The forgotten front
Subtitle: untold stories of the Anglo-Boer War in the Karoo
By: Michael de Jongh, Belinda Gordon
Contributors: Gordon, Belinda, author; Kantey, Mike, editor
Publisher: The Watermark Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: [South Africa?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780620786997
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902; Campaigns; History; Military campaigns; South African War (1899-1902) fast (OCoLC)fst01127143
Other titles: Untold stories of the Anglo-Boer War in the Karoo
Description: "The significance of confrontations along the southern or central front during the Anglo-Boer war has inclined to be under-reported and hence strategically under-emphasised. In this chronicle the authors have not only undertaken to facilitate recollective justice to this 'forgotten front', but have done so particularly by means of the untold stories of the local people and common soldiers. The unmediated experiences of previously voiceless people during turmoil in a small Karoo community are brought sharply into focus--though projected of necessity against the reality of the animosity, ravages, and casualties of war."--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-264)
Table of contents: title: Maps & illustrations; title: Acknowledgements; title: Preamble; title: Distant thunder, rumours of rain? Portents of strife; title: Confronted with conflict; Colesberg annexed; title: Colesberg environs: the ebb and flow of battle; title: The battle of Suffolk Hill; title: 'Cannon' on Coleskop, enter De la Rey; title: French departs, De la Rey makes his move; title: The turn of the tide: The Khakis in Colesberg; title: Trials and tribulations: Colesberg under Roberts; title: Commandos around Colesberg: Kitchener's ruthless response; title: The amaBhulu versus the amaNgesi: but not a 'white man's war' (and certainly not 'a gentleman's war'); title: Another year beginning and the beginning of the end; title: Conclusion; title: Addenda; title: Bibliography.