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On the war-path : an anthology of Australian military
travel
Edited by Robin Gerster and Peter Pierce
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2004
ISBN: 0522850871
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Book description
'Travel is a political as well as recreational action. And one
of the main avenues of travel has been military, both in the excursionary
exploits of warring armies and in the massed battalions of war tourists -
that hybrid collection of pilgrims and patriots, voyeurs and vandals - who
follow in their wake.' This important anthology reveals the many ways in
which going to war has formed a cultural bridge between Australia and the
world. From the Sudan in 1885to Afghanistan in 2001, the connection of war
to travel is illustrated in the observations of writers as varied as 'Banjo'
Paterson, George Johnston, Nancy Wake, John Pilger, Lily Brett and Peter
Weir. Selecting writings from combatants abroad as well as the reflections
of sightseers who travel to foreign battlefields and war sites, Robin
Gerster and Peter Pierce reveal how the experience of war has both broadened
and refined (and sometimes distorted) Australian views of the world. Their
lively collection crosses the boundaries between literature, literary
criticism, travel writing, war writing and cultural commentary.
About the author
Robin Gerster is Associate Professor in the School of
Literary, Visual &Performance Studies at Monash University. He has
published in the areas of warand travel literatures. Associate Professor
Gerster was awarded The Age Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award 1988 for
Big-noting: The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing (1987).
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