Denis Judd, Keith Surridge

The Boer War (eBook, ePUB)

A History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857733160
• Artikelnr.: 39141897

Autorenporträt

Denis Judd is Professor Emeritus of Imperial and Commonwealth History, London Metropolitan University , and Professor at New York University in London, UK.