Wes Olson

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Wes Olson (Wesley John Olson) (born 1960)[1] is an independent researcher and author from Western Australia. His work has concentrated on military history.

He has researched HMAS Sydney, prior to and after discovery of the ship.[2] His most notable book is the history of Western Australian involvement in the Gallipoli campaign of the first world war.[3][4][5]

Publications[]

  • Ellam, Raye; Ellam, Allan (2004), Olson, Wesley (ed.), Private David John Simcock, 11th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force: The bloke with the pink top, A. Ellam
  • Olson, Wesley (2000), Bitter victory : the death of H.M.A.S. Sydney, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-1-876268-49-7
  • Olson, Wesley (2016), HMAS Sydney (II) : in peace and war, Wesley John Olson, ISBN 978-0-9873348-1-7
  • Olson, Wesley (2011), Battalion into battle : the history of the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-45, Wesley John Olson, ISBN 978-0-646-56363-3[6]
  • Olson, Wesley (2018), The last cruise of a German raider : the destruction of sms Emden, Seaforth Publishing, ISBN 978-1-5267-3729-8[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Olson, Wesley (1960–)". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 22 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "HMAS Sydney (II): In peace and war / Wes Olson". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Olson, Wesley; Olson, Wes (2006), Gallipoli : the Western Australian story, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-1-920694-82-1
  4. ^ Butler, Janet (1 December 2008), "Review of Wes Olson's Gallipoli: The Western Australian Story.(Book review)", History Australia, Monash University ePress, 5 (2): 55.1(2), ISSN 1449-0854
  5. ^ Clement, Cathie (2011), "Gallipoli: The western Australian story [Book Review]", Studies in Western Australian History (27): 231–232, ISSN 0314-7525
  6. ^ "Author Historian Wes Olson with a copy of his". WestPix. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ Swinden, Greg (2018), "The last cruise of a German raider: The destruction of SMS [Book Review]", Sabretache, 59 (4): 57–58, ISSN 0048-8933
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