3 QUOTES WITH «BOER WAR»
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Boer War.
No government, no head of state, made any attempt to avert or arrest the Boer War.
You have to remember that although Gandhi and Churchill only met physically once, their paths crossed again and crossed again all over the globe, from London and South Africa and India and back to London. In fact, I discovered that during the Boer War in 1899 they literally passed yards from each other on the battlefield.
The Caucus I joined in 1953 had as many Boer War veterans as men who had seen active service in World War II, three from each. The Ministry appointed on 5 December 1972 was composed entirely of ex-servicemen: Lance Barnard and me.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOER WAR»
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Krigshistorie. Britiske Imperium. Kolonikrige. Beskrivelse af Boerkrigen 1899 - 1902, herunder baggrunden for krigen og en beskrivelse af de militære begivenheder.
Gregory Fremont-Barnes, 2003
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Forgotten Protest: Ireland and the Anglo-
Boer War
Its thrilling tale is resurrected here to mark the centenary of this extraordinary struggle. Donal P. McCracken is professor of History and dean of Humanities at the University of Durban-Westville in South Africa.
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The
Boer War: Direction, Experience and Image
This collections of essays focuses on three aspects of the Boer War: how the British Military functioned; the role of the Boers, Afrikaners and Zulus; and the media presentation of the war to the public.
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God Does Not Forget: The Story of a
Boer War Commando
After the fighting was over, Reitz chose to live in Madagascar rather than remain in South Africa under British rule; and it was from there that he wrote this book. But his exile did not last.
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The
Boer War: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography
Provides a guide to the historiography of a war that is still debated in Great Britain and has significant nationalist overtones in South Africa.
Fred R. Van Hartesveldt, 2000
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Commando: A
Boer Journal of the
Boer War
This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
Deneys Reitz, J. C. Smuts, 2013
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The
Boer War: A History
Traces the events and historical figures surrounding the Boer War, discussing what the conflict revealed about the British military and British imperialism, challenging common conceptions about the agendas of both sides, and linking the war ...
Denis Judd, Keith Terrance Surridge, Keith Surridge, 2013
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Boer War: the letters, diaries and photographs of Malcolm ...
A unique archive of a young officer's remarkable record of battle.
Malcolm Riall, Nicholas Riall, 2000
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the armies that fought in the Boer War. Both sides are covered, and the campaigns summarised. Uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail.
Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, 2012
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The National Army Museum Book of the
Boer War
The text is complemented by unpublished photographs from the Museum's collections, together with seven detailed maps devised by Lord Carver.
Michael Carver, Field Marshal Lor Carver, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOER WAR»
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Churchill's South Africa: Travels during the Anglo-Boer War
gives us the first serious book about Winston Churchill's adventures in region during the Anglo-Boer war of 1899-1902. Noting that hitherto works that mentioned ... «Strategy Page, Jul 15»
10 events in 7 days: Getting out in Toowoomba
The show is a living history display of the Anzac spirit and will include displays of the Boer War - Seige of Elands River, WWI Gallipoli, Battle at ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
Reconciliation and the Charleston Killer's Other Flags
... the fact that it incorporated the Union Jack - the flag of the same country that defeated Afrikaners in the Boer War -- meant that it was less than ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
On This Day in History
In 1901, Sgt. Arthur Richardson, a former Mountie, braved heavy crossfire in the Boer War to save a wounded comrade within 270 metres of the ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
NAIDOC Week 2015: A corporal and a Goreng Goreng gentleman
Those who served during the Boer War were blocked from returning to their home country under the White Australia Policy, only one of the ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
The classic movie: Breaker Morant to be reissued
Controlled in tone and certain in execution, it is based on historic events during the Boer War in South Africa at the turn of the 20th century, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Ballina nurse served in the early wars
Initially it consisted of a Lady Superintendent and 24 nurses and the Corps worked throughout the Boer War, 1898-1903. When the First World ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
1st Hussars association seeking to set up monument in Sarnia
Sarnia has a tradition of memorializing its contributions to conflicts through the country's history, including the cenotaph and Boer War memorial ... «Sarnia Observer, Jul 15»
What you can learn from studying military incompetence
... ignored sanitary conditions during the Boer War to the point where two-thirds of British casualties stemmed from disease rather than combat, ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
Arts Festival: Heh heh: Satire takes centre-stage at Grahamstown
... with Miss Hobhouse) is back with Cape of Rebels, an account of Afrikaner poets taking on the British Empire during the Anglo-Boer War. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
