Arthur Blackburn, VC: An Australian Hero, His Men, and Their Two World Wars

by Andrew Faulkner

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Gallipoli hero, Victoria Cross recipient, battalion and brigade commander, conqueror of Damascus and defiant antagonist of the Japanese - by any measure Arthur Seaforth Blackburn was one of Australia's most remarkable soldiers. This, the first Blackburn biography, details the famous battles that shaped Australia. It tells Blackburn's story through the eyes of his comrades, including many from his battalion who survived the horrors of the Burma Railway, and includes photographs taken by Blackburn never published before. This edition is in two volumes. The second volume ISBN is 9781459645424.
  • ISBN10 186254784X
  • ISBN13 9781862547841
  • Publish Date 15 April 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country AU
  • Imprint Wakefield Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 552
  • Language English