Author Interview - Peter Mitchell
From Australian Military History by Warwick O'Neill
June 10, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
Peter Mitchell discusses a lesser-known event in Australia's military history and the role of creative non-fiction.
In this interview Peter Mitchell gives a detailed account of a little known event in Australia's military history - the fighting on Java in the opening weeks of the Pacific War. He also provides an insight into the benefits of creative non-fiction as a means of providing factual details about an event while also providing a good story for the readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Warwick O'Neill
Guest: Peter Mitchell
Topics covered
- military history
- Java
- Pacific War
- creative non-fiction
- Australia
Keywords
- Australia
- military history
- Java
- Pacific War
- creative non-fiction
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Australia, Pacific War
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