The Australian Frontier Wars 17881838 Author:John Connor From the Swan River to the Hawkesbury, and from the sticky Arnhem Land mangrove to the soft green hills of Tasmania, this book describes the major conflicts fought on the Australian frontier to 1838. Based on extensive research and using frontier wars elsewhere to add perspective to the Australian experience, The Australian Frontier Wars, 1788-1... more »838 changes the understanding of Australian history forever. The first book-length military history of frontier conflict in Australia, this book covers the first fifty years of British occupation in Australia. It examines in detail how both sides fought on the frontier and shows how Aborigines developed a new form of warfare that differed from their traditional methods. Short listed, Westminster Medal for Military Literature, UK« less