{"id":13681,"date":"2011-12-18T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/hubert-who-the-incredible-life-of-unsung-adventurer-hubert-wilkins-2\/"},"modified":"2011-12-18T05:20:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-18T05:20:00","slug":"hubert-who-the-incredible-life-of-unsung-adventurer-hubert-wilkins-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/12\/hubert-who-the-incredible-life-of-unsung-adventurer-hubert-wilkins-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubert Who? The incredible life of unsung adventurer Hubert Wilkins."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/images.borders.com.au\/images\/bau\/0296a43f\/0296a43f-f553-42ed-8c8f-60bdff8316db\/0\/0\/plain\/hubert-who.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/images.borders.com.au\/images\/bau\/0296a43f\/0296a43f-f553-42ed-8c8f-60bdff8316db\/0\/0\/plain\/hubert-who.jpg\" width=\"133\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.abc.net.au\/products\/hubert-who\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"26\" src=\"http:\/\/shop.abc.net.au\/abcshop\/images\/logo.png\" width=\"200\"><\/a><br \/><b>War hero. Polar explorer. Spy. <\/p>\n<p>Malcolm Andrews <\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.abc.net.au\/products\/hubert-who\" target=\"_blank\">BUY<\/a> ]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The amazing life of Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australia\u2019s greatest unsung hero.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser may not support display of this image. He shot the world\u2019s first movie footage from an aircraft (while strapped to its fuselage); and was the first to fly over both polar icecaps. He was the only member of the media ever to win medals for gallantry, during World War I; the first man to attempt to take a submarine under the North Pole; a spy for the British in Soviet Russia and the Americans in the Far East; and an enlightened friend to Aboriginal people in outback Australia. Yet this South Australian farm boy is barely acknowledged in his homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Explorer, pioneer aviator, war photographer, naturalist, meteorologist, student of the paranormal, secret agent and the last man from the West to meet with Lenin \u2026 Sir Hubert Wilkins\u2019 life was an amazing adventure, packed with exciting and extraordinary experiences.<\/p>\n<p>How can a man who achieved so much be so little remembered?<\/p>\n<p>Malcolm Andrews has breathed life into the exploits of this remarkable yet humble adventurer, creating a gripping tale that resoundingly answers the question: \u2018Hubert who?\u2019 So set your compass north and it\u2019s chocks away \u2014 for the incredible true story of one of history\u2019s most heroic personalities &#8230;<br \/><i><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<div><i> \u2018The bravest man I have ever seen &#8230; Australia\u2019s counterpart to Lawrence of Arabia\u2019<br \/>\u2014 General Sir John Monash<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Malcolm Andrews is an author and journalist with 46 years experience in Australia and overseas. He is the author of 27 books, including The Fabulous Fairstar and From Russia with Gloves, boxing champ Kostya Tszyu\u2019s ghosted autobiography.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>War hero. Polar explorer. Spy. Malcolm Andrews [ BUY ] The amazing life of Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australia\u2019s greatest unsung hero. Your browser may not support display of this image. He shot the world\u2019s first movie footage from an aircraft (while strapped to its fuselage); and was the first to fly over both polar icecaps. 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