War of Words


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Tussen 1899 en 1902 woedde in Zuid-Afrika een oorlog tussen de Boerenrepublieken en het Britse Rijk. Veel Nederlanders steunden in die tijd de Boeren. Dit uitte zich in een vloedgolf aan propagandamateriaal om een tegenwicht te bieden aan de Britse berichtgeving over de oorlog. Dit boek bevat een grondige analyse van de Nederlandse pro-Boeren-beweging vanaf haar begin in de jaren 1880. Kuitenbrouwer gaat in op de organisaties die de banden tussen Nederland en Zuid-Afrika trachtten aan te halen en zo belangrijke knooppunten werden in een internationaal netwerk. Aan de hand van bronnenmateriaal toont de auteur aan dat de propagandacampagne voor de Boeren nog lang nagalmde in de twintigste eeuw.0.




Churchill's South Africa


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In October 1899, the twenty-four-year-old Winston Churchill sailed for South Africa as war correspondent for the Morning Post to report on the Anglo-Boer War. When he returned the following year, it was as a military celebrity. This book follows Churchill's footsteps across South Africa and gives his impressions of the places he visited, the landscapes he saw, the people he encountered and the events he was involved in. Churchill's South Africa covers the future statesman's travels across the Great Karoo and through the green hills of Natal, his capture by the Boers, his escape to Del.




People's War


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More than 25 years have passed since South Africans were being shot or hacked or burned to death in political violence, and the memory of the trauma has faded. Nevertheless, some 20 500 people were killed between 1984 and 1994. Conventional wisdom has it that most died as a result of the ANC's people's war. Many books have been written on South Africa's political transition, but none has dealt adequately with the people's war. This book does. It shows the extraordinary success of the people's war in giving the ANC a virtual monopoly on power, as well as the great cost at which this was done. The high price of it is still being paid. Apart from the terror and killings it sparked at the time, the people's war set in motion forces that cannot easily be tamed. Violence, once unleashed, is not easy to stamp out. 'Ungovernability', once generated, is not readily reversed. For this new edition, Anthea Jeffery has revised and abridged her seminal work. She has also included a brief overview of the ANC's National Democratic Revolution for which the people's war was intended to prepare the way. Since 1994, the NDR has been implemented in many different spheres. It is now being speeded up in its second and more radical phase.







The Transvaal of To-day


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The Origins of the South African War, 1899-1902


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Tracing the roots of the conflict into the first half of the nineteenth century, Dr. Smith shows how the conflict between Britain and the Transvaal republic intensified after the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886. The resulting wealth and the influx of foreign, mainly British, Uitlanders transformed what had been a poor land-locked Boer republic into the hub round which the future of South Africa was to turn.




South Africa and the Transvaal War (Vol. 1-8)


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Louis Creswicke's monumental work, 'South Africa and the Transvaal War' spans eight volumes and provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and during the Second Boer War. Written in a journalistic style, Creswicke's work captures the tension and complexities of this significant historical conflict. The vivid descriptions of battles, political maneuvering, and personal accounts bring to life this pivotal moment in South African history. With a focus on military strategy and the impact on the civilian population, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of the war. Creswicke's attention to detail and dedication to accuracy make this work a valuable resource for students and historians alike. Louis Creswicke, a British author and historian, undertook the monumental task of chronicling the Second Boer War to provide a comprehensive account of the conflict. His background in journalism and keen interest in military history equipped him to undertake this ambitious project. Creswicke's dedication to thorough research and impartial storytelling sets his work apart as a definitive resource on the subject. For readers interested in military history, colonial conflicts, or South African history, 'South Africa and the Transvaal War' is a must-read. Creswicke's detailed narrative and insightful analysis provide a valuable perspective on a pivotal moment in history, making this work essential for understanding the complexities of the Second Boer War.




The Boer War


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Originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1979, an illustrated narrative of the Boer War, written by the author of SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.




London to Ladysmith


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A vivid, personal account of the conditions under which the Boer War was fought, this volume contains dispatches the future statesman wrote in 1899 and 1900 as a newspaper correspondent.