One of the most famous first-hand accounts of the Second Boer war, written by a soldier who served on the Boer commandos from the very first to the very last day of that conflict. Reitz-who went on to have a distinguished career in the later Union of South Africa-starts out his book with a short description of his upbringing as the son of a President of the Boer republic of the Orange Free State. From there, the book quickly moves into his recruitment into the Boer forces at the age of 17-after personally receiving ...
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One of the most famous first-hand accounts of the Second Boer war, written by a soldier who served on the Boer commandos from the very first to the very last day of that conflict. Reitz-who went on to have a distinguished career in the later Union of South Africa-starts out his book with a short description of his upbringing as the son of a President of the Boer republic of the Orange Free State. From there, the book quickly moves into his recruitment into the Boer forces at the age of 17-after personally receiving permission from Transvaal President Paul Kruger to enrol in the Pretoria Commando. Deployed to the Natal front, Reitz describes the early Boer victories and the battles in which he took part-including the famous Battle of Spion Kop-and the slow war of attrition as the British recovered from the initial defeats and conquered the Boer Republics. The Boers however refused to surrender, and instead resorted to guerrilla tactics, harassing the British Army-now twice as large as the entire Boer population of the time-for two more years. At the height of the guerrilla war, Reitz then describes how he struck south and joined up with Boer General Jan Smut's invasion of the Cape Colony. That surprise move remained an unmovable threat to the British right to the very end of the war, when the Boers were finally forced into submission after more than half of their civilian population were interred in concentration camps. This new edition has been completely reset, contains the full original text and the introduction specially prepared for it by Jan Smuts. In addition, it contains 110 footnotes explaining terms, issues, and events for the present-day reader, in addition to the 5 original footnotes added by the author. Finally, this edition also contains short biographies of both the author and the preface writer.
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Add this copy of Commando: a Boer Journal of the Boer War to cart. $19.00, like new condition, Sold by Mainly Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silverdale, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Praeger Publishers.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover with dustjacket, beautiful copy of this reprint, a touch of rubbing to the corners is quite insignificant, both the book and jacket are in excellent condition, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Deneys Reitz, the author of this eyewitness account, entered the war at the age of seventeen as a Boer commando and fought through to the end. His account attests not only to the mindless cruelty of that historic campaign but also to the military strategy that gave the world its first example of mobile guerrilla warfare, " includes a Preface by Jan Christiaan Smuts; 331 pages.
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Poor. No Jacket. The boards are very worn, torn and marked. The spine is sunned. A few inscriptions. Tanning. Netting visible at the back. Excellent binding. [R. K]
Add this copy of Commando; a Boer Journal of the Boer War to cart. $45.00, fair condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1935 by Faber.
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Poor. No Jacket. 331 pages (complete). A much owned copy. Fourth impression. The cover is much worn. The spine is very worn. The boards are marked and scuffed. Within, the pages have evidence of repair attemps, but otherwise they are clear, benevolent, comfortable, a little marked, assured and more than competent for use and contentment. fk.
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For the reader seeking a more personal view of the Anglo-Boer War. Author came from a prominent Afrikaans family and fought in the war as did his father and brothers. Well written and interesting.
