To the Bitter End: A Photographic History of the Boer War, 1899-1902Based on a collection of photographs, many previously unpublished, this work includes a development of amateur photography in a wartime context, the daily life and organization of the two opposing armies, medical treatment, concentration camps, and the guerilla war waged by the "bitter-enders." |
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... Durban . He managed to hold their advance by throwing in all available men , including marines from Durban , their white tropi- cal uniforms dyed with coffee . Guns were even taken off the battle- ships in Durban harbour . Sailors from ...
... Durban . He managed to hold their advance by throwing in all available men , including marines from Durban , their white tropi- cal uniforms dyed with coffee . Guns were even taken off the battle- ships in Durban harbour . Sailors from ...
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... Durban after his escape . wagon , was thrown on its side ; the third became wedged half off the tracks . Young Churchill wrote , ' We were not long left in the comparative peace and safety of a railway accident . '18 In the brisk action ...
... Durban after his escape . wagon , was thrown on its side ; the third became wedged half off the tracks . Young Churchill wrote , ' We were not long left in the comparative peace and safety of a railway accident . '18 In the brisk action ...
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... Durban BULLER'S ARRIVAL FROM CAPE TOWN OCTOBER 1899 Dundee 24 February 1900 Elandslaagte Spionkop January 1900 Vaalkrantz X Estcourt Chieveley NATAL 50 Miles 50 Tugela R 오 10 30 . Miles BULLER'S THREE BATTLES ON THE TUGELA ROBERTS'S ...
... Durban BULLER'S ARRIVAL FROM CAPE TOWN OCTOBER 1899 Dundee 24 February 1900 Elandslaagte Spionkop January 1900 Vaalkrantz X Estcourt Chieveley NATAL 50 Miles 50 Tugela R 오 10 30 . Miles BULLER'S THREE BATTLES ON THE TUGELA ROBERTS'S ...
Contents
BACKGROUND TO THE WAR | 19 |
THE TWO ARMIES | 27 |
THE INJURED | 66 |
Copyright | |
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