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The Great Anglo-Boer War
by Farwell, Byron
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling. Slightly shaken.
- ISBN 10
- 0060112042
- ISBN 13
- 9780060112042
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling. Slightly shaken.. xiv, 495 p. Endpaper Maps. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. The Boer War (1899-1902) was one of the last of the romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people, fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation, against the might of the British Empire at its peak. Farwell captures the incredible feats, the personal heroism, the unbelievable folly, and the many incidents of humor as well as tragedy.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58035
- Title
- The Great Anglo-Boer War
- Author
- Farwell, Byron
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling. Slightly shaken.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0060112042
- ISBN 13
- 9780060112042
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Boer War, Afrikaner, Baden-Powell, Concentration Camp, Redvers Buller, Louis Botha, Conan Doyle, Pieter Cronje, Jacobus De La Rey, De Wet, John French, Kitchener, Guerrilla War, Petrus Joubert, Paul Kruger, Ladysmith, Mafeking, Methuen, Denys Reitz
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