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The author traced the private papers of most of the protagonists and dug up several hundred sets of letters and diaries written by the men who fought ... More

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The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1889 gave the British, as Kipling said, 'no end of a lesson.' The public expected it to be over by ... More

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Mafeking, Colenso, Ladysmith and Spion Kop, battles won by the Boers against the might of the British Empire, still have a resonance a century on. ... More

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The South African, or Boer, War pitted the might of the British Empire against 80,000 Boers, and is often described as the last of the little wars. ... More

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The Boer War was an epic both of heroism and of barbarism. Fought by the British against the Dutch inhabitants of South Aftrica, the Boer War had an ... More

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How Can Man Die Better is a fresh and unique analysis of the Battle of Isandlwana of the weapons, the tactics, the ground, and of the intriguing ... More

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First published in 1880, just a year after the titular conflict took place, this account by Frances Colenso (1849-87) of the 1879 war between British ... More

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On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces. This engagement at Isandlwana remains one of the most ... More

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The great work of Colenso and Durnford which is exceptional among contemporary histories in that it attempted to view the conflict from both sides. ... More

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This turn-of-the century conflict pitched the might of the British Empire against 80,000 Boers. It is one of the most significant wars in military ... More

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This book takes a unique look at the first Boer war by concentrating on the events and battles of the First Boer War. Due attention is also given to ... More

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The description of South Africa as a 'rainbow nation' has always been taken to embrace the black, brown and white peoples who constitute its ... More

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The description of South Africa as a "rainbow nation" has always been taken to embrace the black, brown and white peoples who constitute its ... More

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With its captivating events, the Zulu War is the most fascinating of Queen Victoria's 'Little Wars'. It is a story rich in the extremes of human ... More

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The Boer War generated extraordinary controversy at home and these tensions are reflected clearly in the contemporary newspaper reports from British ... More

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