Mat McLachlan presents GALLIPOLI & WESTERN FRONT

Mat McLachlan is a leading Australian War Historian, He worked for fifteen years as a writer and editor before dedicating himself fulltime to his passion, Australian military history .His first book, “Walking with the Anzacs”, was published in 2007 and has been reprinted six times. A fully revised edition will be released this year. His second book, Gallipoli: “The Battlefield Guide”, was published in 2010, also with a fully revised edition to be released this year.

Mat appears regularly on television as a history presenter and commentator. He produced and appeared in the 2009 ABC documentary, Lost in Flanders and hosted the 2013 seven part National Geographic series Life on the Edge. He has recently finished filming a four-part documentary series in France with Time Team’s Tony Robinson and appears regularly on the History Channel, The ABC, Channel 7, Channel 9 and Channel 10. He is also a regular contributor to radio and print media.

In 2007 Mat founded Battlefield Tours, which has grown to become the leading battlefield tour company in Australia. The company sends thousands of Australians on battlefield tours to France, Turkey, Vietnam, Germany and the Pacific Islands. In April Mat’s company had more than 2,000 passengers travelling to Turkey and France for the centenary