INSIGHT: Journeying through Australia’s military history — Dr Will Davies, author and historian

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By: Robyn Tongol
Will Davies

In this episode of the Defence Insight Podcast, author and historian Dr Will Davies joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss his passion for telling the stories of Australia’s wartime past.

In this episode of the Defence Insight Podcast, author and historian Dr Will Davies joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss his passion for telling the stories of Australia’s wartime past.

  

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Dr Davies explains why he decided to pursue a new career as an author of Australian history after spending almost 40 years in the documentary filmmaking industry.

The author details his writing process, explaining how he turns an idea and in-depth research into a best-selling history book.

Dr Davies goes on to discuss the evolution of the Australian Defence Force and the development of local defence industry capability.

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