Henry Johnson became one of the first Americans to be awarded France’s highest honor for battlefield valor, the Croix de Guerre avec Palme for his incredible bravery in single handedly repelling a German attack in WWI.
The search for a passage to the Northern Territories known as The Burke Wills Expedition departed Melbourne, Australia in 1860. The bravado and overconfidence of its leader, Robert Burke is soon overshadowed by his lack of experience in surviving the unforgiving outback.