The quiet hero : Andrew Bagshaw / Philip Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Philip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian aid workers--Ukraine--Biography.

Humanitarian aid workers.

Humanitarian assistance--Ukraine--Biography.

Humanitarian assistance.

Russo--Ukrainian War, 2014-.

Russo.

Bagshaw, Andrew, 1975-2023.

Bagshaw, Andrew.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, [2023]

Summary:

"Andrew Bagshaw was many things - a genius-level geneticist, keen cricketer and sailor, private pilot, much-loved son, brother and uncle, as well as a hugely brave and principled idealist who risked everything to travel from Christchurch to Ukraine to work as a volunteer aid worker. After seeing the distressing coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold on television, Andrew knew he had to do something. He booked a ticket to Poland in April 2022 and by July he was in eastern Ukraine, evacuating citizens from dangerous frontline cities like Bakhmut and Soledar. He moved hundreds of people to safety while gaining the respect of an international team of volunteers from Ukraine, Russia, the UK, US, Australia, Poland and Canada. Andrew did all this with minimal resources - driving in an old red van, and making ends meet by doing freelance scientific work when he could. On 6 January 2023, Andrew and fellow aid worker Chris Parry were on a mission in Soledar, trying to rescue an elderly woman, when they were caught in a Russian attack. They were reported missing the following day. Their deaths were confirmed two weeks later. In The Quiet Hero, with the help of Andrew's family, colleagues and other workers on the ground in Ukraine, award-winning journalist Philip Matthews reveals for the first time Andrew's remarkable work in Ukraine, and celebrates the modest, compassionate and, above all, determined man that he was"--Back cover.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword

Contents

Maps

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Picture section

Acknowledgements

Sources.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Matthews, Philip The Quiet Hero

ISBN:

9781761187490

176118749X

OCLC:

1392345882