Russia and the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Author | : Elisaveta Kandyba-Foxcroft |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Elisaveta Kandyba-Foxcroft |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Apollon Borisovich Davidson |
Publisher | : Human & Rosseau |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
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Using previously unavailable unique archival materials the authors present an absorbing history of a little known, but very significant aspect of the Anglo-Boer War.
Author | : A. Wessels |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2002 |
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Author | : Arkadiusz Żukowski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 1999 |
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Author | : Keith M. Wilson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2014-12-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 131749007X |
Although much has been written about the conduct of the war in South Africa, very little has been written about how it was regarded on the world stage by powers both great and small. This collection of specially commissioned essays seeks for the first time to put the Boer War (1899-1902) in its international context. Each of the core chapters focuses on the perspective of one country (France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and the United States) and assesses the extent to which each national government tried to capitalize on Britain's embarrassment and distraction while often entangled in imperialist ventures of their own. The anglophobia of many of the nations' press, the activities of pro-Boer organizations, and the shaping of public and parliamentary opinion are examined alongside the real politics and diplomatic considerations that took precedence. In addition, there are summation chapters that examine both the origins of the war and its legacy for Britain's expansionist ambitions. Together these essays present the latest findings on a watershed in international relations that heralded substantive changes of attitude and policy on the part of national governments towards their dependencies and had far-reaching consequences for alliance systems and the international balance of power at the start of the twentieth century.
Author | : Jean Gideon KESTING |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 1956 |
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Author | : Peter Warwick |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2004-08-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521272247 |
This book focuses upon the wartime experiences of black people, and to examine the war in the context of a complex and rapidly changing colonial society increasingly shaped, but not yet transformed, by mining capital.
Author | : Elizabeth Charlotte Briggs |
Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2016-08-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781371579975 |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 2020-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780371562109 |
Author | : Spencer Jones |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2013-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0806189614 |
The British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I was tiny by the standards of the other belligerent powers. Yet, when deployed to France in 1914, it prevailed against the German army because of its professionalism and tactical skill, strengths developed through hard lessons learned a dozen years earlier. In October 1899, the British went to war against the South African Boer republics of Transvaal and Orange Free State, expecting little resistance. A string of early defeats in the Boer War shook the military’s confidence. Historian Spencer Jones focuses on this bitter combat experience in From Boer War to World War, showing how it crucially shaped the British Army’s tactical development in the years that followed. Before the British Army faced the Boer republics, an aura of complacency had settled over the military. The Victorian era had been marked by years of easy defeats of crudely armed foes. The Boer War, however, brought the British face to face with what would become modern warfare. The sweeping, open terrain and advent of smokeless powder meant soldiers were picked off before they knew where shots had been fired from. The infantry’s standard close-order formations spelled disaster against the well-armed, entrenched Boers. Although the British Army ultimately adapted its strategy and overcame the Boers in 1902, the duration and cost of the war led to public outcry and introspection within the military. Jones draws on previously underutilized sources as he explores the key tactical lessons derived from the war, such as maximizing firepower and using natural cover, and he shows how these new ideas were incorporated in training and used to effect a thorough overhaul of the British Army. The first book to address specific connections between the Boer War and the opening months of World War I, Jones’s fresh interpretation adds to the historiography of both wars by emphasizing the continuity between them.