The Boer War
The Boer War

Author: Craig Wilcox

Publisher: Craig WIlcox

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13:

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Contains a guide to researching the records of those Australians who served in the Boer War, 1899-1902.

Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa
Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa

Author: P. L. Murray

Publisher:

Published: 2007-07

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13: 9781845743956

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Reprint of the original Australian Government 1911 official publication containing an astonishing amount of information on the activities of the contingents from all over Australia during the Boer War with many nominal rolls, plus details of equipment, pay, honours and awards. Australia s contribution to the war, as this volume makes clear in minute detail, was a major one, presaging its massive sacrifice a decade later in the Great War. As its author emphasises, this book is not a history of the war, but a statistical register and reference. As such it will prove invaluable to serious students. It does, however, also include descriptions of actions in which Australian units took part, and will prove absorbing to anyone who wishes to know the reality of Australia s part in the war behind legends such as that of Breaker Morant .

Australia's Boer War
Australia's Boer War

Author: Craig Wilcox

Publisher: Craig WIlcox

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13:

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The author has drawn on primary sources from Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom to produce a book that encompasses not only Australia's experience of the war, but tells the stories of individuals including Breaker Morant, Alexander Krygger, and Arthur Lynch. A beautifully produced book,Australia's Boer War was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial, which has provided over 200 illustrations and maps, including 15 artwork reproductions in full color.

The Boer War 1899–1902
The Boer War 1899–1902

Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1472810171

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Victorious in its previous campaigns in Africa against native armies, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe. The Boers proved to be formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for inferior numbers with grim determination, resourcefulness and strong religious faith. Their mobility, expert use of cover, and knowledge of the terrain, in which they employed powerful long-range magazine rifles, gave them initial advantages. By contrast the British suffered from inadequate transport, insufficient mounted troops and poor intelligence. Despite marshalling the immense resources of their empire, the British were to be severely tested in a war which one general described as 'the graveyard of many a soldier's reputation'.

A Source Book of Australian History
A Source Book of Australian History

Author: Gwendolen Swinburne

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-13

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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"A Source Book of Australian History" is a concise full history of Australia from the discovery of Tasmania to the National Australian Convention and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. The book was aimed at students interested in learning the subject. Each chapter has a short synopsis at the beginning to better comprehend the subject.