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Mark Johnston

Mark Johnston is Head of History at Scotch College, Melbourne, and the author of eleven books. He is currently writing Australian Acts of Bravery: Stories of Australian Courage in World War II (tentative title).

Mark Johnston reviews ‘Desert Sands, Jungle Lands’ by Steve Eather

September 2003, no. 254 01 September 2003
Australian historians of World War II are fast running out of time. Although printed and photographic records are more accessible than ever, the number of eyewitnesses to the war’s events is dwindling. Rescuing veterans’ insights and memories from oblivion is a matter of ‘now or never’. The subject of this book, the late Major General Ken Eather, will not be forgotten. His name will always ... (read more)