The Unseen Anzac: How an Enigmatic Explorer Created Australiaa's World War I Photographs

By Jeff Maynard

The previously untold story of an extraordinary man and a great war photographer. Cameras were banned at the Western Front when the Anzacs arrived in 1916, prompting correspondent Charles Bean to argue continually for Australia to have a dedicated photographer. He was eventually assigned an enigmatic polar explorer--George Hubert Wilkins. Within weeks of arriving at the front, Wilkins' exploits were legendary. He did what no photographer had previously dared to do. He went 'over the top' with the troops and ran forward to photograph the actual fighting. He led soldiers into battle, captured German prisoners, was wounded repeatedly, and was twice awarded the Military Cross--all while he refused to carry a gun and armed himself only with a bulky glass-plate camera. Wilkins ultimately produced the most detailed and accurate collection of World War I photographs in the world, which is now held at the Australian War Memorial.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925321495
• ISBN13: 9781925321494
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Scribe Us
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.2"