Current projects
Books
I have completed my book on Australians who made a difference on all our army's World War II battlefields. It is called Australian Heroes of World War II, and is to be published by NewSouth on 1 October 2025. This is a very big book, well over 400 pages in length. I have also completed my book for the Australian Army Campaign Series on El Alamein, July to November 1942. This is a shorter book, but beautiful, with colour illustrations on nearly every page. It is part of the Australian Army Campaign Series, and will be available from 14 October 2025. Published by Hardie Grant.
Internet site
I have completed my short biographies of all Scotch Collegians and staff who served in the First World War and were neither killed nor decorated and in 2025 am working on biographies of the over 300 Old Scotch Collegians and staff who died in the Second World War.
Public appearances
I recently gave a talk at the Australian War Memorial on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This is available on YouTube, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COWVl9M_RVw. A version of this talk adapted for print will appear in Wartime 2 Magazine later in 2025. I'll also be doing radio interviews about my heroes book on ABC Perth, Radio National and Regional Victoria in October.
