Australia's Boer War: The War in South Africa 1899-1902 [Hardcover]

Craig Wilcox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 2003

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`The book is also wonderfully illustrated with photographs, prints and exceptionally clear maps. Wilcox is always judicial in his judgements, notably in his handling of the question of the commitment of the Australian contingents by the colonial governments, and in the 'Breaker' Morant affair.' History

About the Author

Dr. Craig Wilcox is an historian.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 568 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195516370
• ISBN-13: 978-0195516371
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,717,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Craig Wilcox is a historian who lives and writes in Sydney, Australia's oldest city. He studied under Beverley Kingston and K. S. Inglis, has had fellowships at the National Museum of Australia and the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies in London, and has worked at the Australian War Memorial. His professional interests lie in the intersection of war, art and literature, and in good writing. His professional competence is Australian military history in its widest cultural sense, from 1788 to 1915 or so. See his website at http://craigwilcox.myob.net/ (this address won't appear as a link, so type it into your search engine).

Or, to put things more prosaically: Born Sydney Australia 1959. Educated at state schools, art colleges (1978-81), University of New South Wales (BA Hons 1990) and Australian National University (PhD 1994). Member of various Sydney post-punk bands (1978-81). Employed as public servant (1982-90) and as museum historian and consultant (1993-6, 1999-2002, 2003-5), notably at the Australian War Memorial. Author of For Hearths and Homes: Citizen Soldiering in Australia (1998), Australia's Boer War (2002), Red Coat Dreaming: How Colonial Australia embraced the British Army (2009), plus articles and booklets. Current projects (2012) include a short illustrated book on life in Australia during the Great war and a study of the English-speaking world at war over the past two centuries. Takes occasional tours for the NSW Historic Houses Trust.