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Pages: 387
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-02-02 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers
The British Army was shocked by three military defeats in a week in South Africa in late 1899. The commanding General Sir Redvers Buller lost his nerve. Somethi
Language: en
Pages: 228
Pages: 228
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Of all the wars fought by Britain between 1815 and 1914, the South African War was the most extensive and costly. This book offers a survey of the disputes whic
Language: en
Pages: 327
Pages: 327
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-24 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) is one of the most important figures in the history of the British Empire. Beginning as Royal
Language: en
Pages: 412
Pages: 412
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: en
Pages: 424
Pages: 424
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Sutton
In 1900 Lord Roberts handed over command in South Africato Lord Kitchener, convinced that only some 'police work'remained to be done. However, within a fortnigh
