The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse
From the Australian bush to the Battle of Beersheba - an epic story of courage, resilience and derring-do
$31.19
- Paperback
604 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2026
Summary
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 artillery, rifles and machine guns of the Turks occupying the seemingly unassailable town of Beersheba. What happened in the next hour changed the course of history.
This brave battle and the extraordinary adventures that led to it are brought vividly to life by Australia’s greatest storyteller, Peter …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733646669 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733646662 |
| Author: | Peter FitzSimons |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 604 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 646g |
| Dimensions: | 44mm x 234mm x 154mm |
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About The Author
Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons AM is Australia’s bestselling non-fiction writer and has been a journalist and columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald for the past 39 years.
He is the author of numerous highly successful books, including Breaker Morant, Burke and Wills, Monash’s Masterpiece, Kokoda, Ned Kelly, and Gallipoli. He has also written biographies of notable Australians such as Sir Douglas Mawson, Nancy Wake, and John Eales. His passion lies in telling Australian stories, particularly those of great men and women and stirring historical events.
Peter grew up on a farm north of Sydney, attended boarding school in Sydney, and studied at Sydney University. A former Wallaby, he also lived for several years in rural France and Italy, playing rugby for regional clubs. He and his wife, Lisa Wilkinson AM (journalist, magazine editor, and television presenter), have three children, and they reside in Sydney.
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