David Burke

David Burke, OAM, a former journalist with the Melbourne Herald Sun and the Sydney Morning Herald, has made six visits to Antarctica and written three books on the subject: Monday At McMurdo; Moments Of Terror: The Story Of Antarctic Aviation; and Voyage To The End Of The World: With Tales From The Great Ice Barrier. He and Dr P. G. Law are the first (and so far, only) Australians to make a direct flight from Australia to the South Pole when they were members of a long-range US Navy crossing of the bottom of the world. David lives in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. This is his 22nd book.