The Great Boer War - Brossura

Farwell, Byron

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1840222174 ISBN 13: 9781840222173

Casa editrice: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1999

Riassunto

Mafeking, Colenso, Ladysmith and Spion Kop, battles won by the Boers against the might of the British Empire, still have a resonance a century on. The Great Boer War (1899-1902) pitted a sturdy, stubborn, hardy pioneer people against the arrogant self-confidence of Britain at the height of her power. It produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable examples of folly and stupidity, and many incidents of humour and tragedy. It was the last romantic war. Byron Farwell's definitive account of this dramatic conflict explains the origin of the war, and covers the political developments, the bloody battles that the outnumbered Boers almost always won, the sieges, the concentration camps and the men -Kruger, Roberts, Botha, Buller, Smuts, Kitchener and de Wet.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1840222174
• ISBN 13: 9781840222173
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 512