Weary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop by Sue Ebury
+3
+2

Weary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop by Sue Ebury

Home/Store/Subjects/Military History/WWII History
SKU TBM9781854714145
AU$25.00
In stock: 1 available
1
Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780522857528
Author: Sue Ebury
Edition: 2nd Edition 2nd Printing
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 2010
Format: Paperback
Pages: 431 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Writing on first page of book . Minor wear to book corners and edges. Faint marks on foredges. Interior and binding are still very good.

Weary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop was first published in 1994. It was revised in 2001. Weary: King of the River, published in 2009, contains major revisions by Sue Ebury.

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 over 150 images and never-before-published material about his betrayal by his captors. (Trove)



Australians proclaimed Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop a national hero, much honoured and greatly loved, when he died in July 1993. A brilliant student and sportsman, qualifying as a pharmacist and surgeon and representing Australia in rugby, Weary turned his back on a surgical career and volunteered immediately when war broke out in 1939.He joined the 2nd AIF and served in Palestine, Greece, Crete, Tobruk and Egypt before sailing to Java with his medical unit in 1942. Captured by the Japanese, he spent more than three years as a prisoner-of-war in Java and on the notorious Burma-Thailand 'Death Railway'. His care for men under his command and his defiance of his captors in the face of brutality, starvation and death made him a legend in his lifetime.Sue Ebury's meticulously researched biography, written with Sir Edward's total cooperation, gives a rare view of a reticent man who lived by old-fashioned values, yet retained a wild streak that gave fire to his character and lifted him above his fellows. (back cover)
Show More
Share this product with your friends
ShareSharePin it
Weary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop by Sue Ebury
Home/Store/Subjects/Military History/WWII History
You May Also Like
Out of Stock
Australian War Classics: Behind Bamboo by Rohan Rivett
Australian War Classics: Behind Bamboo by Rohan Rivett
Australian War Classics: Behind Bamboo by Rohan Rivett
AU$17.00
Get notified when next available
Remembering Weary: Sir Edward Dunlop As Recalled by Those Whose Lives He Touched by Margaret Geddes
Remembering Weary: Sir Edward Dunlop As Recalled by Those Whose Lives He Touched by Margaret Geddes
Remembering Weary: Sir Edward Dunlop As Recalled by Those Whose Lives He Touched by Margaret Geddes
AU$21.50
The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway, 1942-1945 by E E Weary Dunlop
The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway, 1942-1945 by E E Weary Dunlop
The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway, 1942-1945 by E E Weary Dunlop
AU$16.00
  • Search Books
  • Favorites
  • Shopping Bag
  • Gift Cards
Display prices in:AUD
Skip to main content
Book Merchant Bookstore
Menu
Storefront
Subjects
Rewards
About
Happy Readers
Contact
Acknowledgement

© 2022 Book Merchant Bookstore 14 Thetis Link Dalyellup Bunbury Western Australia 6230

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyShipping & Payment InfoReturn PolicyAbout UsCookie settingsReport abuse
Made with Ecwid by Lightspeed