The Boer War
By: Martin Bossenbroek ; translated by Yvette Rosenberg
Contributors: Rosenberg, Yvette, translator
Edition: First Seven Stories Press edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9781609807474
Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902
Work titles: Boerenoorlog
Description: "The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) is one of the most intriguing conflicts of modern history.  It has been labeled many things: the first media war, a precursor of the First and Second World Wars, the originator of apartheid.  The difference in status and resources between the superpower Great Britain and two insignificant Boer republics in southern Africa was enormous.  But, against all expectation, it took the British every effort and a huge sum of money to win the war, not least by unleashing a campaign of systematic terror against the civilian population.  In [this book], winner of the Netherland's 2013 Libris History Prize and shortlisted for the 2013 AKO Literature Prize, the author brings a completely new perspective to this chapter of South African history, critically examining the involvement of the Netherlands in the war.  Furthermore, unlike other accounts, Martin Bossenbroek explores the war primarily through the experiences of three men uniquely active during the bloody conflict.  They are Willem Leyds, the Dutch lawyer who was to become South African Republic state secretary and eventual European envoy; Winston Churchill, then a British war reporter; and Deneys Reitz, a young Boer commando.  The vivid and engaging experiences of these three men enable a more personal and nuanced story of the war to be told, and at the same time offer a fresh approach to a conflict that shaped the nation state of South Africa."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Translation from the Dutch of: Boerenoorlog.

"First published in English by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2015"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-436) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: Heritage Day, Bloemfontein, 24 September 2011; title: For a good cause, June 1884-October 1899; title: Like a boys' adventure story, October 1899-June 1900; title: Death and destruction, June 1900-May 1902; title: Epilogue: Winners and losers, Bloemfontein, 6 July 2012.