Author: FIELD, L. M.
Title: The Forgotten War. Australian Involvement in the South African Conflict of 1899-1902.
Description: First Edition; 8vo; pp. xii, 236; 8 b/w. plates, 1 map, appendices, abbreviations, bibliography, index; original cloth, small closed tear to rubbed dustjacket; small stain on front free endpaper; otherwise a fine copy. Melbourne University Press, 1979. Concise and comprehensive history of Australia's part in the Boer War. It opens with an examination of the military spirit that was evident in the colonies in 1899, traces the wildly enthusiastic reaction of the public in the early months of the war, the malicious campaign against 'pro-Boers', and the temporary end to freedom of speech, and gives an account of the decline in public support for the war.
Keywords: Australian military history South African conflict 1899-1902 pre-ww1
Title: The Forgotten War. Australian Involvement in the South African Conflict of 1899-1902.
Description: First Edition; 8vo; pp. xii, 236; 8 b/w. plates, 1 map, appendices, abbreviations, bibliography, index; original cloth, small closed tear to rubbed dustjacket; small stain on front free endpaper; otherwise a fine copy. Melbourne University Press, 1979. Concise and comprehensive history of Australia's part in the Boer War. It opens with an examination of the military spirit that was evident in the colonies in 1899, traces the wildly enthusiastic reaction of the public in the early months of the war, the malicious campaign against 'pro-Boers', and the temporary end to freedom of speech, and gives an account of the decline in public support for the war.
Keywords: Australian military history South African conflict 1899-1902 pre-ww1
Price: AUD 25.00 = appr. US$ 17.30 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 104534
- Book number: 104534