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BRITISH MILITARY HISTORY
THE BATTLES AND BATTLEFIELDS OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899-1902
by Anthony Baker
This is a study of the significant battles fought in the
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. It describes the battles in detail
and can be used as a guide for anyone visiting the battlefields.
The text and maps clearly explain to the reader the problems
facing the commanders and how the battles were fought, the
location and movements of units &c. The reputation of some
of the British generals has been sullied from their failures
in the field, for example Buller. Here will be found a detailed
account of what he faced, and with the problems he had to
overcome together with the forces that were at his disposal,
the outcome could not have been unexpected. The British
Army that fought the war was the largest force until World
War I that Britain fielded and it was supported by numerous
units of volunteers raised throughout the Empire. When it
went to war in Southern Africa it faced problems initially
of being considerably out numbered, and later when reinforcements
arrived, of fighting a war in a vast theatre in very difficult
conditions. Its lines of communications were limited to
a few vulnerable railway lines. The Army had to create organisations
such as divisions and control the war without the benefit
of a trained corps of staff officers. In addition to the
maps, there are orders of battle of the British Army, as
well as indices listing personalities, places and units.
The author has also written a comment on the infamous "Concentration
Camps".
210 x 290 mm, 240 pages 60 colour maps.
ISBN 978-0-85420-149-5 Hardback edition £35.00
ISBN 978-0-85420-154-9 Softback edition £22.50
KAFIR WAR OF 1834-1835
by C Andrews
One of the very few eyewitness accounts of this "frontier"
war in South Africa. The author was the military secretary
to Colonel Harry Smith during the conflict. Smith was a
hero of the Peninsular War who later became Governor of
South Africa. During the Kafir War 1834-5 he was Chief of
Staff to General D'Urban. Operations took place over three
months leading to the Kafir defeat and the death of their
leader.
145 x 208 mm, 55 pages, map.
ISBN 978-0-85420-145-7 Hardback Edition £19.99
ISBN 978-0-85420-150-1 Softback Edition £9.99
A GAZETTEER OF THE SECOND ANGLO-BOER WAR : 1899-1902
by H and A Jones
The result of many years of painstaking research, drawing
from Afrikaans, Dutch and English sources and archives,
now published to coincide with the centenary of the outbreak
of the war. Listing over 1800 locations from cities to farms,
mountain ranges to individual koppies, major railway junctions
to sidings where military activity took place. Each location
is listed under the name used in the war, with details of
its variations as well the name in present use. Each entry,
giving equal emphasis to both sides, includes details of
activity, military significance, and why the same location
had a number of different names (ie Hart's Hill, Inniskilling
Hill, Terrace Hill, and Green Hill), there are 14 Rietfontteins,
seven Nooitgedachts listed. Exact geo-graphical location
is provided by reference to the 1:250,000 series of topo-cadastral
maps published by the South African Government Printer,
together with a note of the distance from the nearest large
centre of population. Each entry contains reference to the
main sources in English and Afrikaans, with notes on any
relevant maps that can be found within them. This allows
the researcher to follow up an initial enquiry with ease.
Also included are appendices that detail the locations of
all the actions where a Victoria Cross was awarded. Sites
of Refugee Concentration Camps for both Black and Boer.
Also there are indices that include Boer Commandos, British
units and formations (including over 70 Cape, Natal and
Transvaal units), as well as Boer and British personalities.
For the first time this single volume will easily enable
anyone wishing to find out what happened where in this war.
An enormous amount of work and research has gone into its
production it is an invaluable reference work, not only
for those interested in the war, but also the traveller
and armchair tourist.
210 x 295 mm, 286 pages, maps.
ISBN 978-0-85420-180-8 Hardback edition £45.00
ISBN 978-0-85420-175-4 Softback edition £25.00
THE BOER ARMY : 1899-1902: A MILITARY HANDBOOK : The
Organisation, Experiences and Methods of the Boer Army.
by Anthony David Jones
This is the first detailed description of the Boer Armies
to appear in English since the end of the war nearly 100
years ago. The author explains the background to the Second
Anglo-Boer War and includes an chronology and the organisation
of the Boer Forces. The historical background of the Commandos
and the different command structures between the Transvaal
and the Orange Free State. The war-time alterations and
reorganisations by both States. The foreign volunteer units
who served in the Boer forces. List of Transvaal Commandos
and their strengths at the outbreak of the war, with Boer
Orange Free State and Transvaal Order of Battle. The Boer
Artillery, details of their guns and uniforms. Boer small
arms, the types of rifles, such as the Martini-Henry, Lee-Metford,
Guedes, Krag-Jorgensen and Mauser, and how and why they
were acquired. The Boer in the field, his dress, and later
in the war the wearing of British captured uniforms. The
Boer method of fighting and the development of their tactics
in the "guerrilla phase". Also the Boer Commissariat and
Medical Services are described.
210 x 295 mm, ii + 90 pages, tables, stills, map.
ISBN 978-0-85420-235-5 Hardback edition £27.99
ISBN 978-0-85420-240-9 Softback edition £17.99
THE SOMALILAND OPERATIONS: JUNE 1903 - MAY 1904.
By Major F. Cunliffe-Owen, with an extensive
introduction by Chris Kempton
A brief but bloody campaign in the Horn of
Africa. The extensive introduction by includes the VCs and
their citations as well as the details of the Staff. The
British forces included units of the British Army, with
Indian and African units. There was also an operation under
the command of the Royal Navy with units of seamen as well
as elements from the Hampshire Regiment
145 x 208 mm, xiv + 33 pages, 2 maps.
ISBN 978-0-85420-951-4 Softback Edition £8.99
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