The Boer War 1899–1902
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Essential Histories
ISBN-10
1841763969
ISBN-13
9781841763965
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Osprey Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 25th, 2003
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
306 grams
Dimensions
24.70 x 17.00 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
African historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900Battles & campaigns
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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.
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''.
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