The Secret War: A True History of Queensland's Native Police (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780702236396)

An authoritative and groundbreaking contribution to the study of Australian colonial history, this record reveals little-known information about a brutal police force of Aborigines that operated under the command of white officers on the Queensland frontier during the 19th century. Arguing that these native patrols--which are charged with killing large numbers of indigenous people in Australia--were a key part of a colonizing tactic used successfully across the the British Empire, this examination exposes native involvement in the white settlement of Australia, the cover-up of the murders by the native police forces, and the approval of the killings by government officials of the time.

Author: Jonathan Richards
ISBN-10: 070223639X
ISBN-13: 9780702236396
Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.00d