The Anglo-Boer War: The Road to Infamy 1899-1900 by Owen Coetzer - 1996-08-01

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Arms and Armour, 1996. Very Good. Coetzer, Owen. The Anglo-Boer War: The Road to Infamy 1899-1900. New York: Arms and Armour, 1996. 294pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with rubbed and bumped edges and a couple of small, faint abrasions. Clean, bright pages. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges and a faint scratch in front panel.

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London: Arms and Armour, 1996. 294 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w photographs, maps. "On the 'Road to Infamy' could be found the very best of British colonial military and administrative talents - 'Bobs' Roberts - a hero of the Indian campaigns, Sir George White, the 'Blimp ' - like Redvers Henry Buller - a popular and highly regarded officer, Sir Charles Warren - one time Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and others. It was not a road they enjoyed taking. The Natal campaign of the Second Boer War, and the names of Spioenkop, Colenso, Vaalkrantz and Ladysmith, would blight the reputations of these men and lead to their appearance at a Royal Commission of Enquiry in London in 1902/3 where they were asked why an apparently one-sided conflict could have cost so much in terms of men, money and material. This fresh investigative study of this enthralling passage of history sheds new light on the controversial strategies, directives, opinions and reports which… Read More

London.: Arms & Armour Press., 1996. 294pp, illustrations, map. DW in a removable plastic sleeve.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine./Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Arms And Armour Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1854093665 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. 8vo. 294 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. .

Arms and Armour Press. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. New Edition. Hardcover. 1854093665 . War to most edges of bds. ; 230x150mm; 293 pages .

London: Arms & Armour Press, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine..

UK: Arms & Armour, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy, very nearly as new!.