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Great Boer War
Byron Farwell
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Description for Great Boer War
Paperback. Byron Farwell's account of the great Boer War explains the origin of this dramatic conflict, and covers the political developments, the bloody battles, the concentration camps and the men. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLW; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 828.
The Great Boer War (1899 - 1902) - more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War - was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence. It was fought in the barren vastness of the South African veldt, and it produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable examples of folly and stupidity, and many incidents of humour and tragedy. Byron Farwell traces the war's origins, the slow mounting of the British efforts to overthrow ... Read more
The Great Boer War (1899 - 1902) - more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War - was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence. It was fought in the barren vastness of the South African veldt, and it produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable examples of folly and stupidity, and many incidents of humour and tragedy. Byron Farwell traces the war's origins, the slow mounting of the British efforts to overthrow ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848840140
SKU
V9781848840140
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Ref
99-12
About Byron Farwell
Byron Farwell served as an officer in the North African and Italian campaigns in World War II and also in the Korean War He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1964.
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