{"product_id":"9781742234809","title":"Unnecessary Wars","description":"Author: Henry Reynolds\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742234809\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Apr 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;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.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia lost 600 men in the Boer War, a three-year conflict fought in the heart of Africa that had ostensibly nothing to do with Australia. Coinciding with Federation, the war kickstarted Australia\u0026amp;#x27;s commitment to fighting in Britain\u0026amp;#x27;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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839811670174,"sku":"ADS-9781742234809","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742234809.jpg?v=1778827182","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742234809","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}