The Great Anglo-Boer War

The Great Anglo-Boer War by Byron, Farwell Download PDF EPUB FB2

The Anglo-Boer War was one of them. I find this a fascinating time in pre-WWI history and this book details it very well. A lot of similarities to the US Revolution, but with a different outcome. It is amazing how The Great Anglo-Boer War book trouble to Boer gave the The Great Anglo-Boer War book and their overwhelming military superiority.

The last half of the war is very sad as families Cited by: The story of the battle for independence from the British Empire in South Africa by “a vivid chronicler of military forces, generals, and wars” (Kirkus Reviews). The Great Boer War (), more properly known as the Great Anglo-Boer War, was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the Cited by: 2.

The war described by this book is the second Anglo-Boer War, which was fought from to So, who were the Boers. They were and still are the Afrikaner descendants of Dutch settlers who had set up supply stations in the far south of Africa in support of trade with the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia/5.

The Great Boer War () - more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War - was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence.

The definitive history of a lesser-known war. The history of the Boer War (), from its political origins and machinations, to the initial conventional war, to the guerrilla war, to the peace and the aftermath.

Incredibly well researched and detailed, Thomas Pakenhams book /5.