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1 A Half-formed Nation : To My Son on His Twenty-first Birthday Paul Ham , 2016 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 51 2016; (p. 174-188) 'I thought I'd drop you a line about life, the state of the planet and the future of our country. Don't worry, it's just a bicycle ride around stuff that we've mentioned in passing but not in writing. Yeah, I know, it's a bit of a pose isn't it - parents publishing letters to their children?' (Publication abstract)
1 Allies in Name Alone Paul Ham , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , April no. 48 2015; (p. 236-255)
1 The Innocent Abroad Who Chose to Make a Difference The Great Persuader Paul Ham , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 July 2014; (p. 35) The Canberra Times , 26 July 2014; (p. 23) The Age , 26 July 2014; (p. 29)
— Review of A War of Words : The Man Who Talked 4000 Japanese into Surrender Hamish McDonald , 2014 single work biography
1 Human Factors Paul Ham , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 March 2014; (p. 30) The Age , 22 March 2014; (p. 30) 'The trouble with academic history is that it tends to ignore what really drives world affairs' – Paul Ham
1 Lest We Forget the Ghastly Face of War Paul Ham , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 March 2013; (p. 24-25)
— Review of The Odd Angry Shot William Nagle , 1975 single work novel
1 The First Casualty Paul Ham , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 2010; (p. 18-19)
— Review of The Anzac Book 1916 anthology column short story poetry prose ; The Western Front Diaries : The ANZAC's Own Story, Battle by Battle Jonathan King , 2008 anthology diary
1 Quiet, Please, I'm Dreaming Paul Ham , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 November 2009; (p. 39)
1 Beyond Myth Paul Ham , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Over the Top: A Digger's Story of the Western Front H. G. Hartnett , 2009 single work autobiography ; Letters Home : To Mother from Gallipoli and Beyond : Diaries and Letters of Sapper Hubert Anthony Hubert Anthony , 2009 single work correspondence ; Bomber : From Vietnam to Hell and Back Tony Bower-Miles , 2009 single work autobiography ; The Tiger Man of Vietnam Frank Walker , 2009 single work biography
1 3 y separately published work icon Captain Bullen's War : The Vietnam War Diary of Captain John Bullen John Bullen , Paul Ham (editor), Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2009 Z1594569 2009 single work diary war literature

'Captain Bullen's War combines the irreverent humour of M*A*S*H* with the sharp satire of Catch 22 in portraying one man's extraordinary experiences of the war in Vietnam in 1968, the bloodiest year of the conflict.

The difference is that neither Captain John Bullen nor his experiences are fictional. Nor was he a reluctant soldier. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and a career soldier in the Australian Army, Bullen commanded the vital map-producing section of the Australian Task Force at Nui Dat. Alert to the possibility of humour in the bleakest circumstances, he decided to chronicle the events around him. What emerges is one of the most darkly funny and lacerating accounts of the Vietnam War ever written.

Strewn with wonderful character sketches and hilarious anecdotes, Captain Bullen's War is more than just one man's insightful accounts of the absurdity of war. Bullen perceives with unsparing clarity the nature and enormity of the conflict around him. A thoughtful, decent man, Bullen's is a voice of sanity in a world gone mad.' (Publisher's Blurb)
1 In Memoriam Paul Ham , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 April 2009; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape Ernest Brough , 2009 single work autobiography ; On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War Robert Holman , 2009 single work autobiography ; The Missing Years : A POW's Story from Changi to Hellfire Pass, 1942-45 Stu Lloyd , 2009 single work biography ; Alan Villiers : Voyager of the Winds Catherine Lance , 2009 single work biography
1 Schindler Uncovered Paul Ham , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Times , 12 October 2008; (p. 62)
1 Paul Ham on War Paul Ham , 2008 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 4-5 October 2008; (p. 39)
1 Vietnam Voices Wake Us Still Paul Ham , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , October vol. 2 no. 9 2007; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Gunners' Doctor : Vietnam Letters David Bradford , 2007 single work correspondence
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