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The Boer War
Historiography and Annotated Bibliography
Fred R. van Hartesveldt
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The Boer War

Historiography and Annotated Bibliography

Fred R. van Hartesveldt Fred R. van Hartesveldt

May 2000

Greenwood

Series: Bibliographies of Battles and Leaders

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Provides a guide to the historiography of a war that is still debated in Great Britain and has significant nationalist overtones in South Africa.

One hundred years after the Boer War, the British continue to debate what went wrong, while the war has significant nationalist overtones in today's South Africa. This book examines changes in interpretations of the war and provides a bibliography of major sources on the Boer War, now sometimes called the South African War. The bibliography focuses on the military history, but also includes some historical accounts of the political debate. The first part of the book provides an extended historiographical essay, while part two provides an annotated bibliography of the titles discussed in part one.

Historiographical questions concerning the Boer War are numerous. Discussions of military operations focus on the early use of modern weaponry and the effect of guerrilla tactics on a traditional force, while other historians debate the question of British military leadership and organization. Questions also revolve around British imperialism and the scramble for Africa. Frequently called the second war for freedom by South African authors, the war was the reason that South Africa, unlike other British colonies, gained independence without majority rule. This makes the war of continuing relevance to the turmoil in South Africa, the collapse of the minority government, and the continuing problems of the current government. This book will provide a useful tool for those wishing to research the war.
Introduction and Historical Background
Bibliographical Aids, Surveys, Memoirs, and Archival Sources
The Conventional Military Campaigns
"The Last of the Gentlemen's Wars"
Conclusion
Annotated Bibliography
Index
Reviews
This excellent contribution to literature about the war between British South Africans and the 'Boers' or 'farmers'...focuses on military history rather than 'political debates over the virtues of the war'....recommended.—Choice

[E]xtremely valuable and should be the first port of call for anyone embarking on a history of Britain's most extensive and costly colonial war.—War in History

^IThe Boer War^R fills a real need....an invaluable reference tool. Opportunities of doctoral students and scholars to make orignial and significant contributions.—Army History





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