Featured Author Leo Stach Published Titles In Search of Recognition In Search of Recognition A biographical account of extraordinary events in the career of Leo W.Stach, an expatriate geologist, during war and peace in the Western Pacific region, based on official documents as well as personal written records, together with his recollections, as narrated to the author, Kerry B. Collison, during a series of recorded interviews from December 1996 to June 1997. Leo Stach A gifted child, Leo was born in Melbourne to a first generation Australian family of German extraction, at a time when the European conflict spread, creating economic hardship for all. When the Great War finally ended and, under the watchful eyes of his mother and a doting Aunt Hilda, Leo excelled at school, winning scholarships as his academic achievements multiplied. He was a lonely child, neglecting sports in favour of his studies, accepting that he would be unable to attend high school or university without the benefit of scholarships. It was these difficult times which moulded Leo's appreciation for security, often in later life misinterpreted by his peers as meanness. For Leo, a penny was a penny and he decided at an early age to ensure that he would never be without, again.