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The Boer War 1899-1902 (Essential Histories)
Gregory Fremont-Barnes
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Description for The Boer War 1899-1902 (Essential Histories)
Paperback. This volume examines the key battles of both Boer Wars, and the principal sieges of the second Boer War: Kimberley; Ladysmith; and Mafeking. It provides a summary of the guerilla war that the British fought, explaining how the need for camouflage became realised. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 b&w and 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 288.
Victorious in her previous campaigns in Africa, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe. As this book explains, the Boers proved themselves formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for interior numbers through their resourcefulness, grim determination, strong religious faith and, above all, their expert use of cover, mobility and the power of long-range magazine rifles firing smokeless powder. With inadequate transport, insufficient numbers of mounted troops and poor intelligence the British were to be severely tested in a distant and inhospitable land of immense size and extremes of climate.
Victorious in her previous campaigns in Africa, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe. As this book explains, the Boers proved themselves formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for interior numbers through their resourcefulness, grim determination, strong religious faith and, above all, their expert use of cover, mobility and the power of long-range magazine rifles firing smokeless powder. With inadequate transport, insufficient numbers of mounted troops and poor intelligence the British were to be severely tested in a distant and inhospitable land of immense size and extremes of climate.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Essential Histories
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841763965
SKU
V9781841763965
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About Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Gregory Fremont-Barnes was born in San Francisco and studied history at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Chicago and Oxford. Since 1993 he has lectured in British and American history in Japan, principally at Kobe University. He has published over ten articles on British diplomatic and military history.
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