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Ian Shaw Ian Shaw i(A139958 works by) (a.k.a. Ian W. Shaw; Ian Winton Shaw)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Operation Babylift : The Inspiring Story of the Australian Women Who Organised the Evacuation of Orphans at the End of the Vietnam War Ian Shaw , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2019 16870872 2019 multi chapter work biography 'The dramatic and heart-warming story of the last-minute evacuation of hundreds of orphaned babies from South Vietnam in the dying days of the Vietnam War and of the brave Australian nurses who made it happen.

'In late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety.

'Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the North Vietnamese forces closed in on their nurseries, they needed a plan to evacuate the children, or all their work might count for little ...

'Based on extensive archival and historical research, and interviews of some of those directly involved in the events described, Operation Babylift details the last month of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the most vulnerable victims of that war: the orphans it created. Through the story of the attempt to save 600 children, we see how a small group of determined women refused to play political games as they tried to remake the lives of a forgotten generation, one child at a time. ' 

 (Publication summary)


 
1 y separately published work icon Murder at Dusk: How US Soldier and Smiling Psychopath Eddie Leonski Terrorised Wartime Melbourne Ian Shaw , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2018 14505823 2018 single work biography

"May 1942. Melbourne is torn between fearing Japanese invasion and revelling in the carnival atmosphere brought by the influx of American servicemen. But it is a city that would soon be gripped by terror – a serial killer is on the loose in the darkened streets, and three women have already been brutally strangled. The killer is an American soldier, Eddie Leonski, who has a twisted fascination with female voices ... especially when they are singing.

"After an intense manhunt, Leonski is arrested then tried in Melbourne and hanged at Pentridge Gaol. Acclaimed author Ian W. Shaw brings World War II Melbourne to life, takes us into the mind of the Brownout Strangler, and a very different kind of war experience."

Source: Publishers blurb.
1 Question Time : Ian W. Shaw, Canberra Writer Ian Shaw , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 April 2012; (p. 3)
1 5 y separately published work icon Glenrowan Glenrowan : The Legend of Ned Kelly and the Siege That Shaped a Nation. Ian Shaw , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2012 Z1851322 2012 single work biography 'The siege of Glenrowan is more than just an Australian legend. The 41 hours when the Kelly Gang took over Ann Jones' Glenrowan Inn and held the police at bay have become a part of the Australian psyche. Most people know the bare bones of the story, but few know the names and actions of some of those who literally made history over those two days. In this impeccably researched work and vivid retelling, Ian Shaw brings the characters to life through their own words and the observations of those who were there. The real heroes - and the real villains - take centre stage, just as they did at Glenrowan in June 1880. There's the soulful Joe Byrne who toasts the success of the gang one moment and bleeds to death on the hotel floor the next. And the two younger outlaws, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart, who were well and truly out of their depth, seeing no way out at the end, preferring to die rather than surrender. Above it all sits the enigmatic figure of Ned Kelly - vainglorious, cunning and brave - a figure who made too many mistakes in too short a time for his gang to survive.' (Trove record)
1 The (Al)lure of Australia's Past Ian Shaw , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , June vol. 17 no. 5 2011; (p. 6-7)
1 Profile : Ian Shaw Ian Shaw , 2011 single work autobiography
— Appears in: ACTWrite , May vol. 17 no. 4 2011; (p. 3)
1 y separately published work icon On Radji Beach Ian Shaw , Sydney : Macmillan (Pan Macmillan Australia) , 2010 Z1904974 2010 single work biography 'When Singapore fell dramatically to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, hundreds of people scrambled to leave. Amongst the evacuees were 65 Australian nurses. They boarded a coastal freighter named the Vyner Brooke, which was sunk by the Japanese. From a group of 60 shipwreck survivors including 22 nurses, Vivian Bullwinkel was the only survivor.' (Publisher's blurb)
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