Craig Deayton

About The Author

Craig Deayton is a history teacher with a longstanding interest in Australia’s military history. He has worked in education for more than thirty years as a teacher and College Principal, and is currently Principal Lead with Catholic Education in Hobart. He holds a Bachelor of History and a Master of Educational Administration.
He is the author of Battle Scarred and The Battle for Messines. The Battle for Messines was published as part of the Australian Army History Unit’s Campaigns Series. His writing focuses on bringing Australia’s wartime experience to life through clear narrative and careful research.
This is his third book. Craig lives in Hobart with his wife Tracey and their children Patrick, Dominic, Michael and Annie.
 

Books by Craig Deayton

The Ridge Must Not Fall

The Secret War Beneath Messines, 1917

By Craig Deayton
After two years of disaster, a battle that changed everything.
In the early hours of 7 June 1917, the quiet beneath Messines Ridge gave way to cataclysm. For months, British and Commonwealth tunnellers had waged a secret war underground, driving deep galleries beneath the German front l...
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