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History of the Boer
War in Boer War historical books . Books on the South African war by
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The Boer
War in Postcards by Ian McDonald
The Boer War in Postcards provides a unique record of the way in
which the war was perceived by the people and countries involved in the
conflict of 1899 - 1902. Postcards had only recently come into
general use, particularly in Britain, and they caught the public
imagination as a means of expressing their opinions on the situation as it
unfolded before them. The cards mirror the events of the war; the
British ones full of patriotic fervour and popular enthusiasm being in
marked contrast with those produced on the continent, where French, German
and Dutch publishers strongly supported the stand of Kruger and his Boers
against British 'imperialism'. The reader can follow many of the
incidents and battles of the war and appreciate just how differently
episodes such as Mafeking and Ladysmith were viewed on each side of the
rift. The postcards laugh at failures; lampoon the politicians,
particularly Joseph Chamberlain whose distinctive style of dress made him
the perfect target for cartoonists; while at the same time heralding the
downfall of some but making heroes of others, notably two men who were
later to achieve fame for widely differing reasons - Baden-Powell and
Kitchener - and glimpsing the young Winston Churchill, they also make it
possible to learn something of the prejudices and arguments that divided
the antagonists. Postcards dating from the Boer War were among the
first British cards to be mass produced and, as such, they are not only of
particular interest to postcard collectors, but stand as valid historical documents in their own right.
Book serial number BK8655. Price
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Hard back with 180 pages
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The Boer War Generals
by Peter Trew
The Boer War (1899-1902) witnessed the professionals of the British
Army pitted against the gifted amateurs who led the Boer commandos. For
the Boers, it was a struggle for their independence; for Britain, an
attempt once and for all to assert her political supremacy in South
Africa. While sheer weight of numbers and ruthless tactics eventually
secured a British military victory, the extraordinary Boer effort won
respect worldwide.
the Boer War Generals is an in-depth study of the principal
commanders on both sides, in a conflict that was both 'the last of the
gentlemen's wars' and the first modern one. The three British
Commanders-in-Chief were established regular soldiers who stood high in
public esteem when they went to South Africa. For Roberts, the war was a
final triumph, albeit somewhat tainted when it dragged on for another year
and a half after his departure; for Kitchener, it was a tedious and
exhausting interlude which delayed his appointment as Commander-in-Chief
in India; and for Buller, the graveyard of his reputation.
Book serial number BS4. Price £19.99.
Hard back with 274 pages including illustrations and maps.
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The Great Boer War
by Byron Farwell
Mafeking, Colenso, Ladysmith and Spion Kop, battles won by the Boers
against the might of the British Empire, still have a resonance a century
on. The Great Boer War (!899-1902) pitted a sturdy, stubborn, hardy
pioneer people against the arrogant self-confidence of Britain at the
height of her power. It produced in almost equal measure extraordinary
feats of personal heroism, unbelievable examples of folly and stupidity,
and many incidents of humour and tragedy. It was the last romantic war.
Byron Farwell's definitive account of this dramatic conflict
explains the origin of the war, and covers the political developments, the
bloody battles that the outnumbered Boers almost always won, the sieges,
the concentration camps and the men - Kruger, Roberts, Botha, Buller,
Smuts, Kitchener and de Wet.
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Book serial number W35. Price £4.99. Fully illustrated paperback
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The Boer War by
Tabitha Jackson
The
Boer War (1899-1902) shaped the destiny of South Africa and, as Rudyard
Kipling remarked, taught the mighty British Empire 'no end of a lesson'.
It was said to be the 'last of the Gentleman's wars', a 'white man's war'
it would be over by Christmas. It wasa none of these things. The Boer War
was brutal, racially explosive, and it took the greatest empire in the
world nearly three years to beat a Boer army smaller than the population
of Brighton.
The
Boer War catapulted the world into the twentieth century, prefigring the
worst excesses of modern conflicts: the indiscriminate bombing of
civilians, scorched earth, rape, concentration camps. It was also a civil
war, dividing families, communities, and races.
Startling
new material reveals the involvement of blacks on both sides - fighting at
the front and dying in a network of black-only concentration camps. Black
support and participation were rewarded with broken promises and betrayal;
the peace settlement endorsed white supremacy in South Africa.
The
combination of new research, powerful oral testimony, and a wealth of
recently discovered letters and diaries makes The Boer War, and the
Channel 4 series made by Twenty Twenty Television that it accompanies, an
important reassessment. Illustrated throughout with many previously unseen
photographs, The Boer War is a unique history of a much misunderstood
conflict that has cast long shadows across the century.
Book serial number BK48. Price £18.99. Hard back with 186 pages. Special price £15.99.
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The Boer War by
Christopher Wilkinson-Latham & Michael Roffe
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Osprey MA062.
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Boer Wars (I)
1836-1898 by Ian Knight & G Embleton
Book is packed with black and white photographs and colour illustrations.
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Book price £8.99. Book serial number
Osprey MA301.
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 Boer
War - A Bitter and Bloody Clash of Arms
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 Boer
War - Britain's Last Great Imperial War
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