Welcome to our new website. After completing a commissioned work in May 2007 (Times of Change) I relocated to Jervis Bay in New South Wales.  I have now settled into this beautiful part of the world and establishing myself with the South Coast Writers' Centre and several other literary groups. Late in 2008  I released a commissioned work on the history of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) and that book is only available through the REIQ in Brisbane. I am  currently working on a book with a previous co-author Bruce Davies (The Men Who Persevered) on Australia's involvement in the Viet Nam War. This will be a big book that will hopefully set the record straight given some recent attempts by authors who simply have got it wrong. I am also writing a Viet Nam War era feature film script with well known television director Sean Meehan in Sydney that has almost reached first draft. When not doing that I am busy doing manuscript appraisals, conducting seminars and workshops and hopefully selling books through this website. The big news for 2009 though is the release of my second book with Libby Stewart called With Healing Hands and the details of this book are shown in latest releases below. My publishers Allen and Unwin have created an ebook of my latest book On Patrol with the SAS, for sale through the retail site www.Ebooks.com. The RRP for the ebook edition is US$20.95. There is now a dedicated page on the Ebooks.com website that has details of this and some of my other books in ebook format. The address is: www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=305839     Going Back has been well received around the country and the demand has led the publishers to release this book as an ebook edition. Go to the website www.Ebooks.com and follow the prompts. The RRP for this book is US$ 17.45.   In April 2009 I hosted a tour to Viet Nam with Brisbane-based tour company Executive Excellence who are well known for their treks in Kokoda, Sanananda and the Burma Railway battle sites. More details from me on my email or go to the Executive Excellence website. It was an unforgettabl;e experience having Anzac Day at the Long Tan Cross and visiting the major battle sites with those who wanted to learn more of the Australian experience in the Second Indochina War.  Ebooks are now becoming more popular and if you go to www.Ebooks.com  you will see that Allen & Unwin have created an ebook edition of JUNGLE TRACKS, for sale through the retail site. Simply type in Gary McKay in the search box under 'Author' and away we go. The RRP for the ebook edition is US$20.95. It is nice to know that books that are no longer in print can still be accessed through this exciting new medium of literature.   In 2010 I hope to be leading an historical tour for Sydney-based company Matt McLachlan around July or mid-year. Visit their website for more details. Gary

With Healing Hands - The untold story of Australian civilian surgical teams in Vietnam

In August 2009 we will be releasing my latest book With Healing Hands - The untold story of Australian civilian surgical teams in Vietnam. This book was co-authored with Libby Stewart from the Australian War Memorial, and tells the story of the surgeons and operating theatre staff who volunteered to serve in South Viet Nam.The teams served from October 1964 through to the end of 1972, and they brought expert medical and surgical care, comfort and support to a war-weary and traumatised civilian population. The book will be launched at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra at 11 a.m. on Wednesday 26 Augiust by Major General W. B. 'Digger' James who has also written the Foreword. The RRP is expected to be $35.00 

Going Back - Australian veterans return to Viet Nam

This book is designed for the Australian war veteran who is thinking of returning to Viet Nam. Based on the experiences from three tours with veterans and a case study from a recent tour, Gary has captured the emotions and experiences of fellow veterans as they return to Viet Nam, many for the first time since they were on the battlefield. It allows the veteran to make up his or her mind on what to do when returning to the former war zone.

  Times of Change – A history of Caloundra City

This large coffee table format book chronicles the history of white settlement in what was called Landsborough Shire and is now Caloundra City. Supported by over 200 historical images, many never seen in public before, this book describes the intrepid explorers and gutsy adventurers who settled in the region to first win precious timber for the settlement of Brisbane Town and then raise cattle, horses and crops for the region. The hardback copies have now almost disappeared although I have a handful left. Softback copies can still be bought from Sunshine Coast Libraries.