A summer's evening in hell
In "Fromelles and Pozières: In the Trenches of Hell", Peter FitzSimons, tells of the battle in which Australia lost more soldiers in a single night than in the Boer War, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan put together.
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Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons is an Australian journalist and author, based in Sydney. He is also a former Wallabies player.
Lest we forget those brave Diggers at Lone Pine
As the 100th anniversary of the iconic World War I battle comes around, we should pause to reflect on what it must have been like for the many Australian soldiers involved in this senseless slaughter.
The fallen were with us again at Anzac Cove
The Remembrance ceremony at Anzac Cove was a haunting, moving event that invited those present to truly reflect on what happened there 100 years ago.
Anzac 100: What stunned me most about the Gallipoli story
With the help of five researchers, variously in London, Istanbul, Auckland, Sydney and Canberra, the Herald's Peter FitzSimons trawled diaries, letters and cables in archives around the world, to try to get to the heart of the Gallipoli story. This is the single thing that stunned him most . . .
Anzac 100: Why the Gallipoli creation myth should endure
The tragic truth is that 100 years ago, the prevailing view was that a nation was not a real nation until blood was shed, writes Peter FitzSimons.
Why the Anzacs are still worth celebrating
The original Anzacs were flawed and at-times scared men, but when called upon they did themselves and Australia proud.