Hugh Edwards (1) (1933–)
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Hugh Edwards is an award-winning writer and marine photographer from Perth, Western Australia
Werken van Hugh Edwards
Crocodile Attack/Dramatic True Stories of Fatal and Near-Fatal Encounters Between Humans and Crocodiles (1998) 25 exemplaren
Het wrak op het Halve Maan's rif : de stranding van het VOC-schip Zeewijk op de koraalriffen van de Abrolhoseilanden… (1973) 23 exemplaren
THE REMARKABLE DOLPHINS OF MONKEY MIA: Where People Meet Dolphins on the Shark Bay Shore (1989) 10 exemplaren
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- Order of Australia (Medal, 2009)
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interesting read with pirates , treasure , seaman's tales etc. A bit of history of the Chinese porcelain/pottery industry and Cambodia's killing fields, with a bit of the Vietnam war included.
It seems there is a lot of duplication , a story about something on a page then two pages later the same story again.
There are a lot of claims that a little research would have verified, for instance the claim about Mikes father having a Military Medal (M.M.) because " this prestigious award is for conspicuous bravery under fire and is more often given to officers than enlisted men ". That is wrong as the officers had their own version which was the Military Cross (M.C.). No Officer was ever awarded a M.M..
Another is that when referring to Mikes early life in care homes "followed by Clone in Auchterader in Yorkshire " and references to "the Bridge o'Earn Hospital " when admitted with a broken leg according to a " Clone report." Both places are in Perthshire , Scotland.
A mention about the B52 bombing Cambodia during the Vietnam war with 7 ton (14,000+ lbs.) missiles is dubious, seeing the max bomb weight in the USAF arsenal is the " Bunker Buster " or "MOP " and they would not have been dropped on Cambodia, as there wouldn't have had 76,000 of them to drop in the 70s. Perhaps a misprint .?
In chapter 10 " a Twenty Million Dollar Sale", the Ritz had bought a 20 piece Dinner Service for guests to use, it says Michael Hatcher himself had used it. But when Mike went to the Ritz hotel in London he decided against eating there as it required a tie, even when offered one he declined and went elsewhere.
It makes you wonder if all the later actions described are true or have been embellished slightly.… (meer)