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WILSON, H.W: With The Flag To Pretoria. A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900.
Harmsworth Bros. 1900
Folio. 1 vols.; In brown half calf leather binding with dark green cloth boards. Gilt to spine. Light blue endpapers. 716pp.With many b/w illustrations, mainly from photographs and authentic sketches taken in South Africa. Maps including one large fold out.. In very good condition. Spine and edges slightly rubbed. Marks to front. Light scratches to back. Slight browning and marks to endpapers. Main title page missing. Fold out map has tear but is intact. Else a clean and tight copy. One volume history of the Boer War, 1899-1900. The author gives the history of the area and the factors leading to the war. many original photographs.
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35.00 GBP
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WILSON, H.W.: With The Flag To Pretoria. A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Two volumes.
Harmsworth Bros. 1900/1901. 1st editions.
Folio. 2 vols.; In red cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. Pink boards with dark red spines. 716pp. 2 lg.fold-out maps. Many b/w ills.,mainly from photographs and authentic sketches taken in South Africa. Maps. In very good condition. Covers part faded with small marks. Else clean and tight copies. The story of the Boer War. The preface discusses the effects on the war of the development of smokeless powder and smaller bore ammunition in producing more casualties but fewer deaths. The British Army was completely unprepared for the experience of receiving fire from unknown positions and had to revise tactics to deal with a new way of fighting. The book gives some of the causes of the war, traces its development and progress and discusses the leadership. A final chapter considers lessons to be learned.
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165.00 GBP
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