{"product_id":"2026200013061-secondhand-blamey-the-biography-of-field-marshal-sir-thomas-blamey","title":"Blamey: The Biography Of Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in Australian military history are as commanding — or as controversial — as Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, and John Hetherington's Blamey: The Biography of Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey stands as the definitive account of his remarkable life. Rising from humble origins to become the only Australian ever appointed to the rank of Field-Marshal, Blamey's career spans the brutal campaigns of Gallipoli and the Western Front in WWI through to his pivotal command of Allied Land Forces in the South-West Pacific during WWII, where he directed the gruelling New Guinea campaign against Imperial Japan under the supreme command of General Douglas MacArthur.\n\nHetherington, a distinguished Australian journalist and biographer, chronicles his subject with unflinching honesty, presenting both the military genius and the deeply flawed man — a commander who inspired fierce loyalty and equally fierce criticism. Written with the authority of meticulous research and the narrative drive of a seasoned storyteller, the biography illuminates the broader story of Australia's coming-of-age as a military nation on the world stage. Whether Blamey deserves his place among history's great commanders or remains a figure diminished by controversy, Hetherington's portrait leaves that question tantalisingly unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203275301083,"sku":"2026200013061-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/78f0aebe-962d-4355-afa2-9e7dd28bcf33.png?v=1788147190","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013061-secondhand-blamey-the-biography-of-field-marshal-sir-thomas-blamey","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}