The Trilogy of Deneys Reitz
Title | The Trilogy of Deneys Reitz PDF eBook |
Author | Deneys Reitz |
Publisher | Wolfe Publishing (SC) |
Pages | 1026 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Trekking On
Title | Trekking On PDF eBook |
Author | Deneys Reitz |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2017-07-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1787207005 |
A narrative of the author’s life in exile following the Boer War, his work upon his return to South Africa, and his part in the European war, first in South Africa and later in Europe. “Breathlessly exciting”—The Times Literary Supplement
Commando: a Boer Journal of the Boer War
Title | Commando: a Boer Journal of the Boer War PDF eBook |
Author | Deneys Reitz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2016-10-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781539656807 |
Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country." Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer Commandos, where each Commando consisted mainly of farmers on horseback, using their own horses and guns.Commando describes the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle. Reitz was fortunate to be present at nearly every one of the major battles of the war. Commando is a straightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and brings us a vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare, especially later in the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on, braving heat, cold, rain, lack of food, clothing and boots, tiring horses.
Adrift on the Open Veld
Title | Adrift on the Open Veld PDF eBook |
Author | Deneys Reitz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Afrikaners |
ISBN |
The Boer War
Title | The Boer War PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Bossenbroek |
Publisher | Seven Stories Press |
Pages | 641 |
Release | 2018-01-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1609807480 |
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.
No Outspan
Title | No Outspan PDF eBook |
Author | Deneys Reitz |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Pages | 467 |
Release | 2017-07-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1787206718 |
South African Boer soldier and author Deneys Reitz provided the reader with a vivid account of his service during the Boer War in his two previous volumes, Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War (1929) and Trekking On (1933). Here he rounds off his further experiences in this book, first published in 1943, which describes the period in which he visited the Kalahari, Kaokoveld, Congo and Angola. Combined, all three volumes tell the story of his share in the public life of South Africa spanning some 25 years. An unmissable addition to your Deneys Reitz collection!
Worst Journeys
Title | Worst Journeys PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Zebra |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |