Boer War

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March

AvSir Winston S. Churchill

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien Bloomsbury Revelations

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Beskrivning

On October 11th, 1899 long-simmering tensions between Britain and the Boer Republics - the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic - finally erupted into the conflict that would become known as the Second Boer War. Two days after the first shots were fired, a young writer by the name of Winston Churchill set out for South Africa to cover the conflict for the Morning Post. The Boer War brings together the two collections of despatches that Churchill published on the conflict. London to Ladysmith recounts the future Prime Minister's arrival in South Africa and his subsequent capture by and dramatic escape from the Boers, the adventure that first brought the name of Winston Churchill to public attention. Ian Hamilton's March collects Churchill's later despatches as he marched alongside a column of the main British army from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. Published together, these books are a vivid eye-witness account of a landmark period in British Imperial History and an insightful chronicle of a formative experience by Britain's greatest war-time leader.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-10-10
Mått:150 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Revelations
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781472520821

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Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951-1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

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London to LadysmithForewordI. Steaming SouthII.The State of the GameIII. Along the Southern Frontier IV.In NataIV. A Cruise in the Armoured TrainVI. Distant GunsVII. The Fate of the Armoured TrainVIII. Prisoners of WarIX. Through the Dutch Camps X. In Afrikander BondsXI. I Escape from the BoersXII. Back to the British LinesXIII. Christmas and New YearXIV. A Military Demonstration and Some Good NewsXV. The Dash for Potgieter's Ferry XVI. Trichardt's Drift and the Affair of Acton HomesXVII. The Battle of Spion KopXVIII. Through the Five Days' ActionXIX. A Fresh Effort and an Army ChaplainXX. The Combat of Vall Krantz XXI. Hussar HillXXII. The Engagement of Monte CristoXXIII. The Passage of Tugela XXIV. The Battle of Pieters: The Third DayXXV. Upon Majuba DayXXVI. The Relief of LadysmithXXVII. After the Siege Ian Hamilton's MarchI. A Roving CommissionII. Exit General GatacreIII. At Half-Way HouseIV. Two Days with BrabazonV. Two Days with Brabazon - continuedVI. The Dewetsdorp EpisodeVII. Ian Hamilton's MarchVIII. Ian HamiltonIX. The Action of HoutnekX. The Army of the Right FlankXI. LindleyXII. Concerning a Boer ConvoyXIII. Action of JohannesburgXIV. The Fall of JohannesburgXV. The Capture of PretoriaXVI. "Held by the Enemy" XVII. Action of Diamond HillAppendix: Composition of Lieut.-General Ian Hamilton's ForceIndex