Unnecessary Wars.

'Australian governments find it easy to go to war. Their leaders seem to be able to withdraw with a calm conscience, answerable neither to God nor humanity.' Australia lost 600 men in the Boer War, a three-year conflict fought in the heart of Africa that had ostensibly nothing to do with A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reynolds, Henry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales Press, 2016.
Temas:
1899-1902
South African War, 1899-1902 > Social aspects.
War and society > Australia.
Militarization > Australia.
Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902 > Aspect social.
Guerre et société > Australie.
Militarisation > Australie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Militarization
Social aspects
War and society
Australia
Australian
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:'Australian governments find it easy to go to war. Their leaders seem to be able to withdraw with a calm conscience, answerable neither to God nor humanity.' Australia lost 600 men in the Boer War, a three-year conflict fought in the heart of Africa that had ostensibly nothing to do with Australia. Coinciding with Federation, the war kickstarted Australia's commitment to fighting in Britain's wars overseas, and forged a national identity around it. By 1902, when the Boer War ended, a mythology about our colonial soldiers had already been crafted, and a dangerous precedent established. --Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1742247644
9781742247649
9781742242279
1742242278

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