The Boer War Generals (Hardcover)

by Peter Trew (Author)

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd. (January 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 075092294X
ISBN-13: 978-0750922944
Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.3 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 567 g
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A study of the principal commanders on both sides in the South African War of 1899-1902, contrasting the command styles of the experienced, professional British generals with the natural ingenuity of the 'amateurs' who led the Boer commandos. Buller, Roberts and Kitchener, the successive British Commanders-in-Chief, were established regular soldiers who stood high in public esteem when they went out to South Africa. The Boer Generals were Louis Botha, Christiaan de Wet, Koos de la Rey and Jan Smuts, who despite their lack of conventional military training succeeded in keeping the might of the British Empire at bay for nearly three years. Fully illustrated with photographs and maps.