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The Boer War 1899–1902

Author	: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date	: 2014-06-06
ISBN	: 1472810171
Pages	: 96 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War 1899–1902 written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'.

The Boer War

Author	: Martin Bossenbroek
Publisher	: Seven Stories Press
Release Date	: 2018-01-30
ISBN	: 1609807472
Pages	: 464 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by Martin Bossenbroek and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Boer War

Author	: Fred R. Van Hartesveldt
Publisher	: Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date	: 2000
ISBN	: 0313306273
Pages	: 255 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by Fred R. Van Hartesveldt and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a guide to the historiography of a war that is still debated in Great Britain and has significant nationalist overtones in South Africa.

The Boer War

Author	: Thomas Pakenham
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2015-09-24
ISBN	: 0349141940
Pages	: 704 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by Thomas Pakenham and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring previously unpublished sources, this 'enjoyable as well as massively impressive' bestseller is a definitive account of the Boer War (Financial Times) The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, 'no end of a lesson'. It proved to be the longest, the costliest, the bloodiest and the most humiliating campaign that Britain fought between 1815 and 1914. Thomas Pakenham's narrative is based on first-hand and largely unpublished sources ranging from the private papers of the leading protagonists to the recollections of survivors from both sides. Mammoth in scope and scholarship, as vivid, fast-moving and breathtakingly compelling as the finest fiction. The Boer War is the definitive account of this extraordinary conflict - a war precipitated by greed and marked by almost inconceivable blundering and brutalities...and whose shattering repercussions can be felt to this very day. 'Not only a magnum opus, it is a conclusive work ... Enjoyable as well as massively impressive' - Financial Times 'This is a wonderful book: brilliantly written ... the reader turns each page with increasing fascination and admiration' -A.J.P. Taylor

The Boer War

Author	: Denis Judd
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date	: 2013-03-15
ISBN	: 085772231X
Pages	: 368 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (577 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by Denis Judd and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boer War of 1899-1902 was an epic of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism, with an extraordinary cast of characters - including Churchill, Rhodes, Conan Doyle, Smuts, Kipling, Gandhi, Kruger and Kitchener. The war revealed the ineptitude of the British military and unexpectedly exposed the corrupt underside of imperialism in the establishment of the first concentration camps, the shooting of Boer prisoners-of-war and the embezzlement of military supplies by British officers. This acclaimed book provides a complete history of the Boer War - from the first signs of unrest to the eventual peace. In the process, it debunks several of the myths which have grown up around the conflict and explores the deadly legacy it left for southern Africa.

The Boer War

Author	: John Gooch
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2013-10-23
ISBN	: 113527181X
Pages	: 352 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by John Gooch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Boer War, 1899–1902

Author	: John Grehan
Publisher	: Pen and Sword
Release Date	: 2014-06-30
ISBN	: 1473838185
Pages	: 256 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War, 1899–1902 written by John Grehan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic, the First Boer War (18801881) was a rebellion by the Boers (farmers) against British rule in the Transvaal that re-established their independence. The engagements that it involved, such as they were, were small and involved few casualties.More commonly referred to as just the Boer War, the Second Boer War (18991902), by contrast, was a lengthy conflict involving large numbers of troops from many British possessions (up to as many as 500,000 men), which ended with the conversion of the Boer republics into British colonies. The British defeated the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, first in open warfare and then in a long and bitter guerrilla campaign. British losses were high due to both disease and combat. It was also the war conflict which saw Winston Churchill first achieve household fame. The war had a lasting effect on the region and on British domestic politics. For Britain, the Boer War was the longest, the most expensive (200 million), and the bloodiest conflict between 1815 and 1914, lasting three months longer and resulting in higher British casualties than the Crimean War. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

From Boer War to World War

Author	: Spencer Jones
Publisher	: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date	: 2013-04-01
ISBN	: 0806189614
Pages	: 312 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book From Boer War to World War written by Spencer Jones and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I was tiny by the standards of the other belligerent powers. Yet, when deployed to France in 1914, it prevailed against the German army because of its professionalism and tactical skill, strengths developed through hard lessons learned a dozen years earlier. In October 1899, the British went to war against the South African Boer republics of Transvaal and Orange Free State, expecting little resistance. A string of early defeats in the Boer War shook the military’s confidence. Historian Spencer Jones focuses on this bitter combat experience in From Boer War to World War, showing how it crucially shaped the British Army’s tactical development in the years that followed. Before the British Army faced the Boer republics, an aura of complacency had settled over the military. The Victorian era had been marked by years of easy defeats of crudely armed foes. The Boer War, however, brought the British face to face with what would become modern warfare. The sweeping, open terrain and advent of smokeless powder meant soldiers were picked off before they knew where shots had been fired from. The infantry’s standard close-order formations spelled disaster against the well-armed, entrenched Boers. Although the British Army ultimately adapted its strategy and overcame the Boers in 1902, the duration and cost of the war led to public outcry and introspection within the military. Jones draws on previously underutilized sources as he explores the key tactical lessons derived from the war, such as maximizing firepower and using natural cover, and he shows how these new ideas were incorporated in training and used to effect a thorough overhaul of the British Army. The first book to address specific connections between the Boer War and the opening months of World War I, Jones’s fresh interpretation adds to the historiography of both wars by emphasizing the continuity between them.

The Boer War

Author	: Eversley Belfield
Publisher	: Leo Cooper Books
Release Date	: 1993
ISBN	:
Pages	: 181 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by Eversley Belfield and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reissued at a time when South Africa faces another turning point in its history, this account of the Boer War, first published in 1975, sets out and explains the complex workings and issues of a war that was for Britain in many ways the prelude to World War I.

The Transvaal Rebellion

Author	: John Laband
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2005
ISBN	:
Pages	: 264 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Transvaal Rebellion written by John Laband and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a unique look at the first Boer war by concentrating on the events and battles of the First Boer War. Due attention is also given to the 2nd Boer War - it's origins, key players and significance for the future of South Africa. The personal stories of heroism and sacrifice, sieges, rebellions and battles, make for an enthralling and dramatic tale - a classic of military history that will find a ready audience amongst military enthusiasts.

The Boer War

Author	: Winston S. Churchill
Publisher	: Rosetta Books
Release Date	: 2013-07-23
ISBN	: 0795329679
Pages	: 405 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by Winston S. Churchill and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating piece of first-person reporting from the British statesman’s early years as a war correspondent in South Africa. As a young, ambitious soldier, Winston S. Churchill managed to get himself posted to the 21st Lancers in 1899 as a war correspondent for the Morning Post—and joined them in fighting the rebel Boer settlers in South Africa. In this conflict, rebel forces in the Transvaal and Orange Free State had proclaimed their own statehood, calling it the Boer Republic. This book consists of two separate works in one volume, “London to Ladysmith via Pretoria” and “Ian Hamilton’s March.” In the former, Churchill is captured in Pretoria not long after he arrives to join the British forces—and is frustrated not by the conditions in the prison, but by the fact that he was missing the action. Churchill tells the story of how he escaped and made a daring overland crossing, traveling only at night to avoid detection. Recounting Churchill’s own adventures and observations during the conflict, this book is fascinating for both its historical and personal perspective. “We never think of Churchill as a reporter. That is our loss . . . His dispatches from the 1899-1902 Boer War in South Africa to the London Morning Post . . . sizzle with energy and daring.” —The Washington Times

Cassell's History of the Boer War, 1899-1902

Author	: Richard Danes
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1903
ISBN	:
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cassell's History of the Boer War, 1899-1902 written by Richard Danes and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Boer War

Author	: Allen Dulles
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1974
ISBN	:
Pages	: 31 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War written by Allen Dulles and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Boer War Generals

Author	: Peter Trew
Publisher	: Sutton Pub Limited
Release Date	: 1999
ISBN	:
Pages	: 274 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Boer War Generals written by Peter Trew and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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.

With the Boers

Author	: Howard C. Hillegas
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2011-06
ISBN	: 9780857065759
Pages	: 204 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book With the Boers written by Howard C. Hillegas and published by . This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War with the Boer forces The Boer War was the last major war of the Victorian age for the British Army and, perhaps more significantly, it was the last conflict that could be said to have its foundations in the practice of warfare as it had been fought for almost 500 years. The wind of change was nevertheless blowing across the South African veldt, for the citizen army of the Boers was employing new, state of the art weaponry-both small arms and artillery-which surpassed in quality and efficiency that of the British. Boer commando fighting was a comparatively new tactic which required major adjustment by the huge and slow moving military machine that the British Army had become. The Boers not only understood considerable difference the vital logistical apparatus of their age, including the railway system, could make to warfare, but also how to effectively neutralise it when used by their enemies. The author of this book was a newspaper correspondent who elected to view this conflict from the Boer side of the lines. Hillegas' is not an especially partisan view, though he finds much to admire in the Boers, and his book enables those interested in this war to understand it from all perspectives. Recommended. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Memoirs of the Boer War

Author	: Jan Christiaan Smuts
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1994
ISBN	:
Pages	: 242 pages
Rating	: 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of the Boer War written by Jan Christiaan Smuts and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the afternoon of Monday 4 June 1900, the young State Attorney of the South African Republic bade a sad farewell to his wife and child whom he was never to see again and left Pretoria to join the Boer commandos. He had braved shot and shell to put the government's sole source of finance for the continuing war - less than half a million pounds sterling in gold and coins - on a special train to President Kruger in the Eastern Transvaal. The next day, Lord Robert's army entered the capital. Jan Smuts came to play an important role in the South African war of 1899-1902. His memoirs are recorded here, and they present an account of the critical events from the fall of Pretoria to the reorganization of the commandos in December that year.

The Boer War

Author	: David Smurthwaite
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1999
ISBN	: 9780600596523
Pages	: 208 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (965 download)

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