key military victories and the hidebound military culture he overturned to win them.

Defeating powerful opposition to become commander of the Australian Corps, Monash devised a plan that won key battles and saved thousands of lives. The program also examines the battles Monash fought off the battlefield as well as in the trenches of the Western Front. His German-Jewish background made him a target for powerful figures in the military and the media.

'Monash -- The Forgotten Anzac' stars Robert Menzies, the grandson of the World War II Australian prime minister and goes to air at 8.30 pm on 11 November.

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