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Letters from Kimberley. Eyewitness Accounts from the South African War

Door Edward M. Spiers

Categorie
Zuid-Afrika
Boeknummer
#208630
Titel
Letters from Kimberley. Eyewitness Accounts from the South African War
Auteur
Spiers, Edward M.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Frontline Books, London
Jaar van uitgave
2013
ISBN10
1848326572
ISBN13
9781848326576
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

'Full of new material, fresh insights and perceptive analysis.' Ian Knight?? The defence of Kimberley – and the mission to relieve it – was one of the great dramatic sagas of the South African War. The actual relief, following a spectacular cavalry charge, represented the first decisive upturn in the fortunes of the British war effort, soon followed by a crushing defeat of the Boers at the battle of Paardeberg. Within Kimberley citizens suffered from dwindling food stocks and enemy shelling, but even more controversial were the tensions that erupted between the siege commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Kekewich, and Kimberley's leading citizen, Cecil Rhodes. ?? In this illuminating new history, Edward Spiers, presents a selection of first-hand accounts of this epic siege. The 260 l
... (Lees verder)etters were published originally in British metropolitan and provincial newspapers and they provide crucial insights into the perceptions of civilians caught up in the siege; the desperate and bloody attempts to relieve the town; and the experiences of junior officers and other ranks as they struggled to cope with the demands of modern warfare. Full of human incident, drama and pathos, these fascinating eyewitness testimonies make for compelling reading and add richly to our understanding of the events in Cape Colony.
Pagina's
208
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 15,00

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