Tim Fischer

A perfected modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases. Every individual unit must make its entry precisely at the proper moment and play its phrase in the general harmony. John Monash, who was...

An extraordinary debut picture book about a boy and his unusual friend-a majestic owl-and a long yet fleeting summer that changes them forever. An extraordinary debut picture book about a boy and his unusual friend-a majestic owl-and a long yet fleeting summer that changes them forever. In the spirit of The Velveteen Rabbit and Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can...

Written by former Deputy Prime Minister, The Honourable Tim Fischer, Steam Australia paints a fascinating picture of Australian steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation. From two world wars to changes in leadership, and even a visit from the Queen, the century of steam locomotion in Australia is also of great political interest. Fischer tracks key steam locomotives that...