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Lord Kitchener and the War in South Africa by Earl Horatio Herbert Kitchener Kitchener Pdf
In 1900 Lord Roberts handed over command in South Africato Lord Kitchener, convinced that only some 'police work'remained to be done. However, within a fortnight, the warescalated and the new Commander-in-Chief had to makedesperate efforts to end the conflict. This new bookincludes numerous unpublished letters written by or toKitchener ......
Roberts & Kitchener in South Africa, 1900–1902 by Rodney Atwood Pdf
The British Army was shocked by three military defeats in a week in South Africa in late 1899. The commanding General Sir Redvers Buller lost his nerve. Something must be done was the cry across the Empire. Britain sent forth not one, but two military heroes. Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Major General Lord Kitchener spent their first five weeks in South Africa restoring morale, reorganising their forces and deceiving the enemy as to their intentions. In the next four weeks their offensive transformed the war: Kimberley and Ladysmith were relieved from Boer sieges and an enemy force of 4000 under General Cronje was captured on the Modder River. A long and bitter guerrilla war ensured in a terrain ideally suited to fast-moving Boer commandoes. On the dark side, deeds were committed of which no civilised empire priding itself on justice and fair play could be proud. The comradeship-in-arms of Roberts and Kitchener, their differing yet complementary personalities, their strategic and tactical decisions are described and assessed using a wide variety of sources including, personal papers and official correspondence. By these mens resourcefulness the British Army, despite its unpreparedness and poor leadership at many levels, won a remarkable victory in the first of the twentieth century Peoples Wars.
In this sweeping 1920 biography of Horatio Herbert Kitchener, better known as Lord Kitchener, Sir George Arthur shines a bright light on the British military leader and statesman who, during World War I, organized armies on an unprecedented scale and became famous as the face on British recruitment posters. Volume II begins in 1900, following Kitchener's appointment as commander-in-chief of the Boer War, continuing through his years in India, his proconsulship in Egypt, and his departure for England in 1914 on the eve of World War I. Written only four years after his death in 1916, this valuable historical account by a friend and contemporary offers a look behind the handlebar mustache and pointing finger of the man whose "Your country needs YOU" posters inspired those of the United States during World War II. British writer SIR GEORGE ARTHUR (1860-1946) also wrote A Septuagenarian's Scrapbook and Not Worth Reading.
Managing the South African War, 1899-1902 by Keith Terrance Surridge Pdf
This case study of the power struggle between politicians and generals for control of the strategic management of the South African War illuminates Victorian and Edwardian civil-military relations.
Lord Kitchener, His Work And His Prestige by Henry D. Davray Pdf
Lord Kitchener, His Work And His Prestige. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Life of Lord Kitchener; Volume 1 by George Arthur Pdf
This biography provides a fascinating insight into the life and career of Lord Horatio Kitchener, a celebrated British military commander and statesman. Kitchener's career spanned several decades and included service in conflicts in Sudan, South Africa, and the First World War. The book includes detailed descriptions of Kitchener's military campaigns and political activities, as well as personal anecdotes and insights into his character. This book is a valuable resource for scholars and anyone interested in British history and military strategy. 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 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. 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.
Earl Kitchener Of Khartoum: The Story Of His Life [Illustrated Edition] by Walter Jerrold Pdf
Includes 8 illustrations. Field Marshal Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl of Khartoum still stands as one of the great generals produced by Britain. His career was marked by great deeds, and great controversies. The son of a military family, he trained at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich before his first trip to the Middle East surveying in Palestine in 1874. He joined the newly formed Egyptian Army in 1883, which was in reality controlled by the British, and embarked on campaign in Sudan. He was part of the failed Gordon relief expedition in 1884, and learned a great deal of the area, its people and the military problems of fighting in the arid desert. By 1892 he was Sirdar, head of the Egyptian army, he was given command of the expedition to crush the self-appointed Mahdi who had taken control of large parts of Sudan. It was during this campaign that he gained public and Royal attention after the victories of Atbara and Omdurman that crushed the revolt of the Mahdi. He served as Lord Robert’s second in command during the Boer War and served with distinction and much success, although his institution of concentration camps caused great outrage and awful civilian distress. Perhaps his greatest services were during the First World War, as Secretary of State for War, fashioning a great civilian army to fight the militarised hordes of Germany in France and Flanders. He may have gained even greater fame, but was tragically lost at sea when the H.M.S. Hampshire was torpedoed in 1916. An excellent short biography.
When the Great War broke out, Kitchener, with the foresight lacking in many of his contemporaries, insisted that it would last at least three years and that he must raise an army of 3 million men. This began with an immediate recruitment of 100,000 volunteers, and the familiar poster campaign image of him with the line "Your country needs you". Major battles and initiatives of the Great War are recreated in a dramatic narrative history which does justice to Kitchener's masterly planning. This superb double volume biography will transform our view of Kitchener and the First World War.
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl of Khartoum and of Broome, was Britain's last great military hero, a legend in his own time, and in ours. His face became known to millions before his death in 1916 because it appeared on the recruiting posters of World War I over the caption 'Your Country Needs You', part of a campaign he'd been called upon to undertake in order to build up the British Army for World War I. ... Kitchener's ambition was all for his country, and his travels as surveyor for the army in many foreign countries had made him believe that British influence was good, and that the strengthening and extension of the British influence was essential for world harmony. It was a crowning moment when he was asked to return to Britain as Secretary of State of War. ... His untimely death in 1916 .. stunned the nation. In this lucid and exceptionally readable book, written with the full consent of Kitchener's family, Philip Warner tells a story ... of a man who had an astonishingly highly developed sense of duty, even for a Victorian; who enjoyed popularity, yet never sought it; and whose self-discipline, instilled in him very early on, never left him, even in the moments before his tragic death.--Book jacket.
The Anglo-Boer War respectively the South African War - an overview by Claudia Oldiges Pdf
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject History - Africa, grade: 1,3, University of Osnabrück, language: English, abstract: The Boer Wars at the dawn of the century highly influenced not only South African history, especially in terms of the development of the apartheid system, but it additionally changed the possibilities of warfare. These conflicts between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal (South African Republic) took place from 1880 to 1881 and 1899 to 1902. Even though formally there have been two wars in a short period of time, one usually focuses on the Second Boer War, also known as the South African War, Anglo-Boereoorlog (Anglo-Boer War), Tweede Vryheidsoorlog (Second Freedom War) or “Tea-Time War”. This paper will mainly concentrate on the South African War, even though background information will be provided. Historians ought not to ask “What if...?”, since they have to focus on facts. But ignoring this guideline for a moment, fascinating questions arise: “What if the large deposits of gold and diamonds in the Transvaal were not found in the 1870s and 1880s? Would the British have fought for the rights of the uitlanders nevertheless?” These are two of the questions which will be dealt with (in 2.1) when reasoning the origins / causes of the war. Following, the paper will bring together the facts and some unusual features of the South African War. Its center of attention will be the Guerilla War starting of in September 1900 and lasting till the Treaty of Vereeniging in May 1902, the end of the War.
The Biograph in Battle by William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson Pdf
First published in 1901 and now a rare collector's item, this book is a cameraman's diary kept during the Biograph Company's filming on the battlefields of the Boer War. It is now published in a facsimile edition, with a specially commissioned introduction from film historian Richard Brown.
Great Britain. War Office,John Frederick Maurice,Maurice Harold Grant
Author : Great Britain. War Office,John Frederick Maurice,Maurice Harold Grant Publisher : Unknown Page : 796 pages File Size : 42,5 Mb Release : 1910 Category : South African War, 1899-1902 ISBN : UOM:39015066416754
