Love War and Crocodiles

<p><em>Love War and Crocodiles</em> is an account of the many adventures and loves of Arvids Blumentals aka Crocodile Harry one of the most unusual migrants to arrive in Australia after WW2. Harry was a Latvian patriot who went to war at 17 lost his homeland and became a crocodile hunter gravity surveyor opal miner writer and womaniser. He called himself a baron and married an opera-singing German lady he'd never met. He appeared in a high-profile inquest entertained Tina Turner and Olivia Newton-John and was the subject of many media stories. His dugout in Coober Pedy was featured in Mad Max 3 and still attracts tourists today. This carefully researched book looks at Harry's diverse pursuits his intriguing personality and the historical background of a war that shattered a generation of men. Few others reacted as flamboyantly as Harry.</p>