London to Ladysmith & Ian Hamilton's March (eBook)

Winston Churchill (Autor)

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2013
432 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-16515-8 (ISBN)

Infos

A vivid, personal account of the conditions under which the Boer War was fought, this volume contains dispatches the future statesman wrote in 1899 and 1900 as a newspaper correspondent.

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In addition to his enduring fame as a statesman, Winston Churchill was a Nobel Prize-winning author whose military histories offer the unique perspective of a participant in world affairs. London to Ladysmith and Ian Hamilton's March reflect his early career as a Boer War correspondent for London's Morning Post in 1899 and 1900. London to Ladysmith chronicles the Boer War's first five months, from the author's arrival in South Africa to his capture during a Boer ambush of an armored train. Churchill's gripping narrative of his escape from a prisoner-of-war camp traces a grueling journey across enemy territory and back to British lines. Ian Hamilton's March picks up the action immediately afterward, documenting the eponymous general's 400-mile advance from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. The march saw ten major battles and numerous skirmishes, culminating in the release of prisoners from the camp where Churchill himself was held. Written mostly in the field, this book offers a vivid, personal account of the conditions under which the Boer War was fought, as well as a fascinating look at the formative years of one of the twentieth century's preeminent leaders.

Inhalt

I Steaming SouthII The State of the GameIII Along the Southern FrontierIV In NatalV A Cruise in the Armoured TrainVI Distant GunsVII The Fate of the Armoured TrainVIII Prisoners of WarIX Through the Dutch CampsX In Afrikander BondsXII Escape from the BoersXII Back to the British LinesXIII Christmas and New YearXIV A Military Demonstration and some Good NewsXV The Dash for Potgieter's FerryXVI Trichardt's Drift and the Affair of Acton HomesXVII The Battle of Spion KopXVIII Through the Five Days' ActionXIX AFresh Effort and an Army ChaplainXX The Combat of Vaal KrantzXXI Hussar HillXXII The Engagement of Monte CristoXXIII The Passage of the TugelaXXIV The Battle of Pieters: the Third DayXXV Upon Majuba DayXXVI The Relief of LadysmithXXVII After the Siege I A Roving CommissionII Exit general GatacreIII At Half-way HouseIV Two Days with BrabazonV Two Days with Brabazon continuedVI The Dewetsdorp EpisodeVII Ian Hamilton's MarchVIII Ian HamiltonIX The Action of HoutnekX The Army of the Right FlankXI LindleyXII Concerning a Boer ConvoyXIII Action of JohannesburgXIV The Fall of JohannesburgXV The Capture of PretoriaXVI "Held by the Enemy"XVII Action at Diamond HillAppendix: Composition of Lt.-General Ian Hamilton's Force

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 417 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 0-486-16515-9 / 0486165159
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-16515-8 / 9780486165158