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Author : Ron Bester
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Small Arms of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 written by Ron Bester and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Louis Changuion
Publisher : Protea Boekhuis
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Silence of the Guns written by Louis Changuion and published by Protea Boekhuis. This book was released on 2001 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the unsuccessful Jameson Raid of 1896 the Kruger government realized how vulnerable the South African Republic was. Four forts were therefore built around Pretoria. For each fort a 155-mm gun was bought from the firm Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France. When the Anglo-Boer War erupted in 1899 these guns were taken from Pretoria to be used against the British at the sieges of Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. After the relief of these towns and especially after the Boers adopted guerrilla tactics, the Long Toms became a burden, because they could not easily be moved about. The result was that the Boers destroyed the Long Toms to prevent the guns being taken by the enemy. Several myths and legends about these four guns had their origin during the war. And, as is so typical with folklore, it is often difficult to distinguish between what is fact and what is fiction about the Long Toms, especially as accounts have come to us through the years by means of oral tradition. Were they really as formidable as the Boers made them out to be? Did they really outclass the British guns - in range as well as in accuracy and effectiveness? And what happened to them eventually? Why are there today no Long Toms to be seen anywhere? How did they disappear? Were they destroyed by the Boers themselves and, if not, what happened to them after the war? Is there, as rumor has it, one lying somewhere in a hidden kloof where it was dumped by the Boers - still waiting to be found? What happened to their remains? Why are the remains nowhere to be seen? Is there still a complete Long Tom somewhere in England?
Author : Ron Bester
Publisher : Covos Day
ISBN 13 : 9781919874425
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Arms of the Anglo-Boer War written by Ron Bester and published by Covos Day. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by a team of experts in the field of military collectibles, this comprehensive volume is a must have for all passionate collectors of Boer War memorabilia. This ultimate collector's guide is the very first title of its kind and deals with the arms used by both forces in the Anglo-Boer War. From bayonets to field artillery, this is the preeminent reference work on collecting the weapons of this turn-of-the-century conflict, and it is sure to occupy a place of honor on collectors' shelves for years to come. In addition to chapters on the organization of British and Boer forces, as well as Boer battle tactics, readers will encounter discussions of weaponry broken down by type. Chapters include: British Military Rifles, British Handguns, British Swords, British Bayonets, British Lances, Boer Longarms, Boer Handguns, and Boer Swords and Bayonets. For collectors and lovers of South African military history, this is sure to be an indispensable volume.
Author : Ron Bester
Publisher : War Museum of Boer Re
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Boer Rifles and Carbines of the Anglo-Boer War written by Ron Bester and published by War Museum of Boer Re. This book was released on 1994 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : P. J. Roos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780795910869
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Weapons of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 written by P. J. Roos and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G. D. Scholtz
Publisher : Protea Boekhuis
ISBN 13 : 9781919825120
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (251 download)
Download or read book The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 written by G. D. Scholtz and published by Protea Boekhuis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise history of the Anglo-Boer War, a prize-winning work which was originally written in Afrikaans, is the ideal book for those who want an overview of the military fortunes of the two warring parties. Now richly provided with maps and illustrations, it is one of the most accurate short histories of this important three-year war. The author, G. D. Scholtz, was a Afrikaner historian of great stature, who saw the Anglo-Boer War as a struggle for liberation, a fight for Boer freedom and independence. His original text has been sensitively translated into English by historian Bridget Theron, who is a lecturer at the University of South Africa. It is an accessible work that may provide echoes to the American wars of independence.
Author : Ian Knight
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855326132
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (261 download)
Download or read book The Boer Wars (2) written by Ian Knight and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1997-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 11 October 1899 the Second Boer War between the British and the Boers began. The war saw the most powerful professional army in the world pitted against the unconventional tactics of the undisciplined Boers. Although the Boers were finally forced to surrender in May 1902 the war had taken its toll on their opponents who lost some 8,000 troops killed in action with a further 13,000 dying from disease. This book covers the organisation, uniforms and very different tactics involved in the conflict, from guerrilla warfare to a final war of attrition that the Boers could not hope to win.
Author : Dave C. George
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780646440439
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Carvings from the Veldt written by Dave C. George and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pieter G Cloete
Publisher : African Sun Media
ISBN 13 : 0620800984
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (28 download)
Download or read book The Anglo-Boer War 963 Days: Maps, Facts & Stats written by Pieter G Cloete and published by African Sun Media. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-Boer War was a ‘small war’, but it left an indelible mark on South Africa and its future and represented a watershed in British Imperialism and the Empire. It was an interesting war with all the elements that makes military history intriguing: David against Goliath, amateurs against professionals, heroes and villains, bravery and cowardice, glory and suffering, brilliant victories and humiliating defeats. Introductory Notes: · Essential information required when visiting battle fields or researching campaigns. 3 Coloured Diagrams · The Composition of a British Infantry Division; Anglo-Boer War Rifles; and Artillery. 3 Coloured General Maps · Southern Africa – The seat of the war; The Anglo-Boer War in Global Context. 5 Coloured Battle Maps · The First Republican Offensive; Field Marshal Roberts’ Campaign; The Guerrilla Phase. · The Blockhouse System: The Concentration Camps. 25 Coloured Maps · The Famous Sieges; The ‘Black Week’ Battles and all the Key Battles and Operations of the War. 8 Fact sheets · The Balance Sheet of Forces; The Butcher’s Bill (Casualties); The Concentration Camps. · The Republican Forces; The Commandos; The Rank and Command Structure’ · Notes on Marksmanship. · The British and Imperial Units involved in the War. · The British and Imperial Cemeteries in South Africa.
Author : Chris Schoeman
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Brothers in Arms written by Chris Schoeman and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By far the most comprehensive account of the Hollander volunteers' participation in the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (775 download)
Download or read book Carvings Form the Veldt written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Schoeman
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1770223428
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Brothers in Arms written by Chris Schoeman and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1899, a large number of Hollanders and Dutch expatriates joined the Boers, their reasons ranging from loyalty to their common ancestry to strong anti-British sentiments and a search for adventure. Brothers in Arms documents the trials and tribulations of these volunteers – most of them unaccustomed to the harsh landscape and climate of South Africa. Quotations and personal anecdotes from their diaries and memoirs vividly bring to life their hardships on commando, the thunder and chaos of battle, and the trauma of comrades falling around them. Some of the prominent figures in the book are Cornelius van Gogh, brother of the painter Vincent van Gogh; the Dutch artist Frans Oerder, who became the Transvaal’s first official war artist; Jochem van Bruggen, four-times winner of the coveted Hertzog Prize for Afrikaans literature; and Rev. Herman van Broekhuizen, who played rugby for South Africa in 1896 and later served as South African ambassador in The Hague. Brothers in Arms covers the full spectrum of the Hollanders’ roles as soldiers at the various battle fronts, ambulance personnel and military attachés, and their life in prisoner-of-war camps overseas.
Author : Howard C. Hillegas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857065759
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (657 download)
Download or read book With the Boers written by Howard C. Hillegas and published by . This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War with the Boer forces The Boer War was the last major war of the Victorian age for the British Army and, perhaps more significantly, it was the last conflict that could be said to have its foundations in the practice of warfare as it had been fought for almost 500 years. The wind of change was nevertheless blowing across the South African veldt, for the citizen army of the Boers was employing new, state of the art weaponry-both small arms and artillery-which surpassed in quality and efficiency that of the British. Boer commando fighting was a comparatively new tactic which required major adjustment by the huge and slow moving military machine that the British Army had become. The Boers not only understood considerable difference the vital logistical apparatus of their age, including the railway system, could make to warfare, but also how to effectively neutralise it when used by their enemies. The author of this book was a newspaper correspondent who elected to view this conflict from the Boer side of the lines. Hillegas' is not an especially partisan view, though he finds much to admire in the Boers, and his book enables those interested in this war to understand it from all perspectives. Recommended. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Author : Elizabeth Charlotte Briggs
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230279220
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (792 download)
Download or read book The Staff Work of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1901; Embodying Some of the War Letters Sent to the Morning Post from South Africa written by Elizabeth Charlotte Briggs and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xliii reform of the war office In the foregoing pages I have endeavoured to show what extraordinary difficulties the non-combatant departments of the army have had to encounter in the discharge of their duties during this great Anglo-Boer war. I presume it will appear clear to the minds of the majority of the readers, even from my inadequate accounts, that herculean efforts were made by the staff officers, and those employed under them, of the various departments to meet the requirements such a large military force has occasioned, and that the chief impression will be that the army has been more remarkable for its insufficiency than its inefficiency to perform the task set before it. At first all the War Office arrangements and calculations were made on the basis of an army corps of about 35,000 men; and to hastily raise, train, equip, transport, and keep mobile the huge army of 250,000 men that have been landed from all parts of the empire on the shores of South Africa, strained the organisation of every office to almost breaking point. But to counteract this inadequate preparation, unfailing loyalty and heroic devotion to duty on the part of one and all has made it possible, without any serious breakdown in any of the several branches connected with supplies and transport. Colonel Sir Howard Vincent says: --There are some people who blame the Government for insufficient preparation for a war they wanted to avoid, they hoped to avoid. These are the very persons who said at the end of last September they could see no reason for military preparations. Now they say we should have punctuated despatches with army corps. It is indeed marvellous that we have sent 220,000 troops, and all their arms, ammunition, and stores in British..
Author : Thomas Pakenham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781868420742
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Boer War Illustrated written by Thomas Pakenham and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472810171
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book The Boer War 1899–1902 written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victorious in its previous campaigns in Africa against native armies, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe. The Boers proved to be formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for inferior numbers with grim determination, resourcefulness and strong religious faith. Their mobility, expert use of cover, and knowledge of the terrain, in which they employed powerful long-range magazine rifles, gave them initial advantages. By contrast the British suffered from inadequate transport, insufficient mounted troops and poor intelligence. Despite marshalling the immense resources of their empire, the British were to be severely tested in a war which one general described as 'the graveyard of many a soldier's reputation'.
Author : Spencer Jones
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806189614
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book From Boer War to World War written by Spencer Jones and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I was tiny by the standards of the other belligerent powers. Yet, when deployed to France in 1914, it prevailed against the German army because of its professionalism and tactical skill, strengths developed through hard lessons learned a dozen years earlier. In October 1899, the British went to war against the South African Boer republics of Transvaal and Orange Free State, expecting little resistance. A string of early defeats in the Boer War shook the military’s confidence. Historian Spencer Jones focuses on this bitter combat experience in From Boer War to World War, showing how it crucially shaped the British Army’s tactical development in the years that followed. Before the British Army faced the Boer republics, an aura of complacency had settled over the military. The Victorian era had been marked by years of easy defeats of crudely armed foes. The Boer War, however, brought the British face to face with what would become modern warfare. The sweeping, open terrain and advent of smokeless powder meant soldiers were picked off before they knew where shots had been fired from. The infantry’s standard close-order formations spelled disaster against the well-armed, entrenched Boers. Although the British Army ultimately adapted its strategy and overcame the Boers in 1902, the duration and cost of the war led to public outcry and introspection within the military. Jones draws on previously underutilized sources as he explores the key tactical lessons derived from the war, such as maximizing firepower and using natural cover, and he shows how these new ideas were incorporated in training and used to effect a thorough overhaul of the British Army. The first book to address specific connections between the Boer War and the opening months of World War I, Jones’s fresh interpretation adds to the historiography of both wars by emphasizing the continuity between them.
