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The Sydney Wars: Conflict in the early colony, 1788-1817
*Winner of theLes Carlyon Literary Prize*
*Longlisted for the 2019 CHASS Australia Book Prize*
The Sydney Warstells the history of military engagements between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians described as 'this constant sort of war' by one early colonist around the greater Sydney region.
Telling the story of the first years of colonial Sydney in a new and original way, this provocative book is the first detailed account of the warfare that occurred across the Sydney region from the arrival of a British expedition in 1788 to the last recorded conflict in the area in 1817.The Sydney Warssheds new light on how British and Aboriginal forces developed military tactics and how the violence played out.
*Longlisted for the 2019 CHASS Australia Book Prize*
The Sydney Warstells the history of military engagements between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians described as 'this constant sort of war' by one early colonist around the greater Sydney region.
Telling the story of the first years of colonial Sydney in a new and original way, this provocative book is the first detailed account of the warfare that occurred across the Sydney region from the arrival of a British expedition in 1788 to the last recorded conflict in the area in 1817.The Sydney Warssheds new light on how British and Aboriginal forces developed military tactics and how the violence played out.
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Publisher : NewSouth; None ed. edition (1 May 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 1742232140
ISBN-13 : 978-1742232140
Dimensions : 15.24 x 2.79 x 23.5 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 85,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
23 in History of Wales
125 in 18th Century History (Books)
146 in Colonialism & Post-Colonialism (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.4
30 ratings
Publisher : NewSouth; None ed. edition (1 May 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 1742232140
ISBN-13 : 978-1742232140
Dimensions : 15.24 x 2.79 x 23.5 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 85,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
23 in History of Wales
125 in 18th Century History (Books)
146 in Colonialism & Post-Colonialism (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.4
30 ratings
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