The Circumstances Surrounding the Siege of Elands River Post

The Circumstances Surrounding the Siege of Elands River Post PDF Author: Robert L. Wallace
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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The story of the notable yet largely unrecognised contribution by Australian soldiers to the British effort in the Boer War. This history of the siege aims to set the record straight. By the author of TThe Australians at the Boer War'.

The Circumstances Surrounding the Siege of Elands River Post

The Circumstances Surrounding the Siege of Elands River Post PDF Author: Robert L. Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Book Description
The story of the notable yet largely unrecognised contribution by Australian soldiers to the British effort in the Boer War. This history of the siege aims to set the record straight. By the author of TThe Australians at the Boer War'.

The Boer War

The Boer War PDF Author: Fred R. van Hartesveldt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031303236X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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One hundred years after the Boer War, the British continue to debate what went wrong, while the war has significant nationalist overtones in today's South Africa. This book examines changes in interpretations of the war and provides a bibliography of major sources on the Boer War, now sometimes called the South African War. The bibliography focuses on the military history, but also includes some historical accounts of the political debate. The first part of the book provides an extended historiographical essay, while part two provides an annotated bibliography of the titles discussed in part one. Historiographical questions concerning the Boer War are numerous. Discussions of military operations focus on the early use of modern weaponry and the effect of guerrilla tactics on a traditional force, while other historians debate the question of British military leadership and organization. Questions also revolve around British imperialism and the scramble for Africa. Frequently called the second war for freedom by South African authors, the war was the reason that South Africa, unlike other British colonies, gained independence without majority rule. This makes the war of continuing relevance to the turmoil in South Africa, the collapse of the minority government, and the continuing problems of the current government. This book will provide a useful tool for those wishing to research the war.

Australia's Boer War

Australia's Boer War PDF Author: Craig Wilcox
Publisher: Craig WIlcox
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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The author has drawn on primary sources from Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom to produce a book that encompasses not only Australia's experience of the war, but tells the stories of individuals including Breaker Morant, Alexander Krygger, and Arthur Lynch. A beautifully produced book,Australia's Boer War was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial, which has provided over 200 illustrations and maps, including 15 artwork reproductions in full color.

Summer of 1899

Summer of 1899 PDF Author: Steve Lunderstedt
Publisher: Kimberley Africana Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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One Flag, One Queen, One Tongue

One Flag, One Queen, One Tongue PDF Author: John A. B. Crawford
Publisher: Auckland University Press
ISBN: 9781869402938
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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This is a collection of essays by New Zealand and Commonwealth historians on different aspects of New Zealand's involvement in the South African War of 1892-1902. It also includes essays of Australasian commandants and the war, an Australian perspective and the Montreal Flag Riot of 1900.

Australian National Bibliography

Australian National Bibliography PDF Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 1382

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Gallipoli

Gallipoli PDF Author: Peter FitzSimons
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 085798456X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 848

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On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey to secure the sea route between Britain and France in the west and Russia in the east. After eight months of terrible fighting, they would fail. Peter tells this iconic tale in GALLIPOLI. History comes to life with Peter FitzSimons. Turkey regards the victory to this day as a defining moment in its history, a heroic last stand in the defence of the nation’s Ottoman Empire. But, counter-intuitively, it would signify something perhaps even greater for the defeated Australians and New Zealanders involved: the birth of their countries’ sense of nationhood. Now approaching its centenary, the Gallipoli campaign, commemorated each year on Anzac Day, reverberates with importance as the origin and symbol of Australian and New Zealand identity. As such, the facts of the battle – which was minor against the scale of the First World War and cost less than a sixth of the Australian deaths on the Western Front – are often forgotten or obscured. Peter FitzSimons, with his trademark vibrancy and expert melding of writing and research, recreates the disaster as experienced by those who endured it or perished in the attempt.

The Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse

The Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse PDF Author: William Woolmore
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Book Description
This is the most comprehensive book available on Australia's involvement in the Boer War.

Ashes and Blood

Ashes and Blood PDF Author: Peter B. Boyden
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538

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Book Description
A collection of essays by twelve historians guides the reader through the history of the British Army's experiences in South Africa in the 120 years leading up to the First World War.

The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: 963 Days

The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: 963 Days PDF Author: Pieter G Cloete
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 0620963549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414

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Since the start of the Anglo-Boer War today 120 years ago thousands of publications, written or typed reports and other creations have been produced to narrate the war events, express opinions on its origins, causes, course, results and legacy and on participants in the struggle. This process is ongoing, since the debate amongst both professional historians and interested amateurs on exactly what happened and why is still raging and new information on the war still crops up. The history of the Anglo-Boer War is truly a neverending discourse. As the author of a number of books on the war, I have consulted hundreds of both published and unpublished sources. Some were of limited value, but a small percentage of the published books were of such high value that they formed part of a small stack of books that found a permanent home on my desktop while I was in the writing process. Pieter Cloete’s The Anglo-Boer War – A Chronology, both the original English version and the enlarged Afrikaans version published in 2010, was always part of that stack. It is to me a privilege to write a foreword for the user-friendly and meticulously researched book. It not only contains a wealth of information but a detailed source list and an extensive index. There are few, if any, more helpful reference books on the war and thus represents an essential resource to anyone with a more than superficial interest in the Anglo-Boer War. DR JACKIE GROBLER Historian and author Recently retired after 40 years at the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies, The University of Pretoria.