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Wartime magazine issue 65
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Official magazine of the Australian War Memorial
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Wartime Magazine (Summer 2014) - The Boer War
Featured articles:
- Building an Imperial army by Stephen Badsey. The Empire had a significant role in the development of the first British army before the First World War.
- An Empire at war by Craig Wilcox. 20,000 Australians fought in the Boer War – because the British Empire called them.
- Why does the Boer War matter? By Jean Bou. The significance of an early conflict.
- Feeding victory by Lachlan Coleman. Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks transformed the quality of army rations.
- Kaiser Cartoons by Richard Scully. Political cartoons in the First World War stoked public outrage towards the enemy.
- The Salvo on the trail by Emma Campbell. Salvation Army chaplain Albert Moore helped shape the memory of the Kokoda Trail.
- The front-line Chateau by Lachlan Coleman. Far from a chateau, Major General William Holmes died in action near Messines.
- Un unfortunate case by Meleah Hampton. Corporal Harkus’s fame led him to South Africa.
- The vanishing Captain by David Wilson. Mystery surrounds the fate of Albert Edward Harrison, a Boer War veteran.
- Making do by Chris Goddard. Improvisation crops up across the Memorial’s collection.
- Plus regular features including book reviews, letters, and Memorial news.
Details: Magazine, published 2014.
Format: Soft cover, illustrations, 72 pages.
Dimensions: 29.7 cm (h) x 20.2 cm (w) 0.5 cm (d) / 210 grams.