THE BOER WAR. by Judd, Denis - 1977

London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1977. 190 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans. "The Boer War of 1899-1902 symbolized Britain's towering Imperial status and at the same time exposed potentially crippling weaknesses in her military machine. It marked both the apotheosis of her late-nineteenth-century Imperial expansion, and also its collapse. Like all wars, it promoted legends and convenient national myths and paid scant respect to the truth. In his sensitive and scholarly account, Denis Judd is not concerned with partisanship. He recognizes the extraordinary courage and resourcefullness of the stoic Afrikaner farming community who, against all odds, carried on an eighteen-month guerrilla campaign after the war seemed to be over. Dr. Judd above all deals clearly and vividly with the complex issues, stirring events and varied personalities that go to make up the Boer War." Cigarette odour, very light browning in margins of pages, boards slightly bowed, browning to edges of textblock light waviness to fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling, browning at edges, minor rubbing, small closed tear and creases at bottom of front hinge - archivally taped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-.