{"product_id":"2026200013963-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: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the annals of Australian military history, few figures loom as large — or as controversially — as Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, Australia's only ever Field-Marshal, whose remarkable and turbulent career is chronicled with unflinching rigour in John Hetherington's authoritative biography. From his formative years and rise through the ranks to his pivotal command of Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific during the Second World War, this definitive account presents a fully-realised portrait of a man whose strategic brilliance was matched only by the fierce debate surrounding his personal conduct and leadership.\n\nHetherington, a distinguished Australian journalist and biographer, writes with the precision of a seasoned reporter and the narrative flair of a storyteller, drawing on extensive research to illuminate the complex legacy of a soldier who shaped the destiny of a nation at war. The biography situates Blamey within the broader sweep of Australian identity, nationhood, and the blood-soaked campaigns of New Guinea and the Pacific, raising profound questions about heroism, command, and moral authority that linger long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203398541531,"sku":"2026200013963-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3e3aaa3c-428e-4702-85d9-a3030b4c64d6.png?v=1788148656","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013963-secondhand-blamey-the-biography-of-field-marshal-sir-thomas-blamey","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}