Command's conduct of military operations in the war as being wantonly profligate with the lives of its soldiers. His views, generally expressed in a choleric fashion, in this regard were detailed in his work British Butchers & Bunglers of World War One (1998), and he appeared in a British Broadcasting Corporation 'Timewatch' series television documentary on Field Marshal Earl Haig, entitled Haig: The Unknown Soldier (1996), proffering the same historical commentary. Laffin was the instigator behind the creation of the Australian Corps Memorial Park, at Le Hamel, France, dedicated to the Australian troops who served on the Western Front in World War I. He also founded the Families & Friends of the 1st Australian Imperial Force, a society dedicated to maintaining the historical and cultural memory of the men of Australia's primary expeditionary force that fought in World War I. Death Laffin returned to reside in Australia from the United Kingdom in failing health in 1995. He died in Canberra on 23 September 2000 at the age of 78. Personal life While medically convalescing in Sydney in 1943 during World War II he met his future wife, Hazelle (died 1997), who was serving as a Red Cross nurse. The marriage produced two daughters and a son. Bronwyn, Craig and Pirenne. Select bibliography Return to Glory. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1956. Middle East Journey. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1958. The Devil's Emissary. London & Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1958. The Dancer of San Jose. London: Horwitz Publications, 1958. Jungle Manhunt. London: Horwitz Publications, 1958. The Face of War – the evolution of weapons and their use in ten famous battles With Ab elard-Schuman. London, 1963. Swifter Than Eagles: The Biography of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, 1964. Codes and Ciphers: Secret Writing through the Ages. London; New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1964. Anzacs at War: The Story of Australian and New Zealand Battles. London: Abelard-Schuman, 1965. Jack Tar: the story of the British sailor. Cassell, 1969. Surgeons in the Field. J.M. Dent and Sons. London, 1970. Letters from the Front, 1914–1918. London: Dent, 1973. Fedayeen. The Arab-Israeli Dilemma. New York: Free Press, 1973. The Arab Mind: A Need for Understanding. Cassell, London, 1975. The Dagger of Islam. Sphere Books Limited, 1979. Damn the Dardanelles!: The Story of Gallipoli. London: Osprey, 1980. The Israeli Army in the Middle East wars, 1948–73. London: Osprey, 1982. Fight for the