Peter Williams is an Australian author and military historian of WWII.

Publications

  • Military Analyses & Campaign Studies:

    • The Ottoman Artillery Bombardment at Gallipoli," Wartime Magazine, 2005.

    • The Japanese 18th Army in New Guinea," Wartime Magazine, 2006.

    • An Imperial Japanese Navy Pilot in New Guinea," Headmark Journal, 2007.

    • Zero Hours," Australian Warship, 2007.

    • The Battle of Anzac Ridge, 25 April 1915," Australian Military History Publications, 2008.
      Canakkale Savasi Kanlisirt Muharebesi, 25 Nisan 1915," Kitap Yayinevi, Istanbul, 2009.

  • Explorations of Historic Battles:

    • "The Kokoda Track: Site of the Battle in WWII," Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2010.

    • "Australia’s Involvement in the Korean War," Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2011.

    • "Kokoda: The Second World War Campaign in Papua New Guinea," Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2011.

    • "The Kokoda Campaign 1942: Myth and Reality," Cambridge University Press, 2012.

    • "Kokoda for Dummies," Wiley and Sons, 2012.

    • "Australians in the United Kingdom in WWII," Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 2015.

    • "Against Overwhelming Odds? On the Kokoda Trail," in Kokoda: Beyond the Legend, Cambridge University Press, 2017.

    • "Japan's Pacific War: Personal Accounts of the Emperor's Warriors," Pen and Sword, 2021.

Interviews

  • "Australia’s Thermopylae: Were the Australians Really Outnumbered?" WW2TV Watch Here (10,000 Views) 2024

  • ."Interviewing Japanese Veterans," WW2TV Watch Here (+72,000 Views) 2024

Consulting Work

  • Expert historical analysis on Australia's military engagements in both World Wars, with a focus on the Pacific campaigns.

  • Content for the Department of Veterans' Affairs, enhancing public understanding of Australia's wartime history.

Peter Damian Williams is an Australian military historian and author, born in 1957 in Hobart. He holds degrees in BA, Dip. Ed, MA, and PhD, and has taught history in the Northern Territory and Japan. Williams specializes in military history, with a focus on Australia's involvement in global conflicts. His publications include analyses of the Gallipoli campaign, the Japanese 18th Army in New Guinea, and the Kokoda Track during WWII. Notable works include "Japan's Pacific War: Personal Accounts of the Emperor's Warriors" and articles in the Sydney Morning Herald and Wartime magazine. Williams lives in Canberra and continues to contribute to military historiography through research and writing.