Brent D. Taylor

Blamey (eBook, ePUB)

A compelling military history of a true Australian leader, for readers of Grantlee Kieza and Peter FitzSimons

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From Gallipoli to Kokoda and beyond - the story of our greatest general and the power, politics and tragedy of command

General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief of Australian Military Forces during World War II, was our highest-ranking soldier, and arguably our most controversial.

Blamey was an abrasive and shrewd commander, who could act both decisively and brutally, creating enemies within and outside the military. That reputation, encouraged in the years after the war by his rivals, has followed him ever since and, unlike many other military heroes, his contributions to Australia's defence have been downplayed.

In this re-evaluation of our most senior military commander, Brent Taylor dispassionately applied modern business benchmarks to calculate Blamey's success as a leader: How many battles won? How many lives saved? In Taylor's estimation more than 30,000 diggers' lives.

Without glossing over Blamey's prickly character or the controversial incidents he was involved in, Taylor questions whether Blamey - schooled in battle under John Monash - was the right man to deal with the towering political and military leaders of the day, including a domineering General Douglas MacArthur, and lead Australian troops to success while also keeping them safe.

In challenging the popular view of Blamey as a testy, aloof man out of touch with, and disloyal to his troops, Taylor declares him a hero who always stood up to foreign command to get the best outcomes for the Diggers and his country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC Books
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781460718216
• Artikelnr.: 73249317

Autorenporträt

Brent Taylor in an engineer and businessman, specialising in quantitative research and statistics, including benchmarking studies for management in the private and public sectors. His focus on Thomas Blamey stems from a keen long-term interest in military history and high impact leaders. He is a member of Military History & Heritage Victoria and has been mentored on this project by senior military officers. Brent lives in Richmond in Melbourne.