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Hero of the Empire: The Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard
Biography: historical, political & military; History; Colonialism & imperialism; Boer Wars; Battles & campaigns
Paperback
At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill believed that to achieve his ambition of becoming Prime Minister he must do something... [more]
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The Compassionate Englishwoman: Emily Hobhouse in the Boer War
Robert Eales
Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; British & Irish history; Boer Wars
Paperback
The remarkable story of a courageous woman who, in a dark moment in British history, confronted the leaders of her nation... [more]
$29.95 $10.00
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A Kind of Victory: Captain Charles Cox and His Australian Cavalrymen
Craig Wilcox
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Boer Wars
Paperback
In 1899, on the eve of the Boer War, Captain Charles Cox from Parramatta took 100 Australian cavalrymen to train with the... [more]
$44.99 $15.00
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Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier: South Africa 1880-1902
Ian Knight
History; African history; Boer Wars; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
Paperback
Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert,... [more]
The Boer War: A History
Denis Judd, Keith Terrance Surridge
History; African history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Boer Wars
Paperback
The Boer War of 1899-1902 was an epic of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism with an extraordinary cast of characters... [more]
Rorke's Drift Diary: An Account of the Battles of Isandhlwana and Rorke's...
William Penn Symons
Diaries, letters & journals; Boer Wars; Battles & campaigns
Paperback
* Official diary of the famous battle at Rorkes Drift * Previously unseen material * National publicity and marketing campaign... [more]
A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnham
Steve Kemper
Biography: historical, political & military; Boer Wars; Special & elite forces; Geographical discovery & exploration
Paperback
Rich, detailed, and pitch-perfect, with the witty and wonderful skipping off every page. -Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal... [more]
Hero of the Empire: The Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard
Biography: historical, political & military; History; Colonialism & imperialism; Boer Wars; Battles & campaigns
Hardback
From the New York Times bestselling author Candice Millard, this is the gripping true story of one dramatic - and emblematic... [more]
Shoot Straight, You Bastards!
Nick Bleszynski
Boer Wars; Military administration
CD-Extra
The story of the court martial and subsequent execution by firing squad of Second South Australian Mounted Rifleman, Lieutenant... [more]
Shoot Straight, You Bastards!
Nick Bleszynski
True war & combat stories; Humanities; Boer Wars; Military administration
CD-Audio
The story of the court martial and subsequent execution by firing squad of Second South Australian Mounted Rifleman, Lieutenant... [more]
The Boer War: A History
Denis Judd, Keith Surridge
African history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Boer Wars; Battles & campaigns
Paperback
The Boer War of 1899-1902 was an epic of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism with an extraordinary cast of characters... [more]
Rebel Englishwoman: The Remarkable Life of Emily Hobhouse
Elsabe Brits
Biography: historical, political & military; African history; Social & cultural history; Boer Wars
Paperback
A new biography of a remarkable Englishwoman, Emily Hobhouse, that draws on significant and previously unknown sources, including... [more]
Letters from Mafeking: Eyewitness Accounts from the Longest Siege of the...
Spiers, Edward
African history; Boer Wars; Battles & campaigns
Hardback
The famous 217-day siege from those who experienced the smoke, dust, heat, rain and the horrible sights and sounds of the... [more]
After Freedom
Ariane De Lannoy, Katherine S. Newman
Boer Wars
Paperback
Twenty years after the end of apartheid, a new generation is building a multiracial democracy in South Africa but remains... [more]
After Freedom
Ariane De Lannoy, Katherine Newman
Boer Wars
Hardback
Twenty years after the end of apartheid, a new generation is building a multiracial democracy in South Africa but remains... [more]
The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects
War Museum of the Boer Republics
History; Boer Wars
Hardback
Tells the story of the iconic Anglo-Boer in 100 artefacts. [more]
Rebel Englishwoman: The Remarkable Life of Emily Hobhouse
Elsabe Brits
Biography: historical, political & military; African history; Social & cultural history; Boer Wars
Hardback
A new biography of a remarkable Englishwoman, Emily Hobhouse, that draws on significant and previously unknown sources, including... [more]
Kruger'S War: The Truth Behind the Myths of the Boer War
Chris Ash
African history; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Boer Wars; Battles & campaigns
Paperback
`Kruger's War' tells the truth of the Boer War - the side which the Apartheid regime's propaganda machine did not want you... [more]
The Boer War
Martin Bossenbroek
African history; Boer Wars
Hardback
First published in 2012 by Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep... Netherlands --Title page verso. [more]
Tommies: The British Army in the Trenches
John Sadler, Rosie Serdiville
British & Irish history; Boer Wars; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
An accessible history of the British soldier in WWI. [more]
Tracing Your Boer War Ancestors: Soldiers of a Forgotten War
Jane Marchese Robinson
Boer Wars; Family history, tracing ancestors
Paperback
As well as offering a guide for researchers, this book will provide a narrative of the conflict, case studies of soldiers,... [more]
A History of the Royal Navy: World War I
Mike Farquharson-Roberts
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Maritime history; Boer Wars; First World War; Naval forces & warfare
Paperback
This book tells the story and places the Royal Navy back at the heart of the British war effort, showing that without the... [more]
Matabele: The War of 1893 and the 1896 Rebellions
Chris Ash
African history; Military history; Boer Wars
Paperback
Matabele War are as fascinating and controversial as those of the first, and it was a dirty, hard-fought guerrilla war, more... [more]
Zulu Victory
Ron Lock, Peter Quantrill
African history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Boer Wars
Paperback
An outstanding examination of the Isandlwana affair. [more]
The Road to Ulundi Revisited: The Zulu War Sketches of an Artist on the...
Ken Gillings
African history; Boer Wars
Hardback
Crealock's paintings were given to the Regimental Museum, where they are now housed. In 1964, a selection of the water colours... [more]
