Anyone who wants a taste of the work on Ion Idriess should consult http://www.diggerhistory2.info/post-war/1946/chapter08.htm The article 'Stout Hearts Than Never Failed" is his work. Keep in mind that many people believe that his work paid more attention to the story than to the facts. As in this case, his reporting of Lighthorsemen shooting their horses is refuted at just about every level. Cheers, Ted Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wilson" <hugo@actrix.gen.nz> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] "THE DESERT COLUMN". > Hi All: > > Ion Llewellyn Idriess, known as Jack in the bush, wrote a seris of > booklets in WWII called “The Australian Guerrilla” . The six > booklets covering various useful skills like sniping. Written when > the Japanese threat to Australia and New Zealand was serious, and > he was President of the Defence Auxiliary. > > I have inherited one of his many books, “The Wild Man of Badu”. > He wrote c55 books. > > http://delarue.net/idriess.htm > http://www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com/idriess.html > > Yours, John Wilson > > > > Eldon, I should have added that Ion Idriess was quite a prolific writer of > > Australiana books -- I read many of them when I was younger. A Google > > search will bring scads of his books to light. > > > > Idriess was born in 1889 and died on 6 Jun 1979. > > > > ______________________________