Springboks on the Somme: South Africa in the Great War, 1914-1918 - Softcover
Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 240 Publisher: Penguin The Great War of 1914-18 was a conflict which engulfed the whole world. Directly or indirectly An imperialist world war tugged the new Union of South Africa and its people INTO a series of separate but connected conflicts - from the domestic Afrikaner Rebellion on the highveld. through the sands of German South West Africa. the steamy bush of German East Africa. and on to the mud and blood of France and Flanders. This book is the first general study of the complex ways in which South Africans experienced the impact of the First World War. and responded to its demands. burdens and opportunities. Told with his customary narrative energy and style. Bill Nasson's new history is a lively account not only of how South Africa fought the war. but also of the miscalculations and illusions that surrounded its involvement. and of ...
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The Great War of 1914-18 was a conflict which engulfed the whole world, directly or indirectly. An imperialist world war tugged the new Union of South Africa and its people into a series of separate but connected conflicts - from the domestic Afrikaner Rebellion on the highveld, through the sands of German South West Africa, the steamy bush of German East Africa, and on to the mud and blood of France and Flanders. This book is the first general study of the complex ways in which South Africans experienced the impact of the First World War, and responded to its demands, burdens and opportunities. Told with his customary narrative energy and style, Bill Nasson's new history is a lively account not only of how South Africa fought the war, but also of the miscalculations and illusions that surrounded its involvement, and of how South African society came to imagine and remember that great and terrible conflict.
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- ISBN 13 9780143025351
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