- Hardcover: 363 pages
- Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd (27 Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 071955585X
- ISBN-13: 978-0719555855
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,411,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This immensely readable book ... provides a fine panoramic vision. The deeper meaning of the war is now clear." Robert Giddings. -- Tribune "Judd and Surridge add a new angle ... they conclude that the war acted a as a kind of boil-lancing which enabled the two white races to march forward hand-in-hand on the road to Apartheid." Jane Ridley. -- The Spectator
Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph
"An impressive history ... written to a high standard with undoubted scholarship."
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I will confess to not knowing very much about the two Boer Wars, my Grandfather fought in them, but, I knew nothing, so I had to find out. Many books are written about the wars, but, I found this one fits the bill well. It isn't some dusty tome, but, a brightly written book that explains the lead up to battle, the political scenario, the causes, and the debacles that followed.
The very nature of the Boer war at the turn of the century, is somewhere between modern warfare and the serried ranks of redcoated targets, and this becomes quite apparent, as the rather undignified performances of the 'ruling elite' caused so many deaths and mayhem.
Lots of well researched detail, a few maps and pictures are included too. It gives a good grounding for further discussion.
The very nature of the Boer war at the turn of the century, is somewhere between modern warfare and the serried ranks of redcoated targets, and this becomes quite apparent, as the rather undignified performances of the 'ruling elite' caused so many deaths and mayhem.
Lots of well researched detail, a few maps and pictures are included too. It gives a good grounding for further discussion.
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