The great escape of the Boer Pimpernel Christiaan de Wet
Subtitle: the making of a legend
By: Fransjohan Pretorius ; translated and adapted by Stephen Hofstätter assisted by Wilhelm Snyman.
Publisher: University of Natal Press; [Johannesburg; [Distributed by] Thorold's Africana Books]
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Pietermaritzburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf, 1854-1922.; South African War, 1899-1902.; Guerrilla warfare -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century.
Description: This is the story of a watershed event in the Boer War and the colourful personality of the man behind it. Christiaan de Wet was a masterful strategist who could anticipate the moves of his opponents.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index.
Distributor from label on p. 2 of cover.