Weary : king of the river / Sue Ebury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ebury, Sue, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgeons--Australia--Biography.

Surgeons.

Burma-Siam Railroad.

Dunlop, E. E. (Ernest Edward), 1907-1993.

Dunlop, E. E.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2010.

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. Weary was the quintessential Australian all-rounder-brilliant student, outstanding sportsman and irrepressible larrikin who dedicated his life to caring for people.When he died in July 1993, 10 000 people stood silently to farewell the most honoured medical man in Australia. By then, this great humanitarian's influence had spread far beyond the veteran community to embrace the entire nation.

Contents:

Intro

WEARY

CONTENTS

LIST OF MAPS

PROLOGUE

PART ONE 1907-1939

Chapter One FRIDAY'S CHILD

Chapter Two GENTLEMEN OF ORMOND

Chapter Three THE MELBOURNE

Chapter Four JOURNEY TO THE PROMISED LAND

PART TWO 1940-1942

Chapter Five SCARLET MAJOR AT THE BASE

Chapter Six ACROSS THE WINE-DARK SEAS

Chapter Seven GREY SHIPS WAITING

Chapter Eight 'SORRY, GONE TO TOBRUK'

PART THREE 1942-1945

Chapter Nine THE FASTEST SHIP OF THE CONVOY

Chapter Ten INTO THE BAG

Chapter Eleven SINGING AND GAMES FORBIDDEN

Chapter Twelve VIA DOLOROSA

Chapter Thirteen VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

Chapter Fourteen STABLES FOR THE SICK

Chapter Fifteen WE KEMPIS DO BUT DO OUR DUTY

Chapter Sixteen ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS

Chapter Seventeen 'OH, INCREDIBLE DAY ! '

Chapter Eighteen THE RETURN OF ULYSSES

PART FOUR 1945-1967

Chapter Nineteen RECLAIMING THE LOST YEARS

Chapter Twenty THE SOLACE OF SURGERY

Chapter Twenty-one SURGEON AMBASSADOR

PART FIVE 1967-1993

Chapter Twenty-two THE INFLUENCE OF WEARY

Chapter Twenty-three THE LIFELONG MISSION

Chapter Twenty-four ALMONDS TO THOSE WHO HAVE NO TEETH

EPILOGUE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS AND TRANSLATIONS

NOTES AND SOURCES

SELECTED READING

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522867275

0522867278

OCLC:

1089016791