The untold story of Z Special Unit and Operations, the precursor to the elite SAS, and the extraordinary feats they undertook in the Pacific during the Second World War.
Will Davies spent 37 years working as an independent producer of
mainly historical documentaries and series for the ABC and SBS. He
retired in 2010. He began writing books with the first published in
2012 and to date has had ten books published. Somme Mud- The war
experiences of an Australian infantryman in France 1916-1919, which
he edited, has become a bestseller in Australia, the UK and The
Netherlands. In The Footsteps of Private Lynch has also been
published to acclaim in Australia and the UK. Beneath Hill 60 tells
the true story of the Australian miners and soldiers who tunnelled
under Hill 60 near Ypres and eventually broke through to create a
new frontline.
He was a member of the NSW Anzac Council, leads battlefield tours
to the Western Front and has served on a number of boards. In 2018
he was awarded a Ph.D from the ANU and among other projects, is
working to build a war memorial school in the French village of
Pozieres.
"Will Davies and I sometimes paddle our kayaks on the very waters Z Special Force used when training for its amphibious attack on Singapore in 1943. Echoing through these pages I hear once again the voice of a natural storyteller and hands-on historian. Rendered with clarity, insight and passion this work of unlocked secrets is itself special." --Chris Walters
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