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A Modern Classic The first thing that should strike the reader is that the work is over 25 years old yet still has a freshness about its approach to the conflict. This and the comprehensive coverage of events leading up to the war, as well as the war itself, suggests it will be many more years before it ceases to be the definitive history of the Boer War. One particularly interesting feature is Pakenham's defence of General Buller who has been vilified for his incompetence in just about every other book on the subject. Not... more info
History alive. This is the way history should be written. Facts are offered in such an interesting way. Rutland's Guns by Roger Carpenter is a novel about the Boer War based on accurate facts while this book is history written as a novel. A great read.
Fantastic! This was the first book I had ever read on the Boer War and what an introduction! Pakenham not only wields a gripping narrative account of the battles, political intrigue and the affairs of the individuals involved, which has you eagerly turning every page, but also expertly analyses many aspects of the war. It is an especially good book for analysing the causes of the war, the performance of the various British generals (especially in revising attitudes towards Buller) and the factors that made British... more info
Best book I've read on the Boer War I am a collector of British military medals with a particular interest in the Boer War and the First World War. As a result I have read many books on about these wars and I can honestly say that this book is the best one I have ever read concerning the Boer War of 1899 to 1902.
The author takes an in depth look at the causes of the war in both a detailed and refreshingly modern analytic way not found in previous works. He then moves on and examines the various phases of the war from the large set piece... more info
