Author : Ben Viljoen
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 2020-10-08
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"In the Boer war both governments began with bluff, but they couldn't stay there; the military tension was too much for them" ―William James - A Classic Book! - Includes the Original Illustrations
Author : John Wisser
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,19 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781583548
Fully illustrated throughout with contemporary maps, photographs, charts and prints, this authoritative military history of the Second Boer War was written by Captain John P. Wisser, a West Point tactician and academic in 1901. Included are the origins of the war, preliminary operations of the hostilities and comprehensive information of the battles and engagements, including Spion Kop, Elandslaagte, Magersfontein, the siege of Mafeking, and the final relief of Ladysmith.
Author : Deneys Reitz
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 1149 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1787206246
During his exile in Madagascar, Boer soldier Deneys Reitz wrote about his experience of the Second Boer War (1899-1902). When it was eventually edited and published in 1929 as Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War, it still had the freshness and detail of an account written soon after the war. Reitz’ descriptions of the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle form not only a succinct narrative and important source for the Second Boer War, but his family connections (his father Francis William Reitz was State Secretary of the Transvaal), sheer luck, and participation at virtually every major event of the War all provide for a unique account. A vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare. Richly illustrated throughout.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 1899
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
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Author : Richard Danes
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,20 MB
Release : 1901
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Author : Richard DANES
Publisher :
Page : 1574 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 1574
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Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1472810171
Victorious in its previous campaigns in Africa against native armies, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe. The Boers proved to be formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for inferior numbers with grim determination, resourcefulness and strong religious faith. Their mobility, expert use of cover, and knowledge of the terrain, in which they employed powerful long-range magazine rifles, gave them initial advantages. By contrast the British suffered from inadequate transport, insufficient mounted troops and poor intelligence. Despite marshalling the immense resources of their empire, the British were to be severely tested in a war which one general described as 'the graveyard of many a soldier's reputation'.
Author : Arthur M. Mann
Publisher :
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 2009-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409963462
Arthur M. Mann was the author of: Shadow and Sunlight (1893), The Truth From Johannesburg (1896), The Boer in Peace and War (1900) and Songs for the Front (1900).
Author : John Gooch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 20,94 MB
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 113527181X
This collections of essays by leading British and South African scholars, looking at the Boer War, focuses on three aspects: how the British Military functioned; the role of the Boers, Afrikaners and Zulus; and the media presentation of the war to the public.
Author : Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 18,85 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780853687641
