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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
Thank you
Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War by Deneys Reitz
was recommended by Dave Freer back in May 2013
http://davefreer.com/for-anyone-who-...e-military-sf/
“One of the greatest war books ever written.”
“A vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare.” |
I'm glad to get the book.
However, I just don't understand why the British were fighting wild pigs. Oh, wait a minute, that would be
boars . . . .
In all seriousness, I dare say that 95% of Americans do not know anything about that war, although it was a big event in the history of Great Britain. We're just not taught it in school--unless it's at the university level in a upper level history class or a lower level or above course on British history. I wonder if the Mexican-American War would be a good analogy. Do the British know anything about it? It was a pretty big event in the history of the U.S.