Hail Mary, the Creek’s up: From the Castlereagh to the SAS

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By the author of the acclaimed and best-selling military memoir Two Ranks on the Road: 35 Years of Australian Special Forces Service (2024), Hail Mary, the Creek’s Up: From the Castlereagh to the SAS, is a powerful prequel memoir of resilience, mischief, and transformation set against the backdrop of rural Australia which focuses on the early years of this true Australian original.

Growing up in the tiny New South Wales town of Binnaway, on the banks of the Castlereagh River, Michael John Malone was the knockabout tearaway forever in trouble. Yet beneath the scrapes and small-town adventures lay the steadying influence of five remarkable women whose love and strength shaped his character. From bush childhood freedom to the discipline of boarding school, this is the story of how a restless boy became a man of purpose.