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Boer Wars
A History From Beginning to End
2017
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As General Patton once said, “The Boers? Those sons of bitches fight for the hell of it." The reputation of the Boer is not entirely unearned. At a time when South Africa was a place inhabited by the toughest of men, only those who lived in the saddle with a gun in their hands could possibly survive. ✓ The Creation of the Boer ✓ Growing Tensions ✓ Colley Steps In ✓ The End of the First War ✓ The Jameson Raid ✓ Stage The Boer Offensive ✓ Stage The Empire Strikes Back ✓ Stage Scorched Earth ✓ The End of the Boer Who were the Boers, and what was the conflict that would lead them into a fight to the death with England in the First and Second Anglo-Boer wars? Was this a colonial uprising? Or a freedom-fight gone horribly wrong?

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Henry Freeman
Henry Freeman
Author · 23 books

Henry Freeman is an author and archaeologist. He has a passion for history and loves to travel the world exploring various historical sites. Henry graduated from the University of Cambridge with a double major in History and Archaeology and shortly after that started his career as an archaeologist. After traveling the world getting first-hand experience with history, Henry was determined to take up his dream of becoming a best-selling author. He decided to partner up with the newly formed publishing company Hourly History writing short, concise and straightforward history books that never takes more than one hour to read.

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