Author: Henry Woodd Nevinson
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
"Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege" by Henry Woodd Nevinson Nevinson was a British war correspondent during the Second Boer War and World War I. This book details the harrowing tale of being under siege during some of the conflicts. As a correspondent, he needed to be ready to be in action without the weapons a soldier would have to defend himself. His passion and dedication to his craft helped make his story authentic and engaging.
Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege
Author: Henry Woodd Nevinson
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
"Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege" by Henry Woodd Nevinson Nevinson was a British war correspondent during the Second Boer War and World War I. This book details the harrowing tale of being under siege during some of the conflicts. As a correspondent, he needed to be ready to be in action without the weapons a soldier would have to defend himself. His passion and dedication to his craft helped make his story authentic and engaging.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
"Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege" by Henry Woodd Nevinson Nevinson was a British war correspondent during the Second Boer War and World War I. This book details the harrowing tale of being under siege during some of the conflicts. As a correspondent, he needed to be ready to be in action without the weapons a soldier would have to defend himself. His passion and dedication to his craft helped make his story authentic and engaging.
The Statesman's Year Book
Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1420
Book Description
The Statesman's Year-book
Author: Frederick Martin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1504
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Economic geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1504
Book Description
Ladysmith
Author: Giles Foden
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780375708374
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From the author of the Whitbread Award-winning The Last King of Scotland comes a spellbinding tale of a town under siege in colonial Africa and a young woman who finds love and freedom in the midst of a devastating war. The year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer forces. No one expects the siege to last, but it does, for a harrowing 120 days -- four months of dire emergency: food shortages during which bread is made with laundry detergent and the soldiers' horses are killed to feed the troops; bombings that force the townspeople into tunnels and makeshift shelters. But in the thick of shells and shrapnel, disease and deprivation, one young woman discovers an unexpected freedom: a chance to break old loyalties and establish new loves. Even as the world she knows collapses around her, Bella Kiernan finds the courage to escape from convention, to rebel against the political forces that threaten her homeland and to pursue her life's greatest romance. Based in part on the letters of Foden's great-grandfather, a British trooper, Ladysmith is a magnificent love story, a vivid portrait of the first modern war of the twentieth century and clear confirmation of Giles Foden's standing as one of Britain's most formidably talented young novelists. From the Hardcover edition.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780375708374
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From the author of the Whitbread Award-winning The Last King of Scotland comes a spellbinding tale of a town under siege in colonial Africa and a young woman who finds love and freedom in the midst of a devastating war. The year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer forces. No one expects the siege to last, but it does, for a harrowing 120 days -- four months of dire emergency: food shortages during which bread is made with laundry detergent and the soldiers' horses are killed to feed the troops; bombings that force the townspeople into tunnels and makeshift shelters. But in the thick of shells and shrapnel, disease and deprivation, one young woman discovers an unexpected freedom: a chance to break old loyalties and establish new loves. Even as the world she knows collapses around her, Bella Kiernan finds the courage to escape from convention, to rebel against the political forces that threaten her homeland and to pursue her life's greatest romance. Based in part on the letters of Foden's great-grandfather, a British trooper, Ladysmith is a magnificent love story, a vivid portrait of the first modern war of the twentieth century and clear confirmation of Giles Foden's standing as one of Britain's most formidably talented young novelists. From the Hardcover edition.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: J. Scott-Keltie
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270301
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270301
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Bookseller
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
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ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
George White and the Victorian Army in India and Africa
Author: Stephen M. Miller
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303050834X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This book offers a detailed investigation of George S. White’s career in the British Army. It explores late Victorian military conflicts, British power dynamics in Africa and Asia, civil-military relations on the fringes of the empire, and networks of advancement in the army. White served in the Indian Rebellion and, twenty years later, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he earned the Victoria Cross. After serving in the Sudan campaign, White returned to India and held commands during the conquest and pacification of Upper Burma and the extension of British control over Balochistan, and, as Commander-in-Chief, sent expeditions to the North-West Frontier and oversaw major military reforms. Just before the start of the South African War, White was given the command of the Natal Field Force. This force was besieged in Ladysmith for 118 days. Relieved in 1900, White was heralded as the “Defender of Ladysmith.” He was made Field-Marshal in 1903.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303050834X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This book offers a detailed investigation of George S. White’s career in the British Army. It explores late Victorian military conflicts, British power dynamics in Africa and Asia, civil-military relations on the fringes of the empire, and networks of advancement in the army. White served in the Indian Rebellion and, twenty years later, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he earned the Victoria Cross. After serving in the Sudan campaign, White returned to India and held commands during the conquest and pacification of Upper Burma and the extension of British control over Balochistan, and, as Commander-in-Chief, sent expeditions to the North-West Frontier and oversaw major military reforms. Just before the start of the South African War, White was given the command of the Natal Field Force. This force was besieged in Ladysmith for 118 days. Relieved in 1900, White was heralded as the “Defender of Ladysmith.” He was made Field-Marshal in 1903.
Buller's Campaign
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148266
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
A powerful reassessment of the life of General Buller and the part he played in British military history. It portrays his role in the Boer War and reveals many of the Victorian Imperialist attitudes of the day. A man of numerous failures, Buller has been treated unkindly by history but Symons seeks to paint a more rounded picture.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148266
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
A powerful reassessment of the life of General Buller and the part he played in British military history. It portrays his role in the Boer War and reveals many of the Victorian Imperialist attitudes of the day. A man of numerous failures, Buller has been treated unkindly by history but Symons seeks to paint a more rounded picture.
Class List
Author: Salem Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Class Lists
Author: Salem Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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