
The Boer War
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James Langton
The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) is one of the most intriguing conflicts of modern history. It has been labeled many things: the first media war, a precursor of the First and Second World Wars, the originator of apartheid. The difference in status and resources between the superpower Great Britain and two insignificant Boer republics in southern Africa was enormous. But, against all expectation, it took the British every effort and a huge sum of money to win the war, not least by unleashing a campaign of systematic terror against the civilian population.
In The Boer War, winner of the Netherland's 2013 Libris History Prize and shortlisted for the 2013 AKO Literature Prize, the author brings a completely new perspective to this chapter of South African history, critically examining the involvement of the Netherlands in the war. Furthermore, unlike other accounts, Martin Bossenbroek explores the war primarily through the experiences of three men uniquely active during the bloody conflict. They are Willem Leyds, the Dutch lawyer who was to become South African Republic state secretary and eventual European envoy; Winston Churchill, then a British war reporter; and Deneys Reitz, a young Boer commando. The vivid and engaging experiences of these three men enables a more personal and nuanced story of the war to be told, and, at the same time, offers a fresh approach to a conflict that shaped the nation-state of South Africa.
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An excellent historical record.
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Excellent
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Interest history, Way to long
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Author did a good job of not romanticizing a "little colonies vs. powerful empire" conflict. And bookends the history with prologue and epilogue about how modern multiracial South Africa is contextualizing their colonized history.
The Brits are racist, and do awful things to the civilian population and the land while not very competently waging war. A young Winston Churchill gets up to some amazing hijinks as a war correspondent and a soldier. Emily Hobhouse makes a ruckus about the British internment of Boer women and children in appalling conditions, and actually succeeds it getting something done about it.
The Boers are even more racist (and believe God entitles them to be so), remarkably stubborn, and make full use of their superior knowledge of the terrain and their more mobile style of battle.
People of color are used, abused, and ultimately betrayed by the British. Also occasionally slaughtered by the Boers.
Colonialism, Racism, and Militarism - everyone loses
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Great detail on a very little know war.
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An excellent history on a relevant subject
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Excellent overview of the Boer War
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Great chronology and history
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Could have been condensed
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Unique Time in History
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