Weary : king of the river

The Resource Weary : king of the river
Label
Weary : king of the river
Title remainder
king of the river
Statement of responsibility
Sue Ebury
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In a wartime nightmare of starvation, disease, brutality and death, Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's courage and compassion made him an Australian legend. During more than three years as a surgeon in the notorious work camps and vast hospital camps along the Burma-Thailand railway, he worked tirelessly to save lives and get men home to their families. He confronted his captors fearlessly; three times he was tortured and taken out to be executed, only to be reprieved at the last moment. Fellow prisoners regarded him as 'a symbol of hope and a rock'. This new, illustrated biography of Weary includes more than 150 images as well as never-before-published material about his betrayal to his captors."--BOOK JACKET
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Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
AU@
Dewey number
940.547
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage: Australia.
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
  • Tertiary/Undergraduate
  • General
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Second numbered series of the Miegunyah volumes
Series volume
no. 123

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