Book, Anchor books, Anzac Cove to Hollywood : the story of Tom Skeyhill, master of deception, 2010

Physical description

index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.238.

Summary

Tom Skeyhill wasn't what he appeared to be. Landing at Anzac Cover on the morning of 25 April 1915, Tom feigned blindness to escape. Wearing smoked-glass goggles he returned to Australia as the 'blind soldier-poet'... Spinning exaggerated and often erroneous tales, Tom's public lectures proved to be excellent theatre but truthfulness was a casualty of Tom's restless ambition; an ambition which eventually brought him down.

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