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Ron Lock Hill of Squandered Valour (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Hill of Squandered Valour : the Battle for Spion Kop 1900
- Publication Name
- Hill of Squandered Valour
- Title
- Hill of Squandered Valour
- Subtitle
- The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 161200007X
- EAN
- 9781612000077
- ISBN
- 9781612000077
- Publisher
- Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Modern / 20th Century, Modern / 19th Century, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa
- Release Date
- 25/11/2011
- Release Year
- 2011
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 9.6in
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, after the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State had gotten a jump on the British Empire and besieged a British army in the town. It was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger of the bitter and desperate fighting still to come in the Second Boer War. Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, and it lay almost exactly at the center of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to the hill they would then command the flanks of the surrounding Boer positions. On the night of 23 January 1900, a large British force under Major General Edward Woodgate was dispatched to secure the height, with Lt. Colonel Alexander Thorneycroft selected to lead the initial assault. However, the Boers refused to give up the position and a bitter two days of fighting ensued. In the initial darkness the British mistakenly entrenched at the center of the hill instead of the crest, and suffered horribly from Boer marksmen clinging to the periphery. Suffering badly themselves, the Boers were finally inclined to admit defeat when they discovered that the British had retreated, leaving behind their many dead. Yet, in light of the devastation wrought on both sides, the British were finally able to rally and relieve Ladysmith four weeks later. Ron Lock, esteemed author of many Zulu warfare histories, brings to life this bitter and previously overlooked campaign in vivid and complete detail, with supporting sources including then-journalist Winston Churchill's battle report, as well as many previously unpublished illustrations and 6 newly commissioned maps. His account will be valuable to both historians and strategists wanting to better understand this difficult and devastating conflict.
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Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
161200007x
ISBN-13
9781612000077
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14038375842
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Book Title
Hill of Squandered Valour : the Battle for Spion Kop 1900
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, Modern / 19th Century, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa
Publication Year
2011
Genre
History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
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Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.4in
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Dt1135
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...well written, easy to read, and focuses on the British perspective of the battles involved and included much about the action and leadership of the Boers. It provided good focused context for anyone with ancestors involved with this campaign.|9781612000077|, ...a boon to anyone seeking a better understanding of the Boer War's intricacies, follies, ironies and pathos, Ron Lock's well-researched book brings to life this bitter and somewhat overlooked battle in vivid and complete detail...This account will be valuable to both historians and armchair generals wanting a better understanding of this difficult and devastating conflict., ...an excellent read, well researched and incisive in his handling of the various protagonists involved. He succeeds in offering a fresh perspective, ... a wonderful addition to the bookshelves not only of enthusiasts in the Anglo-Boer War but anybody with an interest in military history., ...Ron Lock Has Done His Homework in Compiling this History...Nicely Presented...Highly Recommended
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1 Reassessing The Foe CHAPTER 2 15,000 Horsemen Descend CHAPTER 3 The Armoured Train CHAPTER 4 Colenso CHAPTER 5 Inside Ladysmith--Ready To Sally Forth CHAPTER 6 Churchill Returns CHAPTER 7 The Generals Converge CHAPTER 8 Inside Ladysmith--The Fight For The Platrand CHAPTER 9 Potgieter's Drift CHAPTER 10 Inside Ladysmith--Death's Waiting Room CHAPTER 11 Trichard's Drift CHAPTER 12 Spion Kop CHAPTER 13 Ladysmith Relieved Epilogue Bibliography Endnotes Index
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
968.2048
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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