The Boer War : a history /: a history. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Denis Judd & Keith Surridge.
• Other Names: Judd, Denis, 1938-; Surridge, Keith Terrance, 1959-
• Contents: Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Maps; Preface; Preface to the 2013 Edition; Introduction: An Irrepressible Conflict?; Part I -- The Background to the War; 1. British Rule, Confrontation and Compromise, 1815-1886; 2. The Descent to War, 1886-1899; Part II -- The Combatants; 3. The British Army; 4. Rallying the Empire; 5. The Boers; Part III -- The Campaigns, 1899-1902; 6. The Opening Battles; 7. The Disasters of Black Week; 8. Humiliation; 9. 'I thank God we have kept the flag flying'; 10. The Turn of the Tide; 11. Marching to Pretoria (and Johannesburg); 12. Methods of Barbarism? 13. Seeking Peace14. The Final Battles; Part IV -- The Ambivalences of War; 15. Big Business, Capitalism and the War; 16. The Last of the Gentlemen's Wars?; 17. The Pro-Boers; 18. Foreigners and the War; 19. The Press and the War; 20. The Literature of the War; Part V -- The Peace; 21. The Talks Begin; 22. Taking Stock; 23. Peace at Last; The Aftermath: Winners and Losers; Appendix 1: Chronology; Appendix 2: Some Leading Figures; Appendix 3: Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps, portraits
• Subjects: 968.048; South African War, 1899-1902; HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General; HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857722317; 9780857733160; 0857733168
• Related ISBNs: 085772231X; 1780765916; 9781780765914
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.