I have completed five books and am working on the sixth in my War Diary series.
There are details on my home page and book chapters here as a teaser.
Enjoy!
Book Chapters
Freezing in the Desert – a teaser!
Freezing in the Desert The World War II Diaries of Thomas D. Anderson Sunday 3rd Sept 1939 “Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty to inform you, officially, that in consequence of a persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that as a result Australia is …
Mud and Blood on Kokoda – A teaser !
Mud and Blood on Kokoda 3rd January 1942 The ship anchored off Port Moresby at 3 pm and a ragged cheer went up. It had been a bloody hot day below deck and the heat sucked the energy out of you. The little time we got taking turns out on deck was only slightly better …
The Age of Aquarius – Prologue part II
PROLOGUE – Part II The first telescope to pick up the comet was the New Mexico observatory. Just after sunset it registered briefly on their computers and was recorded. However, the observatory was unmanned that night due to the retirement of the Head professor. The farewell party continued on downstairs in the lobby, unaware that …
The Age of Aquarius – Prologue part III
PROLOGUE – Part I At 2.15am on Thursday 11th August 2020 NASA issued a press release about a small comet or meteorite possibly passing through the solar system in the next 6 or 7 days. The release time suggested this was a trivial event. Releasing it casually over the wire services rather than a press …
The Deserts of North Africa
15th May 1940 We got off the train in Sydney this afternoon and went straight to the recruiting office in George Street. The uniformed bloke behind the counter says “What can I do for you boys?” We told him we wanted to join the new battalion. “Where are you blokes from then?” “Up Casino way …
Two Years in the Army – a teaser!
Two Years in the Army – The Vietnam War Diaries of Private Cameron Anderson 1965-1967 12 March 1965 We were in the barn when Old Jimmy Willets from the property next door dropped by today with a copy of the local paper. He asked had we heard about the ballot for national service. Yesterdays paper had printed …