Author: R. J. BouchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Infanterie in Suid-Afrika, 1652-1976
Author: R. J. BouchMilitaria
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Joint Acquisitions List of Africana
Author: Ashes and Blood
Author: Peter B. BoydenPublisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
A collection of essays by twelve historians guides the reader through the history of the British Army's experiences in South Africa in the 120 years leading up to the First World War.
The Boer War
Author: Peter DennisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
National Union Catalog
Author: Natal Museum Journal of Humanities
Author: South African national bibliography
Author: State Library (South Africa)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afrikaans literature
Languages : un
Pages : 780
Book Description
Classified list with author and title index.
Infantry in South Africa, 1652-1976
Author: The Boer War
Author: Martin BossenbroekPublisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609807480
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) is one of the most intriguing conflicts of modern history. It has been labeled many things: the first media war, a precursor of the First and Second World Wars, the originator of apartheid. The difference in status and resources between the superpower Great Britain and two insignificant Boer republics in southern Africa was enormous. But, against all expectation, it took the British every effort and a huge sum of money to win the war, not least by unleashing a campaign of systematic terror against the civilian population. In The Boer War, winner of the Netherland's 2013 Libris History Prize and shortlisted for the 2013 AKO Literature Prize, the author brings a completely new perspective to this chapter of South African history, critically examining the involvement of the Netherlands in the war. Furthermore, unlike other accounts, Martin Bossenbroek explores the war primarily through the experiences of three men uniquely active during the bloody conflict. They are Willem Leyds, the Dutch lawyer who was to become South African Republic state secretary and eventual European envoy; Winston Churchill, then a British war reporter; and Deneys Reitz, a young Boer commando. The vivid and engaging experiences of these three men enable a more personal and nuanced story of the war to be told, and at the same time offer a fresh approach to a conflict that shaped the nation state of South Africa.