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Peter FitzSimons
Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert…
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An unforgettable story of the bravery and sacrifice of one extraordinary soldier that takes us from the shores of Gallipoli to the battlefields of France, all brought to vivid life…
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From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle.
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In 1854, gold miners in Victoria, Australia fought a brief but deadly battle against the colonial authority of the United Kingdom. Peter FitzSimons gets into the hearts and minds of…
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A saga of survival, sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny –Cover.
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From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli, the extraordinary story of the Australian Light Horse, their defining World War I battle: the iconic cavalry charge at Beersheba in October…
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Peter FitzSimons has collected the biggest, bestest, funniest, downright groan-inducing rib-ticklers, one-liners, knock-knocks, shaggy dog stories and limericks and collated them into the ultimate book of jokes.
Shiprwreck. Murder. Greed. Rape. Lust. Survival. Courage. Honour. Dishonour. Bravery. The story of the ship BATAVIA, wrecked off the WA coast in 1629, is arguably the greatest tale in Australias…
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Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is one of Australias most loved heroes. In an action-packed life, the indomitable Smithy went from fighting as a soldier among the carnage of Gallipoli and…
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On 31st October 1917, as the day's light faded, the Australian Light Horse charged against their enemy. Eight hundred men and horses galloped four miles across open country, towards the…
The number one bestselling biography of our greatest war heroine - over 84,000 copies sold in its first two formats.
Kokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained…
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On a sacred site on the land of the Gadigal people, Tubowgule, a place
of gathering and storytelling for over 60,000 years, now sits the Sydney
Opera House. It is…
Peter FitzSimons brings the history of Ned Kelly and his gang exuberantly to life, weighing in on all of the myths, legends and controversies generated by this compelling and divisive…
Peter Fitzsimons
A celebration of chest puffing goodness and kindness from around the country written in inimitable Peter FitzSimon’s style.
Bestselling Australian author Peter FitzSimons reveals the real James Cook in this new biography.
The mutiny on the HMS Bounty is one of the truly great stories of our history: a story of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order.
Looks at the people who have shaped Australian sport, becoming our local heroes. From Allan Langer to Dawn Fraser, this is both an historical account, with a view to the…
The number one bestselling biography of our greatest war heroine - over 84,000 copies sold in its first two formats….
You gotta love this country when an AFL legend takes his mum instead of his girlfriend to the Brownlow, when an Australian cricket captain joins a bunch of fourteen year…
Putting his unique spin on our sporting life, Peter FitzSimons celebrates the tall tales and true, the outrageous yarns and the knockabout humour from the footy fields, cricket grounds, dressing…
On 19 July 1916, 7000 Australian soldiers - in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front - attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles in northern France…
Sport was never meant to be complicated. No gibberish, no statistics, no talk of green-zones, black-zones, channels and percentage plays, no cheating, no grubbiness and certainly no ball-tampering.
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Peter FitzSimons brings the Allied triumph at the Battle of Le Hamel to life, and tells the magnificent story of the first modern battle as it should be told.
From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle. 4.31 pm: Enemy [on] left flank. Could be serious. 5.01 pm: Enemy…
On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey to secure the sea route between Britain and France in the west and Russia in the…
The story of Australias most famous polar explorer and the giants from the heroic age of polar exploration Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton
‘The sun did not know how beautiful its light was until it was reflected off this building.’ Louis Kahn, US architect
Fitzy at his passionate best with chest-puffing tales of great sportsmanship and fair play.
On Anzac Day 1918, when the town of Villers-Bretonneux falls to the British defenders, it is the Australians who are called on to save the day, the town, and the…
In a cornucopia of theories, conundrums and fascinating morsels, the irrepressible Peter FitzSimons seeks to resolve the BIG issues: Why do men fall asleep after sex? Why is it that…
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All those great and not so great sporting moments that have made us chuckle, roll and roar with laughter - told in Peter FitzSimons’ inimitable style.
Hilarious riffs on life from a man’s perspective.
The extraordinary, must-read story of the brave, bold Hubert Wilkins - Australia’s most adventurous explorer, naturalist, photographer, war hero, aviator, spy and daredevil - brought to life by Australia’s greatest…
The epic story of the Boer War and Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero?
On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present - day Turkey to secure the sea route between Britain and France in the west and Russia…
Tells the story of the revolution in world rugby that led to the game becoming fully professional. The author relates the battle for control of Rugby Union between Kerry Packer…
In the early days of April 1941, the 14,000 Australian forces garrisoned in the Libyan town of Tobruk were told to expect reinforcement and supplies within eight weeks. eight months…
The Catalpa Rescue is the gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison break in Australian history by the much-loved Peter FitzSimons.
An affectionate and hilarious tribute to the childhood of another era, from one of Australia’s favourite authors.
With Magazine Wars, a new ABC drama series from the makers of Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, set to recreate Nene King’s heyday presiding over WOMAN’S DAY in the…
