Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Incredible Life of Hubert WilkinsCondition: NewSubtitle: Australia's Greatest ExplorerISBN-10: 1472131460EAN: 9781472131461ISBN: 9781472131461Publisher: ConstableFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/05/2022Description: Sir Hubert Wilkins is one of the most remarkable Australians who ever lived.The son of pioneer pastoralists in South Australia, Hubert studied engineering before moving on to photography. In 1908 he sailed for England and a job producing films with the Gaumont Film Co. Brave and bold, he became a polar expeditioner, a brilliant war photographer, a spy in the Soviet Union, a pioneering aviator-navigator, a death-defying submariner - all while being an explorer and chronicler of the planet and its life forms that would do Vasco da Gama and Sir David Attenborough proud. As a WW1 photographer he was twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery under fire, the only Australian photographer in any war to be decorated. He explored the Antarctic with Sir Ernest Shackleton, led a groundbreaking ornithological study in Australia and was knighted in 1928 for his aviation exploits, but many more astounding achievements would follow. Wilkins' quest for knowledge and polar explorations were lifelong passions and his missions to polar regions aboard the submarine Nautilus the stuff of legend.With masterful storytelling skill, Peter FitzSimons illuminates the life of Hubert Wilkins and his incredible achievements. Thrills and spills, derring-do, new worlds discovered - this is the most unforgettable tale of the most extraordinary life lived by any Australian.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 154mmItem Width: 46mmItem Weight: 700gAuthor: Peter FitzSimonsGenre: HistoryRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins
Publication Name: The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins
Title: The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins
Subtitle: Australia's Greatest Explorer
ISBN-10: 1472131460
EAN: 9781472131461
ISBN: 9781472131461
Publisher: Constable
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 05/05/2022
Release Year: 2022
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 234mm
Item Length: 154mm
Item Width: 46mm
Item Weight: 700g
Author: Peter FitzSimons
Genre: History
