{"product_id":"2026100011340-secondhand-the-fall-of-general-gordon-bennett","title":"The Fall Of General Gordon Bennett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most controversial figures of the Second World War in the Pacific theatre, Australian General H. Gordon Bennett has long been a subject of fierce debate — and The Fall of General Gordon Bennett by A.B. Lodge presents the definitive, unflinching account of his rise, disgrace, and contested legacy. At the heart of this work lies the catastrophic fall of Singapore in February 1942, one of the greatest military defeats in British Commonwealth history, and Bennett's fateful decision to abandon his men and escape — an act that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Lodge chronicles the political and military machinations surrounding Bennett's command with meticulous detail, drawing on extensive archival research to reconstruct the chain of decisions that led to his downfall and subsequent court of inquiry.\n\nBeyond the battlefield, this biography is a penetrating study of military honour, leadership under pressure, and the brutal weight of institutional judgment. Lodge's measured, scholarly prose neither wholly condemns nor absolves its subject, instead presenting a nuanced portrait of a deeply ambitious man whose career ended in irredeemable scandal. For readers of Australian military history and Second World War scholarship, this work raises a question that lingers long after the final page: was Bennett a coward, a pragmatist, or simply a general undone by circumstances beyond his control?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573183385819,"sku":"2026100011340-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/73068b9e-f078-48ee-96f1-990f52233419.png?v=1791167837","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011340-secondhand-the-fall-of-general-gordon-bennett","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}