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XXII; 659 S.; Illustr. (Fotografie); 25,5 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. illustr. OUmschlag.

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Gutes Ex.; Umschlag berieben; Seiten minimal nachgedunkelt. - Englisch. - Der Zweite Burenkrieg (auch Südafrikanischer Krieg; englisch auch Second Anglo Boer War, ?Zweiter Englisch-Burischer Krieg?, Afrikaans: Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, ?Zweiter Freiheitskrieg?) von 1899 bis 1902 war ein Konflikt zwischen Großbritannien und den beiden Burenrepubliken Oranje-Freistaat und Südafrikanische Republik (Transvaal), der mit deren Eingliederung in das britische Imperium endete. Ursachen waren das Streben Großbritanniens nach den Bodenschätzen der Region innerhalb eines territorial geschlossenen Kolonialreichs in Afrika sowie die von Joseph Chamberlain zur imperialen Angelegenheit erklärte Bekämpfung der Ausländerfeindlichkeit (keine Einbürgerung und kein Wahlrecht für Uitlanders, also auch nicht von/für Briten) in der Politik der Südafrikanischen Republik. ... (wiki) // ... Thomas Pakenham has written the first full-scale documentary history of the war to be attempted since 1910. His narrative is based on first-hand and largely unpublished sources. He has combed the original British documents in the Public Record Office and the material in South African archives. He has traced the private papers of most of the protagonists. He found the letters of Sir Redvers Buller - the British Commander-in-Chief in 1899 - letters which had remained hidden under the billiard table at Buller's house in Devon. He has unearthed new material from the trunk-loads of Lord Roberts's papers, discovered a massive secret journal of the war compiled by the War Office Intelligence Department, and found the private letters from the War Minister, Lord Lansdowne and other members of the Cabinet. And he has dug up several hundred sets of letters and diaries written by the men who fought in the war. Finally, he has tape-recorded the memories of over fifty survivors from both sides. ... (Verlagstext) / INHALT : ... PART II BULLER'S REVERSE --- 'Taking Tea with the Boers': Dundee, North Natal, 20 October 1899 --- White Flag, Arme Blanche: --- Elandslaagte, near Ladysmith, Natal, 21 October 1899 --- The Knock-down Blow: --- Dundee and Ladysmith, 22 October - 2 November 1899 --- The Whale and the Fish: --- SS Dunottar Castle and the Cape, 14 October - 26 November 1899 --- Botha's Raid: --- South Natal, 9-30 November 1899 --- The Lights of Kimberley: --- The Western Frontier, Cape Colony, 20-8 November 1899 --- Breakfast at the Island: --- Modder and Riet rivers, Cape Colony, 28 November -10 December 1899 --- Marching up in Column: Magersfontein, 9-12 December 1899 --- 'Where are the Boers?': --- Tugela River, near Ladysmith, 11-15 December 1899 --- 'A Devil of a Mess': --- Colenso, Natal, 15 December 1899 --- Black Week, Silver Lining: --- British Isles, 16 December 1899 - 1 February 1900 --- Christmas at Pretoria: --- Pretoria, 12 December 1899 - 1 January 1900 --- 'Are We Rotters or Heroes?': Ladysmith, 2 November 1899 - 6 January 1900 --- The Tugela Line: Natal, 6-24 January 1900 --- An Acre of Massacre: --- . Spion Kop, Natal, 24-5 January 1900 --- PART III ROBERTS'S ADVANCE --- The Steam-Roller: --- The Western Front, 11-15 February 1900 --- The Siege within the Siege: Kimberley, 9-17 February 1900 --- (u.v.a.) ISBN 029777395X