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Weary: King of the River
Sue Ebury
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Description for Weary: King of the River
Paperback. This new, illustrated biography of Weary includes more than 150 images as well as never-before-published material about his betrayal to his captors. Weary was the quintessential Australian all-rounder - brilliant student, outstanding sportsman and irrepressible larrikin who dedicated his life to caring for people. Num Pages: 448 pages, 199 b&w images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJM; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Sir Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop was the type of rare individual who inspires others to impossible feats by example. Born and raised in Victoria, Australia, he qualified as a pharmacist and surgeon. When World War II broke out, he was appointed a surgeon to the Emergency Medical Unit, spending time in Greece and Africa before he was transferred to Java. As commanding officer and surgeon in the POW camps of the Japanese, he became a legend to thousands of Allied prisoners whose lives were saved with meager medical supplies. In those camps, at great personal risk, he recorded the deprivation ... Read more
Sir Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop was the type of rare individual who inspires others to impossible feats by example. Born and raised in Victoria, Australia, he qualified as a pharmacist and surgeon. When World War II broke out, he was appointed a surgeon to the Emergency Medical Unit, spending time in Greece and Africa before he was transferred to Java. As commanding officer and surgeon in the POW camps of the Japanese, he became a legend to thousands of Allied prisoners whose lives were saved with meager medical supplies. In those camps, at great personal risk, he recorded the deprivation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522857528
SKU
V9780522857528
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Sue Ebury
After nineteen years with an international publishing house, Sue Ebury retired to live in Hong Kong in 1986, where she edited The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop. An overnight bestseller, it is still in print in 2007. In 1994, Sue's authorised biography Weary: the Life of Sir Edward Dunlop was published and by 1996 had sold more than any other ... Read more
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