Home › Authors › Phillip Knightley 👤 Phillip Knightley b. 1929 – d. 2016 · 7 books Biography Phillip George Knightley AM (23 January 1929 – 7 December 2016) was an Australian journalist, critic, and non-fiction author. Books by Phillip Knightley The eye of war 2003 Face of Battle Face of Battle 2002 A hack's progress 1997 The rise and fall of the house The rise and fall of the house of Vestey 1993 Sensō hōdō no uchimaku Sensō hōdō no uchimaku 1987 The Philby Conspiracy 1981 The Vestey affair 1981