Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours

10/09/2024

Final preparations for my Signature Tour, which begins in France next week! Can’t wait to meet all the wonderful people travelling with me on this special journey. See you in Paris!

06/09/2024

Don't miss my latest video, which gives you all the information you need to visit the battlefields of the ! Watch here: https://youtu.be/vo1LDZI5UZg?si=YLlypJtmfmWVQTNH

03/09/2024

Delighted to see my first column for The Last Post magazine in print, about exploring newly-discovered trenches at ! Check it out here: https://issuu.com/kirstiewyatt/docs/web-edition-33-the-last-post-magazine-2024-bravery

24/08/2024

Looking for a Father’s Day gift for the history fan in your life? My new book ‘Krithia’ tells the heroic story of the forgotten Anzac battle of Gallipoli. Guaranteed to supply your Dad with dozens of obscure facts he can bore you with over dinner. � Out now wherever books are sold!

21/08/2024

The audio version of my latest book, 'Krithia', has been selected as a must-listen on Apple Books! Click here to download it. Enjoy! https://apple.co/must-listens

18/08/2024

Same spot, 58 years apart.

18/08/2024

Standing on the airstrip at Luscombe Field, in the former Australian base at Nui Dat.

18/08/2024

Long Tan veteran Dave Sabben and brilliant local guide Thuan give us an orientation at the former Australian base of Nui Dat.

18/08/2024

Thinking of all our Vietnam veterans today, on the 58th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. What a privilege that, in a few hours, I’ll be standing on this spot, with this man. Lest we forget.

17/08/2024

I’d forgotten how crazy and exciting Saigon is! Great to be back.

16/08/2024

fire update from local Bill Sellars: The fire has been fully contained, though only after great effort by Turkish fire crews. Most of North Anzac sector burnt out. Some spot fires still springing up.

16/08/2024

Off to Vietnam for the weekend! A very special Vietnam Veterans Day coming up walking the battlefield of Long Tan.

16/08/2024

Update on the bushfires at . It appears the fire has burnt through a large area north of the Anzac sector. Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, etc don’t look in immediate danger but Canterbury Cemetery reportedly burnt out. More to come.

15/08/2024

Very excited to launch my first walking tour with the brilliant team from Guidl - WWI Sites of Ypres. guidl is a brilliant new way of touring the world's great sites, accompanied by audio tours from leading historians. Download the app and join me on a tour of !

14/08/2024

We still have a few places available on my Signature Tour to Gallipoli in May 2025. If you've always wanted to visit Gallipoli, this is the tour for you. We will be joined by Peter Hart and spend a full week on the peninsula, walking in the footsteps of the Anzacs! Click here for details: https://battlefields.com.au/gallipoli-signature-tour-with-mat-mclachlan-2025/

07/08/2024

A special episode of the Living History podcast, with veteran journalist Ray Martin interviewing me about my new book, ‘Krithia’. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Oyoe5VNQddfYBaKjGs4ic?si=z6bkBtudQdCSpNEIvQxaYw

07/08/2024

Great to see my new book, 'Krithia', doing so well on Amazon! (But support your local bookseller and buy it in shops!)

07/08/2024

Sadly, this week we farewell the last surviving Rat of Tobruk, Thomas Page Pritchard, who has died aged 102. He served alongside 14,000 Australians as an ambulance member during the Middle East conflict in World War II. I Mat joined ABC to pay respects to Pritchard and remember the service of The Rats of Tobruk - the Australian 9th Division which held the port city of Tobruk against a N**i siege for over eight months. Lest We Forget.

The last surviving Rat of Tobruk, Thomas Page Pritchard, has died aged 102. He served alongside 14,000 Australians as an ambulance member during the Middle E...

06/08/2024

Images like this one from the American Civil War, showing a body with dishevelled clothing, are disturbingly common. It was usually the result of a wounded man lifting his shirt and undoing his pants to see where he was hit. He knew that if he was shot in the abdomen he was going to die.

06/08/2024

Autographing the first batch of Krithia books!

05/08/2024

Great to see Krithia on the shelves!

04/08/2024

80 years ago, the largest prison escape of WW2 occurred when 1100 Japanese prisoners broke out of their POW camp in Cowra, NSW. 234 Japanese and 5 Australians died. Read about it in my book, The Cowra Breakout. Lest we forget.

31/07/2024

Signed copies of my new book, ‘Krithia’, are now available! It’s an amazing story of a forgotten Anzac battle at Gallipoli, and it was a privilege for me to tell it. Click here to order: https://livinghistorytv.com/book/krithia-the-forgotten-anzac-battle-of-gallipoli/

31/07/2024

First sighting of my new book in the wild! Always a special moment.

21/07/2024

Our D-Day river cruise is currently underway, and passengers Suzanne and Dennis Calvert have shared these great images. Join us on the cruise next year by clicking here: https://battlefields.com.au/d-day-river-cruise-2025/

17/07/2024

The audio version of my new book, Krithia: The Forgotten Anzac Battle of Gallipoli, is now available to pre-order on Audible! Enjoy! https://www.audible.com.au/pd/B0D9HNZYP4?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp

Check out this great listen on Audible.com.au. The Second Battle of Krithia has existed largely in the shadows of the bigger Gallipoli story. It is, however, one of the most poignant and tragic tales of World War I. The fascinating story has been brought to light at last by bestselling military hist...

10/07/2024

Join me in Gallipoli in 2025! A personal invitation from Mat McLachlan. https://battlefields.com.au/gallipoli-signature-tour-with-mat-mclachlan-2025/