The Boer War 1899–1902
Title | The Boer War 1899–1902 PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory Fremont-Barnes |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 143 |
Release | 2014-06-06 |
Genre | 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'.
War of Words
Title | War of Words PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent Kuitenbrouwer |
Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
Pages | 818 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9089644121 |
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.
The Times History of the War
Title | The Times History of the War PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN |
Anglo-Boer War (South African War) 1899–1902
Title | Anglo-Boer War (South African War) 1899–1902 PDF eBook |
Author | Grobler |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781928211297 |
The Boer War
Title | The Boer War PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Pakenham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | South African War, 1899-1902 |
ISBN | 9781841880143 |
Originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1979, an illustrated narrative of the Boer War, written by the author of SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.
Hero of the Empire
Title | Hero of the Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Candice Millard |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 403 |
Release | 2016-09-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0385535740 |
From the bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic, this thrilling biographical account of the life and legacy of Wintson Churchill is a "nail-biter and top-notch character study rolled into one" (The New York Times). At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England. He arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fighting with Boer rebels and jumpstart his political career. But just two weeks later, Churchill was taken prisoner. Remarkably, he pulled off a daring escape—traversing hundreds of miles of enemy territory, alone, with nothing but a crumpled wad of cash, four slabs of chocolate, and his wits to guide him. Bestselling author Candice Millard spins an epic story of bravery, savagery, and chance encounters with a cast of historical characters—including Rudyard Kipling, Lord Kitchener, and Mohandas Gandhi—with whom Churchill would later share the world stage. But Hero of the Empire is more than an extraordinary adventure story, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth century history.
The Great Boer War
Title | The Great Boer War PDF eBook |
Author | Byron Farwell |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 920 |
Release | 2009-09-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1783830611 |
The story of the battle for independence from the British Empire in South Africa by “a vivid chronicler of military forces, generals, and wars” (Kirkus Reviews). The Great Boer War (1899-1902), more properly known as the Great Anglo-Boer War, was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence. It was fought in the barren vastness of the South African veldt, and it produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable examples of folly and stupidity, and many incidents of humor and tragedy. Byron Farwell traces the war’s origins; the slow mounting of the British efforts to overthrow the Afrikaners; the bungling and bickering of the British command; the remarkable series of bloody battles that almost consistently ended in victory for the Boers over the much more numerous British forces; political developments in London and Pretoria; the sieges of Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley; the concentration camps into which Boer families were herded; and the exhausting guerrilla warfare of the last few years when the Boer armies were finally driven from the field. The Great Boer War is a definitive history of a dramatic conflict by the author of Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, “a leading popular military historian” (Publishers Weekly).