Ian Howie-Willis

About The Author

Dr Ian Howie-Willis is a professional historian based in Canberra, where he has lived for 51 years. His last book was Operation Postern: The Battle to Recapture Lae, 1943 (Big Sky Publishing, 2023). He grew up in Melbourne, where he began his working life as a journalist. He later turned to teaching and later still became a public servant. He holds postgraduate degrees from universities in Australia, the UK and Papua New Guinea. He has been married to Margaret (née Vale), a retired school principal, for 63 years. They have three married children and six surviving grown-up grandchildren. The author lives in Wanniassa, ACT. 

Books by Ian Howie-Willis

From Shell Shock to PTSD

The Hidden Cost of War for Australian Soldiers

‘For the first time… the collective story of the tens of thousands of Australian soldiers who returned home with mental injuries… Their wounds were no less real because they were often hidden.’— Major General John H. Pearn AO RFD, Former Surgeon-General, Australian Defence Force‘A landmark contri...

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