Indigenous Peoples of the British Dominions and the First World War

This pioneering comparative history of the participation of indigenous peoples of the British Empire in the First World War is based upon archival research in four continents. It provides the first comprehensive examination and comparison of how indigenous peoples of Canada, Australia, Newfoundland,...

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Main Author: Winegard, Timothy C.
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011
Subjects:
Canada
New Zealand
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139057387
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