Author
Lisa Cooper
Dr Lisa Cooper is a historian and writer whose work focuses on Australia's wartime history. Lisa's career began when conversations with her late grandfather, a veteran of the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion in the Second World War, and her late father, a veteran of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in the Vietnam War, about their wartime experiences inspired Lisa to begin writing in 2007. Lisa graduated with a PhD in 2023 with her thesis examining the role of Australia's war graves units in the Second World War. Lisa has been a writer with RSL Victoria since 2014 and enjoys sharing stories on veteran experiences of war, both historic and contemporary, stories about Australia’s homefront during wartime, and on events from Australia's military history.