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Peter FitzSimons Books in Order

Peter FitzSimons has written 45 books, published between 1991 and 2025. The first book is Basking in Beirut (1991) and the newest is The Legend of Albert Jacka (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
45
Published
1991–2025
Pages on record
14,277 in 28 of 45 books
Reading time
238–357 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,277 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 45 titles with a page count on record.

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Peter FitzSimons is an Australian author, journalist and broadcaster, born in 1961, who played rugby union for Australia and chaired the Australian Republic Movement from 2015 to 2022. Biography and Australian military history make up most of his 45 catalogued books, which begin with Basking in Beirut (1991) and reach The Legend of Albert Jacka (2025). Early titles cover rugby, including Nick Farr-Jones, The Rugby War and John Eales, while later work turns to mutiny, the First World War and Australian campaigns. FitzSimons writes long: a median of 517 pages.

How many Peter FitzSimons books are there?

Peter FitzSimons has 45 books, released between 1991 and 2025.

Peter FitzSimons Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 45 Peter FitzSimons books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Basking in Beirut by Peter FitzSimons (1991)
  2. Cover of Nick Farr-Jones: the authorised biography by Peter FitzSimons (1993)
  3. Cover of Rugby Stories by Peter FitzSimons (1994)
  4. Cover of FitzSimons On Rugby: Loose In The Tight Five by Peter FitzSimons (1999)
  5. Cover of Nancy Wake by Peter FitzSimons (2001)
  6. Cover of John Eales: The Biography by Peter FitzSimons (2001)
  7. Cover of Kokoda by Peter FitzSimons (2004)
  8. Cover of Steve Waugh by Peter FitzSimons (2004)
  9. Cover of Tobruk by Peter FitzSimons (2006)
  10. Cover of Great Australian Sports Champions by Peter FitzSimons (2006)
  11. Cover of Mawson: And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen by Peter FitzSimons (2011)
  12. Cover of Batavia by Peter FitzSimons (2011)
  13. Cover of Ned Kelly: The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend by Peter FitzSimons (2013)
  14. Cover of Gallipoli by Peter FitzSimons (2014)
  15. Cover of Fromelles and Pozières: In The Trenches Of Hell by Peter FitzSimons (2015)
  16. Cover of Burke and Wills: The triumph and tragedy of Australia's most famous explorers by Peter FitzSimons (2017)
  17. Cover of Fair Go, Sport: Inspiring and Uplifting Tales of the Good Folks, Great Sportsmanship and Fair Play by Peter…
  18. Cover of James Cook: the story of the man who mapped the world by Peter FitzSimons (2020)
  19. Cover of Breaker Morant by Peter FitzSimons (2020)
  20. Cover of Mutiny on the Bounty by Peter FitzSimons (2020)
  21. Cover of The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins by Peter FitzSimons (2022)
  22. Cover of The Opera House by Peter FitzSimons (2022)
  23. Cover of The Battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons (2023)
  24. Cover of The Legend of Albert Jacka by Peter FitzSimons (2025)
  1. 1
    Basking in Beirut1991 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991176
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  2. 2
    Nick Farr-Jones: the authorised biography1993 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993285
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Rugby Stories1994 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994172
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  4. 4
    The Rugby War1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  5. 5
    Beazley: A Biography1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    FitzSimons On Rugby: Loose In The Tight Five1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Everyone and Phar Lap: Face to Face with the Best of Australian Sport1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Nancy Wake2001 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001310
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  9. 9
    John Eales: The Biography2001 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001360
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  10. 10
    Nene2002 · 483 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002483
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  11. 11
    Kokoda2004 · 490 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004490
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Hitchhiking for Ugly People and Other Life Experiences2004 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004241
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  13. 13
    Steve Waugh2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  14. 14
    Tobruk2006 · 608 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006608
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  15. 15
    Great Australian Sports Champions2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  16. 16
    Little Theories of Life2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  17. 17
    Nietzsche, Ethics and Education: An Account of Difference2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  18. 18
    And Now for Some Light Relief...: The Genuinely Funny Joke Book2009 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009416
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  19. 19
    How Hemlines Predict the Economy: Explanations, Rationalizations, and Theories on Everything2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  20. 20
    Charles Kingsford Smith And Those Magnificent Men2009 · 679 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009679
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  21. 21
    Mawson: And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen2011 · 768 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011768
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Batavia2011 · 490 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011490
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution2012 · 736 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012736
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  24. 24
    Ned Kelly: The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend2013 · 656 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013656
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    More Important than Life or Death2013 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013359
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Gallipoli2014 · 870 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014870
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Gotta Love This Country!: Great stories from around Australia to lift your heart, make you laugh and puff out your chest2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015304
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  28. 28
    Fromelles and Pozières: In The Trenches Of Hell2015 · 793 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015793
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    The Ballad of Les Darcy2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Kokoda: Teen Edition2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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Peter FitzSimons books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

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45 books

45 Peter FitzSimons titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Peter FitzSimons books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 45 Peter FitzSimons books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Peter FitzSimons

Start with Basking in Beirut (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Peter FitzSimons book?

The Legend of Albert Jacka (2025) is the newest Peter FitzSimons book released so far.

Is there a new Peter FitzSimons book coming?

No next Peter FitzSimons book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Peter FitzSimons at a glance

Still publishing
Peter FitzSimons published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Peter FitzSimons books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
14,277 pages across the 28 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 517 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter FitzSimons books, 16 of 45, were published in the 2010s.

What the Peter FitzSimons books are about

31 of the 45 Peter FitzSimons books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: australia, biography is tagged on 7 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Australia, biography 7 of 31 books
  • Biography 6 of 31 books
  • History 4 of 31 books
  • Australian Participation 3 of 31 books
  • Campaigns 3 of 31 books
  • Rugby football 3 of 31 books
  • Rugby Union football 3 of 31 books
  • Athletes, biography 2 of 31 books
  • Humor, topic, sports 2 of 31 books
  • Military campaigns 2 of 31 books
  • Military history 2 of 31 books
  • Mutiny 2 of 31 books