Australians know Arthur Phillip as the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales. But few know the real story of this mercurial man. Arthur Phillip was a career soldier, a mercenary and a spy for the British Empire long before he captained the First
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ISBN:
9781742705088
Format:
Hardback
Pages:
304
Weight:
530g
RRP:
$45.00
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Pembroke
Michael Pembroke was born in Sydney in 1955. He is the author of Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy (2013), which was short-listed for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, and Korea: Where the American Century Began (2018), which was short-listed for the Queensland Literary Awards and the NSW Premier’s History Awards.
He was educated at the Universities of Sydney and Cambridge and was a
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