Alan Leek

Frederick Whirlpool VC

Australia's Hidden Victoria Cross [Large Print 16pt]

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Produktbeschreibung

A riveting historical mystery that sweeps four continents and fills a void in the Victoria Cross story. Frederick Whirlpool's Victoria Cross is displayed near the entrance to the Hall of Valour at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. It was the first VC pinned to an Australian uniform, yet almost nothing was known about its enigmatic ......

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ReadHowYouWant
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 738g
• ISBN-13: 9780369391131
• ISBN-10: 0369391136
• Artikelnr.: 68291433

Autorenporträt

Alan Leek is a 34 year veteran of the NSW Police, having served as a detective in Sydney, its suburbs, and the surrounding Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains areas before becoming officer-in-charge of Blacktown-Mt.Druitt detectives. Promoted to commissioned rank, he held the position of staff officer-intelligence in the Blacktown District before taking up command of the tough Cabramatta patrol, then the centre of heroin trafficking in Australia and the site of Australiä¿s first political assassination. He was also the commander of Kuring-gai and Newtown local areas and by statutory appointment, the St. George-Sutherland District. He retired at the rank of superintendent. Leaving school at 15, he worked as a rouseabout in a wool store for two years before joining the police cadet corps.He holds an Associate Diploma in Justice Administration (Distinction); Post Graduate Diploma in Police Management and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, USA.He earned the Peter Mitchell Award in 1987, alas, not for courage, but for performance