Anzac and Gallipoli are the novelist's terrain as much as the historian's
A knockout review by Paul Daley “…an astute, complex and well-written novel that I dare to hope will set a high standard for others to follow.” The Guardian, Thursday 6 November 2014 "For too many Australian authors the Anzac centenary is little more than a marketing opportunity, but Steve Sailah’s A Fatal Tide is a subtle challenge to the mythologisers I am deeply cynical about the plethora of books on Australia’s involvement in the first world war, Gallipoli in particular,
Let's all take a deep breath
On the weekend commemorating the 100th anniversary of the departure of the Anzac convoy in 1914, I wrote this feature article for the Sydney Morning Herald. The article was very well received, including this comment from the Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran, retired Captain James Brown: ‘Nice to see a more nuanced discussion of ANZAC emerging this weekend, as the Albany commemorations get underway.’ Read the full article here #anzac #albany #gallipoli #veterans #ww1 #newspape
Herald review of ‘Stories from Gallipoli’
My interviews with a number of veterans of Gallipoli have been played and replayed on ABC radio ever since they were first broadcast nearly 35 years ago. Auntie republished the CD in April 2013 and is likely to do so again in the centenary year. You can purchase the documentary by clicking here #storiesfromgallipoli #abc #anzac #sydneymorningherald #smh #stevesailah #veterans #ww1 #newspaper #interview
