The Boer War

The Boer War

by Keith Surridge and Denis Judd
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 07/03/2019

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The Boer War of 1899-1902 was an epic of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism, with an extraordinary cast of characters - including Churchill, Rhodes, Conan Doyle, Smuts, Kipling, Gandhi, Kruger and Kitchener. The war revealed the ineptitude of the British military and unexpectedly exposed the corrupt underside of imperialism in the establishment of the first concentration camps, the shooting of Boer prisoners-of-war and the embezzlement of military supplies by British officers. This acclaimed book provides a complete history of the Boer War - from the first signs of unrest to the eventual peace. In the process, it debunks several of the myths which have grown up around the conflict and explores the deadly legacy it left for southern Africa.

ISBN:
9780857733160
9780857733160
Category:
Battles & campaigns
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
07-03-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Keith Surridge

After leaving Midland Bank plc to pursue an academic career, Keith Surridge gained his BA in history at Queen Mary College, London in 1989, and his Ph.D at King's College, London in 1994. Since 1993, he has taught aspects of British history at various American university programs in London. His books include Managing the South African War, 1899-1902. Politicians vrs Generals (1998) and with Denis Judd, The Boer War (2002). He has also published many articles on aspects of the South African war 1899-1902 and on the British army and imperialism during the late-nineteenth century.

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