The Boer War

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March

Sir Sir Winston S. Churchill

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English

Bloomsbury US
10 October 2013

History; African history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Boer Wars

Series: Bloomsbury Revelations

On October 11th, 1899 long-simmering tensions between Britain and the Boer Republics - the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic - finally erupted into the conflict that would become known as the Second Boer War. Two days after the first shots were fired, a young writer by the name of Winston Churchill set out for South Africa to cover the conflict for the Morning Post.

The Boer War brings together the two collections of despatches that Churchill published on the conflict. London to Ladysmith recounts the future Prime Minister's arrival in South Africa and his subsequent capture by and dramatic escape from the Boers, the adventure that first brought the name of Winston Churchill to public attention. Ian Hamilton's March collects Churchill's later despatches as he marched alongside a column of the main British army from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. Published together, these books are a vivid eye-witness account of a landmark period in British Imperial History and an insightful chronicle of a formative experience by Britain's greatest war-time leader.

By: Sir Sir Winston S. Churchill
Imprint: Bloomsbury US
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 597g
ISBN: 9781472520821
ISBN 10: 1472520823
Series: Bloomsbury Revelations
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 10 October 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"London to Ladysmith Foreword I. Steaming South II.The State of the Game III. Along the Southern Frontier IV.In Nata IV. A Cruise in the Armoured Train VI. Distant Guns VII. The Fate of the Armoured Train VIII. Prisoners of War IX. Through the Dutch Camps X. In Afrikander Bonds XI. I Escape from the Boers XII. Back to the British Lines XIII. Christmas and New Year XIV. A Military Demonstration and Some Good News XV. The Dash for Potgieter's Ferry XVI. Trichardt's Drift and the Affair of Acton Homes XVII. The Battle of Spion Kop XVIII. Through the Five Days' Action XIX. A Fresh Effort and an Army Chaplain XX. The Combat of Vall Krantz XXI. Hussar Hill XXII. The Engagement of Monte Cristo XXIII. The Passage of Tugela XXIV. The Battle of Pieters: The Third Day XXV. Upon Majuba Day XXVI. The Relief of Ladysmith XXVII. After the Siege Ian Hamilton's March I. A Roving Commission II. Exit General Gatacre III. At Half-Way House IV. Two Days with Brabazon V. Two Days with Brabazon - continued VI. The Dewetsdorp Episode VII. Ian Hamilton's March VIII. Ian Hamilton IX. The Action of Houtnek X. The Army of the Right Flank XI. Lindley XII. Concerning a Boer Convoy XIII. Action of Johannesburg XIV. The Fall of Johannesburg XV. The Capture of Pretoria XVI. ""Held by the Enemy"" XVII. Action of Diamond Hill Appendix: Composition of Lieut.-General Ian Hamilton's Force Index"

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951-1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.