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Brothers in Arms
At the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1899, a large number of Hollanders and Dutch expatriates joined the Boers, their reasons ranging from loyalty to their common ancestry to strong anti-British sentiments and a search for adventure. Brothers in Arms documents the trials and tribulations of these volunteers – most of them unaccustomed to the harsh landscape and climate of South Africa. Quotations and personal anecdotes from their diaries and memoirs vividly bring to life their hardships on commando, the thunder and chaos of battle, and the trauma of comrades falling around them. Some of the prominent figures in the book are Cornelius van Gogh, brother of the painter Vincent van ...
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The Great Escape of the Boer Pimpernel, Christiaan De Wet
This is the story of a watershed event in the Boer War and the colourful personality of the man behind it. Christiaan de Wet was a masterful strategist who could anticipate the moves of his opponents.
Why the Boers Lost the War
Why did the British win the Anglo-Boer War? Although there is truth in the simple statement that they were much stronger than the Boers, it does not explain everything. Therefore, the main focus of this book is to analyse the most important strategic and operational decisions made on both sides, and to measure them according to accepted modern military theory. It is shown that both the British and Boer war efforts were very haphazard at the beginning, but that both learnt as the war went on. In the end, the British got the Boers in a vice from which they could not escape.
Historical Dictionary of the Anglo-Boer War
"The devastating war that raged on the South African veldt between 1899 and 1902 -- the first of the 20th century wars -- was small in comparison with the world wars. Yet it reveals many facets of military, political, and social issues. The conflict between the British Empire and the Boer settlers was in ways a precursor to what was to come. It saw vast changes in the organization, tactics, and weapons used by the British Army; had far-reaching effects on the white political structure in the country; and stimulated Afrikaner nationalism, which might partly explain the introduction of apartheid. Historical dictionary of the Anglo-Boer war presents the history of this conflict -- also known as "the South African War", "the Boer War", and "the Transvaal War"--Through a chronology, introductory essay, bibliography, and more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries covering a wide range of military, social, cultural, and political topics"--Page 4 of cover.
Broers in die Stryd
Met die uitbreek van die Tweede Anglo-Boereoorlog in 1899 het ’n groot aantal Hollanders en Hollandse uitgewekenes by die Boere aangesluit. Hul redes het gewissel van lojaliteit teenoor hul gemeenskaplike afkoms tot sterk anti-Britse gevoelens en ’n soeke na avontuur. Broers in die stryd vertel van hierdie vrywilligers se beproewings – die meeste van hulle was ongewoond aan Suid-Afrika se ruwe landskap en strawwe klimaat. Aanhalings en persoonlike staaltjies uit hul dagboeke en memoires skilder ’n lewendige beeld van hul ontberings op kommando, die gedonder en chaos op die slagveld, en die trauma van kamerade wat rondom hulle sneuwel. Van die bekende figure in die boek is Cornelius v...
