Valiant for Truth

Chester Wilmot brought the triumphs and tragedies of warfare into the homes of millions. He was a renowned Australian war correspondent, broadcaster, journalist and writer. Bestselling authors Neil McDonald and Peter Brune unite to tell the story in the first full biography of this enigmatic figure.

‘This is a wonderfully evocative, superbly detailed account of a truly great Australian who was an exemplar of journalism at its best. Wilmot, a demon for accuracy, saw it all, chronicled it all, and it is only right that his extraordinary life in turn be so superbly brought back to life.’ – Peter FitzSimons

Neil McDonald is a film historian and author. Hisbooks include Kokoda Front Line: the amazing storyof legendary Australian war cameraman Damien Parer(revised edition 2012) . He is co-author with PeterBrune of 200 Shots, a pictorial account of Australianfighting on the Kokoda Track .

Peter Brune is the bestselling author of A Bastardof a Place: the Australians in Papua; Those RaggedBloody Heroes: from the Kokoda Trail to Gona Beach1942 and most recently Descent into Hell: The fallof Singapore – Pudu and Changi – the Thai Burmarailway .