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Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family peter john fitzsimons am born 29 june 1961, wahroonga, new south wales is an australian journalist and author, based in sydney. Even if you are not interested in this time in history you will absolutely love this book. Peter fitzsimons capacity to weave historical records into a readable story will have you immersed from start to finish. Detailing from both sides of this battle, he gives a very accurate picture of not only what happened here. Born on a farm in nsws central coast, peter fitzsimons attended knox grammar school in sydney before accepting an american field service scholarship to live in ohio for a year. Peter fitzsimons is an amazing writer, who can take facts and write them in a narrative style that is as much a page turner as any good thriller.
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