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Item Details
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THE BOER WAR
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| By: |
Thomas Pakenham |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0297832220 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780297832225 |
| Publisher: |
ORION PUBLISHING CO |
| Edition: |
Abridged edition |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
An abridged edition of a history of the Boer War, first published in 1979, based on large-scale research including several hundred sets of letters and diaries written by the men who fought in the war as well as tape-recorded memories of survivors in the early 1970s. |
| Synopsis: |
Accompanied by photographs, portraits and paintings, this book includes private papers, Public Record Office documents, secret journals, diaries and tape-recorded testaments, to bring to life the story of one of the most terrible wars ever fought. Blunders and feuds are exposed and the true plight of the millions who served on both sides revealed. This is a book remarkable for its scope, impact and scholarship. By the author of "Scramble for Africa", which won the 1992 W.H. Smith Award. |
| Illustrations: |
50 colour and 150 b&w illustrations and photographs |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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