Wih the launching of his 48th book, THE BUNA SHOTS: The Amazing Story Behind Two Photographs that Changed the Course of World War Two, Stephen returns to a subject he covered in the acclaimed Heroes of Hamel – Australians and Americans fighting alongside each other in a make-or-break battle. This time, this true account, described by reviewer Peter Mason as reading like “a fast-paced high-octane thriller,” takes us to the WWII jungles and swamps of Papua New Guinea, and a struggle not only against the Imperial Japanese Army, but against the governments of Australia and the US, for truth in war.
You can see and hear Stephen talking about The Buna Shots as follows:
Tamar Valley Writers Festival, UTAS, Inveresk, Launceston, Tasmania, 5.30, Sunday October 13, with ABC-TV news presenter Guy Stayner. Free event, but you need to book your tickets on the TVWF website.
Launceston RSL, Wednesday October 16, lunctime address; RSL members and their guests only.
‘Afternoon Light’ podcast with Georgina Downer, Robert Menzies Institute, University of Melbourne, focusing on the political aspects.
‘The Last Post’ podcast with Greg Ross, editor of The Last Post magazine, Melbourne, focusing on the military aspects.
Lane Cove Library, Sydney, 2.00 PM, Wednesday November 13, author talk.
Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, Tasmania, book signing, second half of November – date to be announced.
Look out for more Buna Shots events with Stephen in the coming weeks and months, including author talks, more podcasts, and bookstore signings, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania, including at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance in 2025 and at the Buderim Men’s Shed in Queensland, Australia’s largest men’s shed. If you would like to have Stephen at an author event or book sigining, use the author Contact page on the Stephen Dando-Collins website.
