Victor Nurcombe is a retired medical researcher with Higher Doctorates in Medicine and Biochemistry, and a PhD in Developmental Neurophysiology. He trained across leading global institutions and held professorial roles at major universities in Astralia and Singapore. With over 160 peer-reviewed publications and 200 patent filings, Victor also holds an MBA and Diploma in Contract Law. In 2020, he earned an MA in Military History at the University of Birmingham. His grandfather was wounded in 1918 while serving in the 15th Battalion under McSharry—fuelling Victor’s decades-long passion for battlefield research. Now based in Brisbane, he writes military history and travels widely. This is his first military book.