Ian Howie-Willis

Dr Ian Howie-Willis is a professional historian based in Canberra, where he has lived for 51 years. His last book was Operation Postern: The Battle to Recapture Lae, 1943 (Big Sky Publishing, 2023). He grew up in Melbourne, where he began his working life as a journalist. He later turned to teaching and later still became a public servant. He holds postgraduate degrees from universities in Australia, the UK and Papua New Guinea. He has been married to Margaret (née Vale), a retired school principal, for 63 years. They have three married children and six surviving grown-up grandchildren. The author lives in Wanniassa, ACT.