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Galago Publishing Pty Ltd, 2007. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. Wraps are a bit edge worn and marked. It is in very good condition, excellent binding and internally clean. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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From the book:Take a community of Dutchmen of the type of those who defended themselves for fifty years against all the power of Spain at a time when Spain was the greatest power in the world. Intermix with them a strain of those inflexible French Huguenots who gave up home and fortune and left their country for ever at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The product must obviously be one of the most rugged, virile, unconquerable races ever seen upon earth. Take this formidable people and train them for seven generations in constant warfare against savage men and ferocious beasts, in circumstances under which no weakling could survive, place them so that they acquire exceptional skill with weapons and in horsemanship, give them a country which is eminently suited to the tactics of the huntsman, the marksman, and the rider. Then, finally, put a finer temper upon their military qualities by a dour fatalistic Old Testament religion and an ardent and consuming patriotism. Combine all these qualities and all these impulses in one individual, and you have the modern Boer - the most formidable antagonist who ever crossed the path of Imperial Britain. Our military history has largely consisted in our conflicts with France, but Napoleon and all his veterans have never treated us so roughly as these hard-bitten farmers with their ancient theology and their inconveniently modern rifles.
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Take a community of Dutchmen of the type of those who defended themselves for fifty years against all the power of Spain at a time when Spain was the greatest power in the world.
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- Title The Great Boer War
- Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint Edition
- Pages 769
- Language ENG
- Publisher Galago Publishing Pty Ltd, South Africa
- Date May 31, 2005
- ISBN 9781919854137
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Alberton, South Africa: Galago, 2005. Facsimile Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: viii, 769, 4 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., maps; 25 cm. Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902. South African War, 1889-1902 -- Personal narratives. Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902. Military history.
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(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars ) This major work has long been recognised as one of the most important books written on the Anglo Boer War. Whilst working as a surgeon with British forces Conan-Doyle spent much of his time questioning British and Boer wounded in the field hospitals. He spoke to soldiers ranking from generals to cavalry troopers and, with a meticulous eye for detail, produced this balanced account showing the viewpoints of both protagonists. First published in October 1900, this 19th edition is recognised as the final complete work from which this volume has been reproduced as a facsimile reprint. (Published: 1999) (Publisher: Galago Books) (ISBN: 1919854134) (Pagination: x + 769pp, maps, ills.) (Condition: New in card covers) UL-XXXXXX
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