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Zombie myths of Australian military history /
In this fascinating account, leading Australian military historians tackle 10 of the most enduring historical zombies, or national myths, that have staggered their way through the halls of military history for more than 200 years. From Aboriginal resistance and invasion to Australia's recent in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney, NSW :
University of New South Wales Press,
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; [Introduction] The walking 'undead'and Australian military history; [1] The frontier war that never was; [2] Breaker Morant: The murderer as martyr; [3] The myths of August at Gallipoli; [4] Australians broke the Hindenburg Line; [5] 'There is an idea that the Australian is a born soldier ... '; [6] Out in the midday sun: The loss of HMAS Sydney II; [7] Dramatic myth and dull truth: Invasion by Japan in 1942; [8] 'Australia's Thermopylae'? The Kokoda Trail; [9] In every war but one?Myth, history and Vietnam; [10] Two tales of Timor.
- [Epilogue] Returning the zombies to their gravesNotes; Index.