Mammoth Book of Battles
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Constable and Robinson
Published: August 26, 1999
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781841190846
Subjects: Battles & campaigns; Collections & anthologies of various literary forms; World history; Literature: Classics
First sentence: Occasioned by the discovery of vast reserves of gold and diamonds in an area of South Africa outside British jurisdiction, the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) began as an exercise in imperial humiliation, with the volunteer Boer army scoring impressive successes over Queen Victoria's regulars.
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