The Boer War : a history /: a history. (2013)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The Boer War : a history /: a history. (2013)
- Main Title:
- The Boer War : a history
- 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.
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