Author: Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
In this Army Records Society Anglo-Boer War centennial commemoration volume, 111 mostly hitherto unpublished letters written by or to Lord Roberts (Commander-in-Chief from 1899) and several other relevant documents are reproduced in full. The book offers an insight into the conduct of the war.
Lord Roberts and the War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Author: Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
In this Army Records Society Anglo-Boer War centennial commemoration volume, 111 mostly hitherto unpublished letters written by or to Lord Roberts (Commander-in-Chief from 1899) and several other relevant documents are reproduced in full. The book offers an insight into the conduct of the war.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
In this Army Records Society Anglo-Boer War centennial commemoration volume, 111 mostly hitherto unpublished letters written by or to Lord Roberts (Commander-in-Chief from 1899) and several other relevant documents are reproduced in full. The book offers an insight into the conduct of the war.
Roberts & Kitchener in South Africa, 1900–1902
Author: Rodney Atwood
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1844685640
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
The British Army was shocked by three military defeats in a week in South Africa in late 1899. The commanding General Sir Redvers Buller lost his nerve. Something must be done was the cry across the Empire. Britain sent forth not one, but two military heroes. Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Major General Lord Kitchener spent their first five weeks in South Africa restoring morale, reorganising their forces and deceiving the enemy as to their intentions. In the next four weeks their offensive transformed the war: Kimberley and Ladysmith were relieved from Boer sieges and an enemy force of 4000 under General Cronje was captured on the Modder River. A long and bitter guerrilla war ensured in a terrain ideally suited to fast-moving Boer commandoes. On the dark side, deeds were committed of which no civilised empire priding itself on justice and fair play could be proud. The comradeship-in-arms of Roberts and Kitchener, their differing yet complementary personalities, their strategic and tactical decisions are described and assessed using a wide variety of sources including, personal papers and official correspondence. By these mens resourcefulness the British Army, despite its unpreparedness and poor leadership at many levels, won a remarkable victory in the first of the twentieth century Peoples Wars.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1844685640
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
The British Army was shocked by three military defeats in a week in South Africa in late 1899. The commanding General Sir Redvers Buller lost his nerve. Something must be done was the cry across the Empire. Britain sent forth not one, but two military heroes. Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Major General Lord Kitchener spent their first five weeks in South Africa restoring morale, reorganising their forces and deceiving the enemy as to their intentions. In the next four weeks their offensive transformed the war: Kimberley and Ladysmith were relieved from Boer sieges and an enemy force of 4000 under General Cronje was captured on the Modder River. A long and bitter guerrilla war ensured in a terrain ideally suited to fast-moving Boer commandoes. On the dark side, deeds were committed of which no civilised empire priding itself on justice and fair play could be proud. The comradeship-in-arms of Roberts and Kitchener, their differing yet complementary personalities, their strategic and tactical decisions are described and assessed using a wide variety of sources including, personal papers and official correspondence. By these mens resourcefulness the British Army, despite its unpreparedness and poor leadership at many levels, won a remarkable victory in the first of the twentieth century Peoples Wars.
The South African War 1899-1902
Author: Bill Nasson
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
ISBN: 9780340614273
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The South African War rounded off the British conquest of Southern Africa. Only now, a hundred years later, are some of the more baleful legacies of the war being addressed. This new history is an up-to-date account of the military struggle in South Africa including the whole web of miscalculations and shattered illusions that surrounded it which spread far beyond the battlefields.
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
ISBN: 9780340614273
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The South African War rounded off the British conquest of Southern Africa. Only now, a hundred years later, are some of the more baleful legacies of the war being addressed. This new history is an up-to-date account of the military struggle in South Africa including the whole web of miscalculations and shattered illusions that surrounded it which spread far beyond the battlefields.
South Africa and the Transvaal War; Volume 2
Author: Louis Creswicke
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020369643
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Louis Creswicke was a war correspondent who covered the Boer War in South Africa during the late 19th century. This book is a detailed and gripping account of the conflict, offering a unique perspective from someone who witnessed the war firsthand. Creswicke's book is a valuable historical document that sheds light on one of the most important events in South African history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020369643
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Louis Creswicke was a war correspondent who covered the Boer War in South Africa during the late 19th century. This book is a detailed and gripping account of the conflict, offering a unique perspective from someone who witnessed the war firsthand. Creswicke's book is a valuable historical document that sheds light on one of the most important events in South African history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Impact of the South African War
Author: D. Omissi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230598293
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This exciting new book marks a major shift in the study of the South African War. It turns attention from the war's much debated causes onto its more neglected consequences. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war - for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The extensive introduction sets the contributions in context, and the elegant afterword offers thought-provoking reflections on their cumulative significance.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230598293
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This exciting new book marks a major shift in the study of the South African War. It turns attention from the war's much debated causes onto its more neglected consequences. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war - for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The extensive introduction sets the contributions in context, and the elegant afterword offers thought-provoking reflections on their cumulative significance.
The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)
Author: André Wessels
Publisher: UJ Press
ISBN: 1920382550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Based on many years of research with regard to the Anglo-Boer War, this book is essential reading for anyone who would like to know more about the most devastating conflict that has thus far been waged between white people in Southern Africa. However, with due course, this war also involved more and more black, brown and, to some extent, Asian people.
Publisher: UJ Press
ISBN: 1920382550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Based on many years of research with regard to the Anglo-Boer War, this book is essential reading for anyone who would like to know more about the most devastating conflict that has thus far been waged between white people in Southern Africa. However, with due course, this war also involved more and more black, brown and, to some extent, Asian people.
The Boer War
Author: Craig Wilcox
Publisher: Craig WIlcox
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Contains a guide to researching the records of those Australians who served in the Boer War, 1899-1902.
Publisher: Craig WIlcox
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Contains a guide to researching the records of those Australians who served in the Boer War, 1899-1902.
Regimental Records
Author: Great Britain. Army. Connaught Rangers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Boer War
Author: Thomas Pakenham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781841880143
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1979, an illustrated narrative of the Boer War, written by the author of SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781841880143
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1979, an illustrated narrative of the Boer War, written by the author of SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.
The South African War Reappraised
Author: Donal Lowry
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719058257
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This text brings together contributions from scholars in South African and imperial history to examine the international dimensions of the war, including a historiographical review of a century of writing on the origins of the war.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719058257
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This text brings together contributions from scholars in South African and imperial history to examine the international dimensions of the war, including a historiographical review of a century of writing on the origins of the war.