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'This anthology reveals the many ways in which going to war has formed a cultural bridge between Australia and the world. From the Sudan in 1885 to Afghanistan in 2001, the connection of war to travel is illustrated by writers and reveals how the experience of war has both broadened and refined (and sometimes distorted) Australian views of the world.' From cover of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel (2004)
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Epigraph: Wonder where we're going? The eternal question of the travelling soldier. T. A. G. Hungerford, Sowers of the Wind (1958)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Carlton,
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Melbourne,
Victoria,:Melbourne University Press
, 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Out in the Soudan, extract novel war literature (p. 24-26)
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Those Sudan Days,
single work
autobiography
(p. 27-30)
Note: Editor's note: Tom Gunning's memoir of the Sudan was not published until 1947, in As You Were, a collection of military yarns produced by the Australian War Memorial. Gunning recalls the public fervour that accompanied the NSW contingent's embarkation in Sydney, implying it was not matched by the response that greeted the men upon their return. As another veteran of this ill-conceived expedition dryly observed: 'Our reappearance in Australia with unbroken ranks was thought to be inconsistent with the due achievement of glory'. When he died in 1949 Gunning left a bequest to be used for the erection of a memorial by Circular Quay to commemorate the departure for North Africa. Gunning also fought in the Boer war.
- 'The Arrival of the New South Wales Troops in South Africa', extract autobiography war literature (p. 31-36)
- From A. W. Cameron, The Boer War : A Perspective from the Glen Innes Examiner, 1899-1902, extract correspondence war literature (p. 37-39)
- Australia at the Front : A Colonial View of the Boer War, extract autobiography war literature (p. 40-42)
- Tommy Cornstalk, extract autobiography war literature (p. 43-49)
- 'Experiences of a Victorian Nurse in South Africa', extract autobiography war literature (p. 50-56)
- Happy Dispatches, extract diary war literature (p. 57-64)
- A Single Flame, extract autobiography war literature (p. 72-78)
- The Grey Battalion, extract autobiography war literature (p. 79-81)
- 'Over There' with the Australians, extract autobiography war literature (p. 82-84)
- What to Know in Egypt : A Guide for Australian Soldiers, extract essay war literature (p. 85-88)
- By-Ways on Service : Notes from an Australian Journal, extract prose war literature (p. 89-96)
- A Bedouin Garden, single work prose war literature (p. 97-99)
- The Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine 1914-1918, extract autobiography war literature (p. 100-102)
- Tucker Sees India, extract novel war literature (p. 103-106)
- A Woman's Experiences in the Great War, extract autobiography war literature (p. 107-111)
- Flesh in Armour, extract novel war literature (p. 112-115)
- War Letters, extract correspondence war literature (p. 116-120)
- The Middle Parts of Fortune : Somme and Ancre, 1916, extract novel war literature (p. 121-127)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Perspectives on War & Captivity
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 65 no. 2 2005; (p. 145-149)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay -
[Review] On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , June vol. 91 no. 1 2005; (p. 86-89)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay -
Here I Go on My Way
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 15 no. 1 2005; (p. 38-39)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay -
[Review] On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 83 2004; (p. 147-149)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay -
[Review] On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Melbourne Historical Journal , vol. 32 no. 2004; (p. 114-116)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay
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Who We Are, As Seen on Tours of Duty
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 April 2004; (p. 5)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay -
Fakes and Heroes
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 260 2004; (p. 20)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay -
Side Trips of Battles
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 April 2004; (p. 3a)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay -
Non-Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 May 2004; (p. 13)
— Review of Truth or Repose 1966 single work autobiography ; On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay ; A Marvellous Party : The Life of Bernard King 2004 single work biography -
In Brief : Australia
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 28 May no. 5278 2004; (p. 30)
— Review of On the War-Path : An Anthology of Australian Military Travel 2004 anthology prose autobiography extract poetry criticism diary essay'This is an intriguing and enjoyable anthology. Robin Gerster and Peter Pierce, the editors of On the Warpath, have chosen their extracts on the basis of the “significant things they suggest about the war experience as a cultural as well as military challenge”, to the extent that the battlefield barely figures. An excellent introduction discusses the five broad themes covered in the book: colonial wars, the First and Second World Wars, wars in Asia and the Pacific, and battlefield tourism. From the writings in the first three sections it emerges that many Australians viewed war as an opportunity to see the world; they eagerly anticipated the oddities of South Africa, Egypt, Israel or France, but,…' (Introduction)
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Back on the Warpath
2004
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 262 2004; (p. 5-6)
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