Frank Walker (Australian author)


 * This article is about Frank Walker, the Australian author. For the article about his father of the same name, please see Frank Walker (Australian journalist).

Frank William Walker (born 5 February 1954) is an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer.

Early life
Walker is the son of Frank Bartley Walker and attended his father's alma mater, Newington College (1967–1972).

Journalism
Walker worked as a journalist for 35 years, most recently as chief reporter for The Sun-Herald covering defence, veterans affairs, national security and terrorism. He worked on The Sydney Morning Herald, The National Times, for News Limited in New York and Deutsche Welle international radio in Germany. For three years he was The Sun-Herald correspondent in the USA. He is now a freelance journalist in Sydney and writes for the German newsagency DPA. He writes non-fiction books, mostly on military history. HIs first two books are both on Australian involvement in the Vietnam War.

Publications

 * The tiger man of Vietnam (Hachette Australia, 2010)
 * Ghost platoon (Hachette Australia, 2011)