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Product Details

  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Pen and Sword; Republished edition (September 19, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1848840144
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848840140
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsfarwell has written a great book about a terrible war
By Ed Deisley on August 18, 2014
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farwell has written a great book about a terrible war; he dealt with the big political issues on both sides, the battles, small & large, indivuals on both sides from the politicans, war leaders, individual participants both military & civilian and many of the lesser known people who suffered through the war & the concentration camps as well as pow camps; not only well written but i thought also very objective; i recomend to anyone who wants to know about the boer war & its effects on so african history in the 20/21 st centuries
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Great Boer War
By Joe T. on September 11, 2014
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Farwell is one of my favorite authors and I have re-read this book, The Great Boer War so much that I had to buy another copy. The author is a thorough historian with an excellent ability to make his work very readable. He brings the second Boer War into proper perspective in the study of African continental studies and how war played an important part in shaping fortunes and politics in that part of the world. A rousing up-close story of valor and stupidity, unbridled geed and self-sacrifice.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA journey through the Boer war filled with facts and figures
By Brent on January 10, 2015
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Enjoyed all the facts and figures. Learnt more than we were ever taught in school in SA in the 1970-80. Then again we were not taught about the war it was simply swept under the carpet. A great pity.

Disliked all the spelling mistakes
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4.0 out of 5 starsA primer on the Great Boer War
By Eric L. Ingram on October 29, 2015
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The book provides a general overview of the Great Boer War, including the issues that led to the war between the Boers and a British. There are not minutely detailed accounts of the battles, though the reader gains an understanding of the battle strategy and tactics employed by both sides. Since I am reading this as a study of wars in the first half of the 20th century, of interest to me were the cracks developing in the British Empire that would later lead to its retreat upon the global scene.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA very good read. Keeps moving but includes a satisfying amount ...
By jeff kopf on October 26, 2014
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A very good read. Keeps moving but includes a satisfying amount of detail without becoming overly academic. An empire fighting an independent loosely united group of republicans. Very well done.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHistory you were unaware of
By Jay Bird on April 11, 2014
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This was an interesting book as it detailed a lot of history the reader most likely knew nothing about. It certainly cast th Boer citizens in a positive light. I was most impressed on how "gentlemanly" the war was at times (truces to collect dead). It was also interesting as to how the opposite was true too (concentration camps). All told it was a well written book!
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5.0 out of 5 starsAccurate Portrayal of the Boer War.
By D. R. Meredith on October 30, 2014
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If you have any interest in the Boer War or British Colonialism, this is great book. Well-written with an inclusive bibliography, so the reader may check the accuracy of the account, I recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWell Done - Most Complete History of the War
By WBradfordGary on October 17, 2014
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As a Africa scholar, I was most impressed with this volume. Great perspective on this first colonial war in South Africa. Well done !
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