Australia's Boer War : the war in South Africa, 1899-1902 / Burenkrieg. Boer War, 1899-1902 - Australia. Social history. Boer War, 1899-1902 - Campaigns and battles. Military history. History & Archaeology. Regions & Countries - Africa. South African War Australiƫrs. Boerenoorlog (Zuid-Afrika) Military participation South African War, 1899-1902

Wilcox, Craig, 1959-

Australia's Boer War : the war in South Africa, 1899-1902 / Craig Wilcox. - South Melbourne, Vic. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - xviii, 541 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

"Published in association with the Australian War Memorial."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 490-516) and index.

1. Before: Australia and South Africa before the war -- 2. Sound a Loud Reveille: The long commitment to war, December 1895-May 1900 -- 3. Journey: Reaching the front -- 4. Colouring the Map for Her Majesty: Conquering the Boer republics, October 1899-June 1900 -- 5. War: A day on the veld -- 6. To Scout for the Nation: Beira to the siege at Elands River, March-August 1900 -- 7. Horses: Riding and remounts -- 8. A Pretty Bit of Fighting: Belfast to Wildfontein, August 1900-March 1901 -- 9. Fever: Disease and its treatment -- 10. New at the Game: Australia and the draft contingents, June 1900-August 1901 -- 11. Ladies: Australian women and the war -- 12. Leave No Living Thing Behind You: Biesjeslaagte to Langverwacht Hill, August 1901-June 1902 -- 13. Interloper: Arthur Lynch, Irish-Australian Boer -- 14. Scallywags and Bushwhackers: Irregulars and the Bushveldt Carbineers affair, July 1899-May 1902 -- 15. Identity: Australians in the army in South Africa -- 16. Rising Sun: Australia and its first expeditionary force, September 1901-July 1902 -- 17. After: The war's aftermath and legacy -- App. 2. Australians in South Africa -- App. 3. Australian contingents in South Africa.

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The great war in South Africa, fought a century ago between the British empire and the Boer republics, was the first war fought by people who called themselves Australians. Encompasses Australia's experiences of the war and also tells the stories of individuals. Commissioned by the Australian War Memorial.


Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
University of Michigan, Scholarly Publishing Office,
2006.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Available to subscribing institutions.


English.

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South African War (1899-1902)
South African War (1899-1902)


1899 - 1902


Burenkrieg.
Boer War, 1899-1902 - Australia.
Social history.
Boer War, 1899-1902 - Campaigns and battles.
Military history.
History & Archaeology.
Regions & Countries - Africa.
South African War 1899-1902 --Participation, Australian.
Burenkrieg.
Australiƫrs.
Boerenoorlog (Zuid-Afrika)
Military participation--Australian.
South African War, 1899-1902--Participation, Australian.


Australia--History, Military.
Australia--History, Military.
Australia--History, Military--1891-1901.
Australier.
Australia.
Australia--History, Military--1901-1914.

Modern history (c 1788-1914) (Australia,Republic of South Africa). Military history. Social history.


Electronic books
Military history.

DT1913.A97 / W57 2002

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DT1913.A97 / (INTERNET)