The Muster-Roll of Angus South African War 1899-1900 A Record and a Tribute

Carnegie, Agnes Lindsay and Jane C. C. Macdonald & J. R. Salmond

Verlag: Brodie & Salmond, Arbrgath, 1900

Beschreibung

Octavo, [25cm/10inches], full gilt-embossed Khaki-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 238, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . War was declared on 11 October 1899 with a Boer offensive into the British-held Natal and Cape Colony areas. The Boers had about 33,000 soldiers, and decisively outnumbered the British, who could move only 13,000 troops to the front line. It rapidly became clear that the Boer forces presented the British forces with a severe tactical challenge. What the Boers presented was a mobile and innovative approach to warfare, drawing on their experiences from the First Boer War. The average Boers who made up their Commandos were farmers who had spent almost all their working life in the saddle, both as farmers and hunters. They depended on the pot, horse and rifle; they were also skilled stalkers and marksmen. As hunters they had learned to fire from cover; from a prone position and to make the first shot count, knowing that if they missed, the game would either be long gone or could charge and potentially kill them. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 29408

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Muster-Roll of Angus South African War ...

Verlag: Brodie & Salmond, Arbrgath

Erscheinungsdatum: 1900

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: In quite good condition.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.