Peter Savage Books

The "real" story behind the book....

From the Bucha Massacre, liberation of Kherson to the fall of Bakhmut. Join the journey of a battle-hardened military veteran turned chaplain as he embarks on a mission to war-ravaged Ukraine. His task? To pioneer innovative approaches for providing aid and forging fresh connections amidst the chaos of conflict. Experience the triumphs of his mission alongside the harrowing ordeals he faces on the front lines. Unearth the real struggles confronted by humanitarian workers and non-governmental organisations as they tirelessly strive to deliver essential assistance to the most at-risk populations. In early 2022, shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the author volunteered as a civilian chaplain, supporting humanitarian operations from Australia into Kyiv and the Donbas region. Working alongside organisations such as UK Aid, the Red Cross, and St Sophia Cathedral, he helped establish secure humanitarian corridors amid a rapidly deteriorating conflict zone. His mission was violently disrupted when he was injured in Lviv during an attack by a known organised crime group posing as an NGO at a Catholic college.

After returning to Australia and recovering from his injuries, as well as the trauma of witnessing the aftermath of the Bucha massacre, he was encouraged to document his experiences. This led to his first book, Ukraine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – From the Bucha Massacre, the Liberation of Kherson to the Fall of Bakhmut.

Following the success of this publication, and drawing on his background in NATO and the Air Force, he was inspired to produce a second, fully illustrated book examining the use of hobby drones in modern warfare. Transforing Hobby Drones for Warfare, A Tactical Overview, available in an illustrated format in Full Colour or B&W. Having spent more than two and a half years observing their development in the field, he witnessed firsthand the rapid transformation of simple hobbyist platforms into weapons of war. This evolution unfolded at extraordinary speed, marking the most significant technological shift in warfare since the invention of gunpowder. Drones progressed from manually piloted systems to fully autonomous machines, driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning, capable of penetrating enemy airspace, operating in GPS-denied and electronically contested environments, evading countermeasures, identifying targets, and engaging autonomously when required.

Read the full stories and experience it as it unravels amidst the chaos, courage, and corruption of modern total warfare.