Hero or Deserter?
Subtitle: Gordon Bennett and the Tragic Defeat of 8th Division
Publisher: Random House Australia
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780143783923
Subjects: Bennett, henry gordon, 1887-1962; Australia, armed forces; Capitulations, military; Governmental investigations; Escapes; World war, 1939-1945, asia
Description: Major-General Gordon Bennett played a decisive role in the defence of Malaya and Singapore in World War II. A colourful character, known to sport a straw hat with a rainbow scarf tied around it, his officers found him at times abrasive and cocky, but he was also known as an outstanding commander.