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Unnecessary wars / Henry Reynolds.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
303.66 REYN	Adult Non Fiction		Bankstown .	. On Loan .	15 Jun 2024

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781742234809 (pbk.)
ISBN	1742234801 (pbk.)
Name	Reynolds, Henry, 1938- author.
Title	Unnecessary wars / Henry Reynolds.
Published	Sydney, N.S.W. NewSouth Publishing, 2016.
Published	©2016
Description	xiv, 266 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	'Australian governments find it easy to go to war. Their leaders seem to be able to withdraw with a calm conscience, answerable neither to God nor humanity.' Australia lost 600 men in the Boer War, a threeyear conflict fought in the heart of Africa that had, ostensibly, nothing to do with Australia. Coinciding with Federation, the war kickstarted Australia's commitment to fighting in Britain's wars overseas, and forged a national identity around it. By 1902, when the Boer War ended, a mythology about our colonial soldiers had already been crafted, and a dangerous precedent established. This is Henry Reynolds at his searing best, as he shows how the Boer War left a dark and dangerous legacy, demonstrating how those beliefs have propelled us into too many unnecessary wars - without ever counting the cost.
Subjects	South African War, 1899-1902 -- Social aspects
	War and society -- Australia
	Militarization -- Australia
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Militarization -- Australia . South African War, 1899-1902 -- Social aspects . War and society -- Australia . Authors: Reynolds, Henry, 1938- .