Les Carlyon - Australian Author

Les Carlyon was born in 1942 in Northern Victoria, Australia.
As well as being Editor of The Age and Editor-in-Chief of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd,
he has won the Walkley Award for journalism twice
and also the Graham Perkin Australian journalist of the year award (1993)
He has also won the Prime Minister's Prize for History (2007 for The Great War)
and, a Melbourne Press Club Quill Award for Lifetime Achievement (2004)

Other works are available by the Author, but I will be focusing on the War History books. I will add more books if and when they become available

Gallipoli by Les Carlyon (published 2001)


543 pages telling the story of the ANZACs at war from the initial landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula, through to the evacuation.
The book tells the story of the ANZACsfirst foray into battle, of their high command, of their heroics. It also includes maps, photographs, casualty figures.
Yet all along it reads like a novel. It is hard to believe to read this account of this ill-fated 'adventure' that it did actually take place.
But on April 25th 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Corps went ashore and into the war.
And into History....


This... is their story

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The Great War by Les Carlyon (published 2006)


777 pages telling how the ANZACs went from home to Gallipoli, and onto the Western front of France and Belgium.
As well written, and in the same style as "Gallipoli", The Great War again documents maps, casualty figures, heroics, and photographs.
It tells how the Australians were thought of by the British, and how the distinguished themselves in battle.
This is the story of how Australia lost a generation of men, to a war on the other side of the world.
Included is the account of the Battle of Messines, and Messines Ridge, a major part of ANZAC WWI history

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