{"product_id":"9781921372018","title":"Pompey Elliott","description":"Author: McMullin, Ross\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781921372018\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Apr 2008\u003cbr\u003ePages: 736 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoss McMullin's masterly work retrieves a significant Australian from undeserved obscurity. It also judiciously reassesses notable battles he influenced - including the Gallipoli Landing, Lone Pine, Fromelles, Polygon Wood, and Villers-Brettoneux - and illuminates numerous aspects of Australia's experiences during his lifetime, particularly the often-overlooked period of the aftermath to the Great War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePompey Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e was a remarkable Australian. During the Great War he was a charismatic, controversial, and outstandingly successful military leader. An accomplished tactician and 'the bravest of the brave', he was renowned for never sending anyone anywhere he was not prepared to go himself. As a result, no Australian general was more revered by those he led or more famous outside his own command.\u003cbr\u003e A man of unimpeachable integrity and unwavering commitment, he was also forthright and volatile. His tempestuousness generated a host ofanecdotes that amused his men and disconcerted his superiors.\u003cbr\u003e Yet surprisingly little had been written about Elliott until the original edition of this book appeared in 2002. Now in a new format and with a foreword by Les Carlyon, this comprehensive, deeply researched biographytells Elliott'sfascinating story. It vividly examines Elliott's origins and youth, his peacetime careers as a lawyer and politician, and his achievements - as well as the controversies he aroused during his years as a soldier.\u003cbr\u003e Ross McMullin's masterly work retrieves a significant Australian from undeserved obscurity. It also judiciously reassesses notable battles he influenced - including the Gallipoli Landing, Lone Pine, Fromelles, Polygon Wood, and Villers-Brettoneux - and illuminates numerous aspects of Australia's experiences during his lifetime, particularly the often-overlooked period of the aftermath to the Great War.\u003cbr\u003e 'Australian who don't read this book are short-changing themselves.' \u003cb\u003ePeter Ryan, \u003ci\u003eThe Australian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A striking aspect of Ross McMullin's scrupulous biography is how little Elliott has been exaggerated by posterity . . . Pompey Elliott is a large book, and rightly.'\u003cb\u003e Gideon Haigh, \u003ci\u003eThe Age \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'May be the best Australian military biography yet to appear.' \u003cb\u003eStephen Loosley, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135620526238,"sku":"UBD-9781921372018","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781921372018.jpg?v=1786625939","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781921372018","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}