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Bacchus Marsh And 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: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Good copy
A richly detailed work of local and military history, Bacchus Marsh and the Boer War chronicles the involvement of the Bacchus Marsh community in the South African conflict that gripped the British Empire at the turn of the twentieth century. Drawing on meticulous archival research, the authors present the personal stories of the men from this Victorian town who answered the call to serve, illuminating the human cost of a war fought far from home. The narrative illustrates how a small regional community experienced the broader currents of imperial loyalty, sacrifice, and loss, weaving together individual biographies with the wider historical context of Australia's early military engagements abroad. Written with both scholarly rigour and genuine warmth, the work stands as a lasting tribute to those who served, and a valuable resource for anyone interested in Australian colonial history, local heritage, or the Boer War era.
Author: Gillian Davis, Geoff Hine, Barbara Manly, Chris Stancliffe
Format: Paperback
Published: 2001, Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society Inc.
Genre: Military history
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Good copy
A richly detailed work of local and military history, Bacchus Marsh and the Boer War chronicles the involvement of the Bacchus Marsh community in the South African conflict that gripped the British Empire at the turn of the twentieth century. Drawing on meticulous archival research, the authors present the personal stories of the men from this Victorian town who answered the call to serve, illuminating the human cost of a war fought far from home. The narrative illustrates how a small regional community experienced the broader currents of imperial loyalty, sacrifice, and loss, weaving together individual biographies with the wider historical context of Australia's early military engagements abroad. Written with both scholarly rigour and genuine warmth, the work stands as a lasting tribute to those who served, and a valuable resource for anyone interested in Australian colonial history, local heritage, or the Boer War era.