The Australians At The Boer War (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: dj within mylar, taped to boards; some glue residue on the pastedown; binding slightly shaky; internally sound.
At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Australian volunteers crossed the globe to fight in one of the British Empire's most controversial conflicts — The Australians at the Boer War by R. L. Wallace stands as the definitive chronicle of their remarkable and often overlooked contribution. Set against the vast, sun-scorched plains of South Africa between 1899 and 1902, the work details the deployment, campaigns, and individual experiences of the Australian colonial contingents who rode, fought, and died alongside Imperial forces against the determined Boer republics. Wallace presents a meticulously researched account that draws on regimental records, official dispatches, and personal testimonies to reconstruct the full scope of Australia's military involvement — from the early enthusiastic volunteers to the complex moral questions raised by guerrilla warfare and the infamous case of Breaker Morant.
Author: R. L. Wallace
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, The Australian War Memorial and the Australian Government Publishing Service
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: dj within mylar, taped to boards; some glue residue on the pastedown; binding slightly shaky; internally sound.
At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Australian volunteers crossed the globe to fight in one of the British Empire's most controversial conflicts — The Australians at the Boer War by R. L. Wallace stands as the definitive chronicle of their remarkable and often overlooked contribution. Set against the vast, sun-scorched plains of South Africa between 1899 and 1902, the work details the deployment, campaigns, and individual experiences of the Australian colonial contingents who rode, fought, and died alongside Imperial forces against the determined Boer republics. Wallace presents a meticulously researched account that draws on regimental records, official dispatches, and personal testimonies to reconstruct the full scope of Australia's military involvement — from the early enthusiastic volunteers to the complex moral questions raised by guerrilla warfare and the infamous case of Breaker Morant.