THE UNSEEN ANZAC: HOW AN ENIGMATIC POLAR EXPLORER CREATED AUSTRALIA’S WORLD WAR I PHOTOGRAPHS
Book ID/图书代码： 11980516B87367
English Summary/英文概要： Cameras were banned at the Western Front during World War I. Instead, official photographers were only allowed to take propaganda pictures. War correspondent Charles Bean continually argued that a photographer should be appointed to photograph the actual conditions. He was eventually assigned an enigmatic polar explorer — George Hubert Wilkins. His exploits were legendary. Wilkins 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. After the war, Wilkins returned to polar exploring and, during the next 40 years, his life became shrouded in secrecy. His work at the Western Front was forgotten, and others claimed credit for his photographs.
Throughout his life, Wilkins wrote detailed diaries and letters, but when he died in Massachusetts in 1958 these documents were locked away. Jeff Maynard follows a trail of myth and misinformation to locate Wilkins’ lost records and reveal the remarkable true story of World War I’s greatest photographer.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在第一次世界大战期间，西部前线禁止使用摄像机。而且官方摄影师只允许拍摄宣传照片。战争通讯员查尔斯•比恩不断争辩说，一个摄影师应该被允许拍摄实际照片。最终一个神秘的极地探险家乔治•休伯特•威尔金斯被指派。他的功绩是传奇。威尔金斯做了以前没有摄影师敢做的。他与军队走上冲进壕沟，跑在最前面拍摄实际战斗。他带领士兵们投入战斗，俘虏德国战俘，多次被打伤，两次被授予军事勋章——但这些都发生在他没有携带枪支，只带着一个笨重的玻璃板相机的情况下。
威尔金斯最终制作了世界上最详细、最准确的一战照片集。战争结束后，威尔金斯又开始了极地探险，在接下来的40年里，他的生活完全保密。他在西方前线的工作被遗忘了，还有一些人声称他的照片是自己的功劳。
在他的一生中，威尔金斯写了详细的日记和信件，但1958年当他死在马萨诸塞州后，这些文件都被锁起来了。杰夫梅纳德追踪着传说和误传以定位威尔金斯丢失的记录，并揭示了一战中最伟大的摄影师的非凡的真实故事。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：“令人激动的，奇妙的研究书。每一个澳大利亚人都应该读读它。几乎每一页都让你惊讶。”——托尼•赖特，星期六时代；“这本低调，精心修饰的传记揭示了特立独行，永远闲不住的威尔金斯作为一个男人拒绝仅仅通过战争定义自己的人生。”——星期六报纸；“乔治•休伯特•威尔金斯不是每个人都知道的名字，但他应该是。作为一本非凡的旅行轶事集合，《看不见的澳新军团》是令人大吃一惊的，并且威尔金斯退出了公众视线是非常奇特的。”——尼克•戈尔迪，库玛—莫纳如快报；“休伯特•威尔金斯是澳大利亚有史以来最非凡的人之一…梅纳德也是一个伟大的探险家，跟踪长期被遗忘的信件和日记…一个伟大的旅程。”——澳北星期日
’[A] thrilling, wonderfully researched book. Every Australian should read it. Almost every page leaves you astonished.’;- Tony Wright, The Saturday Age;;’[This] understated, well-honed biography reveals the maverick, eternally restless Wilkins as a man who refused to define his life through war alone.’;- The Saturday Paper;;’George Hubert Wilkins is not a name which everybody knows [but] it should be. As a collection of ripping yarns The Unseen Anzac would be hard to beat, and it’s extraordinary that Wilkins has dropped out of the public consciousness.’;- Nick Goldie, Cooma-Monaro Express;;’Hubert Wilkins was one of the most extraordinary individuals Australia has produced ... Maynard is a great explorer too, tracking down long-forgotten letters and diaries ... A great ride.’;- Sunday Territorian
About the Author/作者介绍： 杰夫•梅纳德是一位作家和纪录片制作人。他的著作包括《尼亚加拉的黄金》，《时间潜水员》和《艾斯的翅膀》。他是《澳大利亚摩托车新闻》的前编辑，并保留了对经典摩托车的浓厚兴趣。他是探险家俱乐部的成员和历史跳水协会委员会成员。杰夫继续研究休伯特•威尔金斯爵士，并寻找他在澳大利亚、欧洲和美国的记录和文物。杰夫和他的妻子佐伊及家庭生活在墨尔本。
Jeff Maynard is an author and documentary maker. His books include Niagara’s Gold, Divers in Time, and Wings of Ice. He is a former editor of Australian Motorcycle News, and retains a keen interest in classic motorcycles. He is a member of the Explorers Club and is on the board of the Historical Diving Society. Jeff continues to research Sir Hubert Wilkins and locate his records and artefacts in Australia, Europe, and the USA. Jeff lives in Melbourne with his wife, Zoe, and their family.
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