Blamey: The story of Australia's greatest general, for readers of Grantlee Kieza, Peter FitzSimons and Roland Perry

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, ha...