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Absent Minded Beggars

Categorie	Zuid-Afrika
Boeknummer	#328780
Titel	Absent Minded Beggars: Yeomanry and Volunteers in the Boer War
Auteur	Bennett, William
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Barnsley : Leo Cooper
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	085052685X
ISBN13	9780850526851
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original blue boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The British Army suffered one of its greatest crises when in December 1899 the Boer irregulars inflicted three reverses in South Africa in 'Black Week'. A nation grown accustomed to success was stunned. Part of the answer was a very British blend of patriotism and pragmatism. For the first time civilian volunteers and part-time soldiers were allowed to fight overseas to the horror of traditionalist professional soldiers. Yet, by the end of the Boer War, almost 90,000 men had volunteered to serve the Colours. Much of sporting high society joined the newly formed Imperial Yeomanry. The Volunteers sent infantrymen to serve alongside the regulars and the City of London financed the raising of the City Imperial Volunteers. Men also came forward from the colonies. This book tells the story of these volunteer units.
Pagina's	260
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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