Author: Pakenham, Thomas.
Title: The Boer War. Illustrated Edition.
Description: Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 1993. 1st abridged and illustrated edition thus. Printed wraps. 304pp illustrated large format softcover. 0.9kg. Ownership inscription else a VG+ copy. ISBN: 9781868420742 This abridged and illustrated edition is an excellent work in its own right. The narrative is based on first-hand and largely unpublished sources. Documents in the Public Record Office, material in South African archives, newly discovered private papers of many of the major figures including Sir Redvers Buller and Lord Roberts, material compiled by the War Office Intelligence Dept., private letters from members of the British Cabinet, letters and diaries of those who fought in the war and tape-recorded memories of over 50 survivors. Extensively illustrated.

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