Boer War 1899

Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472810175

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The Boer War 1899–1902 by Gregory Fremont-Barnes Pdf

Victorious in its previous campaigns in Africa against native armies, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe. The Boers proved to be formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for inferior numbers with grim determination, resourcefulness and strong religious faith. Their mobility, expert use of cover, and knowledge of the terrain, in which they employed powerful long-range magazine rifles, gave them initial advantages. By contrast the British suffered from inadequate transport, insufficient mounted troops and poor intelligence. Despite marshalling the immense resources of their empire, the British were to be severely tested in a war which one general described as 'the graveyard of many a soldier's reputation'.

Author : G. D. Scholtz,Gert Daniel Scholtz
Publisher : Protea Boekhuis
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : South Africa
ISBN : 1919825126

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The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 by G. D. Scholtz,Gert Daniel Scholtz Pdf

This concise history of the Anglo-Boer War, a prize-winning work which was originally written in Afrikaans, is the ideal book for those who want an overview of the military fortunes of the two warring parties. Now richly provided with maps and illustrations, it is one of the most accurate short histories of this important three-year war. The author, G. D. Scholtz, was a Afrikaner historian of great stature, who saw the Anglo-Boer War as a struggle for liberation, a fight for Boer freedom and independence. His original text has been sensitively translated into English by historian Bridget Theron, who is a lecturer at the University of South Africa. It is an accessible work that may provide echoes to the American wars of independence.

Author : Vincent Kuitenbrouwer
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9789089644121

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War of Words by Vincent Kuitenbrouwer Pdf

Tussen 1899 en 1902 woedde in Zuid-Afrika een oorlog tussen de Boerenrepublieken en het Britse Rijk. Veel Nederlanders steunden in die tijd de Boeren. Dit uitte zich in een vloedgolf aan propagandamateriaal om een tegenwicht te bieden aan de Britse berichtgeving over de oorlog. Dit boek bevat een grondige analyse van de Nederlandse pro-Boeren-beweging vanaf haar begin in de jaren 1880. Kuitenbrouwer gaat in op de organisaties die de banden tussen Nederland en Zuid-Afrika trachtten aan te halen en zo belangrijke knooppunten werden in een internationaal netwerk. Aan de hand van bronnenmateriaal toont de auteur aan dat de propagandacampagne voor de Boeren nog lang nagalmde in de twintigste eeuw.0.

Author : John Philip Wisser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
ISBN : UCAL:$B58366

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The Second Boer War, 1899-1900 by John Philip Wisser Pdf

Author : Apollon Borisovich Davidson,Irina Ivanovna Filatova
Publisher : Human & Rosseau
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073170636

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The Russians and the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 by Apollon Borisovich Davidson,Irina Ivanovna Filatova Pdf

Using previously unavailable unique archival materials the authors present an absorbing history of a little known, but very significant aspect of the Anglo-Boer War.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:909899925

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Boer War (1899) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Spencer Jones
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806189611

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From Boer War to World War by Spencer Jones Pdf

The British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I was tiny by the standards of the other belligerent powers. Yet, when deployed to France in 1914, it prevailed against the German army because of its professionalism and tactical skill, strengths developed through hard lessons learned a dozen years earlier. In October 1899, the British went to war against the South African Boer republics of Transvaal and Orange Free State, expecting little resistance. A string of early defeats in the Boer War shook the military’s confidence. Historian Spencer Jones focuses on this bitter combat experience in From Boer War to World War, showing how it crucially shaped the British Army’s tactical development in the years that followed. Before the British Army faced the Boer republics, an aura of complacency had settled over the military. The Victorian era had been marked by years of easy defeats of crudely armed foes. The Boer War, however, brought the British face to face with what would become modern warfare. The sweeping, open terrain and advent of smokeless powder meant soldiers were picked off before they knew where shots had been fired from. The infantry’s standard close-order formations spelled disaster against the well-armed, entrenched Boers. Although the British Army ultimately adapted its strategy and overcame the Boers in 1902, the duration and cost of the war led to public outcry and introspection within the military. Jones draws on previously underutilized sources as he explores the key tactical lessons derived from the war, such as maximizing firepower and using natural cover, and he shows how these new ideas were incorporated in training and used to effect a thorough overhaul of the British Army. The first book to address specific connections between the Boer War and the opening months of World War I, Jones’s fresh interpretation adds to the historiography of both wars by emphasizing the continuity between them.

Author : André Wessels
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902): White man’s war, black man’s war, traumatic war by André Wessels Pdf

Based on many years of research with regard to the Anglo-Boer War, this book is essential reading for anyone who would like to know more about the most devastating conflict that has thus far been waged between white people in Southern Africa. However, with due course, this war also involved more and more black, brown and, to some extent, Asian people.

Author : John P. 1852-1927 Wisser
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354990633

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The Second Boer War, 1899-1900 by John P. 1852-1927 Wisser Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Iain R. Smith
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015034911282

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The Origins of the South African War, 1899-1902 by Iain R. Smith Pdf

Tracing the roots of the conflict into the first half of the nineteenth century, Dr. Smith shows how the conflict between Britain and the Transvaal republic intensified after the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886. The resulting wealth and the influx of foreign, mainly British, Uitlanders transformed what had been a poor land-locked Boer republic into the hub round which the future of South Africa was to turn.

Author : Richard Danes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
ISBN : NYPL:33433082456512

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Cassell's History of the Boer War, 1899-1902 by Richard Danes Pdf

Author : Peter Donaldson
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781385722

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Remembering the South African War by Peter Donaldson Pdf

The first comprehensive survey of the memorialisation process in Britain in the aftermath of the South African War, uncovering the themes and myths that underpinned the interpretations of the war as well as shifting patterns in how the war was represented and conceived.

Author : Peter Warwick
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013961522

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The South African War by Peter Warwick Pdf

The South African War 1899-1902 (variously known as the Anglo-Boer, or to Afrikaners as the English War, die Engelseoorlog, or the Second War of Freedom, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog) continues to generate considerable interest among authors and readers alike, fascinated by a conflict that embodied human drama, tragedy, heroism and military and political folly on a grand scale.

Author : Fransjohan Pretorius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081673738

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The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 by Fransjohan Pretorius Pdf

Author : John P. (John Philip) 1852-1927 Wisser
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1372108378

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2ND BOER WAR 1899-1900 by John P. (John Philip) 1852-1927 Wisser Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.