Before the Anzac dawn : a military history of Australia before 1915 /

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This book provides a comprehensive and compelling account of Australian military history before any soldier set foot on Gallipoli. It shows that this pre-1915 history has largely been forgotten. Indeed the extent to which Australians thought about war and experienced war before ANZAC existed will s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stockings, Craig, 1974- (Editor ), Connor, John (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2013.
Edición:[International edition].
Temas:
1800-1899
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces
Australia > History, Military > 19th century.
Australia > Armed Forces > History.
Australie > Histoire militaire > 19e siècle.
Australia
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book provides a comprehensive and compelling account of Australian military history before any soldier set foot on Gallipoli. It shows that this pre-1915 history has largely been forgotten. Indeed the extent to which Australians thought about war and experienced war before ANZAC existed will surprise many readers.Starting with detailed accounts of both traditional Indigenous warfare and frontier wars between whites settlers and Indigenous inhabitants, we learn of the setting up of colonial navies, the red coats who guarded the colonies, Australians fighting in wars against New Zealand Ma.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781742241616
1742241611

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