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Author Peter FitzSimons tells the 'extraordinary' tale of the Battle of Beersheeba

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A bronze statue of a Light Horseman.
A bronze statue of a Light Horseman.(ABC Newcastle: Robert Virtue)

On October 31, 1917 the Australian Light Horse secured a necessary win during the Battle of Beersheeba.

What happened after changed the course of history, according the author of The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse, Peter FitzSimons. 

He joined Lise Pellegrino to share the extraordinary story.

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