Bøger af Michael Tyquin

"A war scarred veteran finds himself and saves another lost soul in the process."Lost and Found is a story about the experiences of a traumatised Afghanistan army veteran Greg and an unexpected mentor in an older man, a former officer, the recently widowed Frank. Between them they come to grips with their own personal demons and together emerge if not unscarred then at peace with themselves and the world. The novel shows their developing, sometimes stormy relationship over 12 months. Thought helping the other to understand their trauma and grief Greg is restored and able to deal with his nightmares; while Frank has found a new friend and meaning in life.

'Debil' is a sci-fi/ horror story set in outback Australia in the 1930s. A crack city detective is sent to help the local police solve a series of mysterious disappearances. He is helped by a young Aboriginal tracker who is one of the few locals who really knows who (or what) is behind them. The detective's arrival coincides with a series of strange happenings in a bush town while during the search the two men develop a mutual respect for each other. But the story ends in tragedy.

The involvement of an Australian colonial military force in Britains Egyptian campaigns between 1883 and 1885 was very short, extending for only five months overall, including the pre-deployment phase. Consequently its influence on these campaigns was insignificant. Nevertheless, our involvement in the Sudan in 1885 is part of Australias military .

What happened to soldiers who suffered psychologically in the First World War? Here, this long-ignored aspect of Australian military history is closely and compassionately examined and linked with so-called shell shock and moral injury.