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HILL OF SQUANDERED VALOUR: The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900
Ron Lock
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Description for HILL OF SQUANDERED VALOUR: The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900
Hardback. The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900. 256 pages, 16pgs of illustrations, 6 maps. * A complete and detailed account of a devastating South African conflict The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, and was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger of the bitter and desperate fighting still to come in the Second Boer War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1HFMS; HBJH; JWLF. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight: 604.
The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, and was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger of the bitter and desperate fighting still to come in the Second Boer War. Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, laying almost exactly at the centre of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to the hill, they would command the flanks of the surrounding Boer positions. On the night of ... Read more
The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, and was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger of the bitter and desperate fighting still to come in the Second Boer War. Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, laying almost exactly at the centre of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to the hill, they would command the flanks of the surrounding Boer positions. On the night of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612000077
SKU
V9781612000077
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Reviews for HILL OF SQUANDERED VALOUR: The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900
I found it to be a very good read, particularly where it covers the numerous examples of incompetence by the British commanders. Highly recommended to those not of a nervous disposition.
Miniature Wargames
I am very impressed with this publication and therefore have no hesitation in highly recommending it to Guild members and I feel that it would ... Read more
Miniature Wargames
I am very impressed with this publication and therefore have no hesitation in highly recommending it to Guild members and I feel that it would ... Read more