 At the very peak of this leadership development was General Blamey himself . His greatness was demonstrated almost daily by a knowledge unparalleled in Australia of how an army should be formed and put to work ; by his exercise of the vital field command at the same time as he kept within his grasp a vastly detailed control of the Australian Army as a whole ; by his sagacity and strength in meeting the rapidly changing demands of a difficult political situation ; by his ability speedily to encompass the requirements of the new war and plan far ahead of the events of the day as he controlled them ; by his generally unappreciated humanity . 
