Louis Botha's War
- Authors
- Cruise, Adam
- Publisher
- Zebra Press
- Tags
- war , botha agreed to lead his country on a campaign against the germans across the border in south-west africa. but first he would have to deal with a revolt from fellow afrikaners who would rather take up arms against him than side with the old enemy. louis botha’s war is the story of how a former boer war general crushed a rebellion and rallied his country’s first united army to fight a better-equipped enemy in harsh conditions. it is a tale of thirsty men and horses trekking over miles of barren desert; german aviators flying above in rickety aeroplanes; the unusual presence of a prime minister’s wife on the field of battle; and a fabled gold-filled safe at the bottom of a lake. adam cruise recreates these fascinating events from journals , which determined the relationship between south africa and its northern protectorate until well into the twentieth century. this is an absorbing chronicle of the exploits of a remarkable man who has been strangely forgotten by history , memoirs and documents , but whom winston churchill described as the greatest general he had ever known. , louis botha went to war again – this time on britain’s side. as prime minister of the union of south africa at the outbreak of the great war , a mere twelve years after fighting the british in the anglo-boer war , and describes how the remote battle sites look today. he also explores the effects of botha’s campaign
- ISBN
- 9781770227538
- Date
- 2015-01-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 7.04 MB
- Lang
- en
The fascinating and relatively unknown story of Louis Botha's campaign in German South-West Africa at the beginning of the First World War. It was the first war fought by a united South Africa; the first successful campaign of the Great War; and one of the last times in history that a head of state took to the battlefield.