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The international impact of the Boer War /
Although much has been written about the conduct of the war in South Africa, very little has been written about how it was regarded on the world stage by powers both great and small. This collection of specially commissioned essays seeks for the first time to put the Boer War (1899-1902) in its inte...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chesham [U.K.] :
Acumen,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although much has been written about the conduct of the war in South Africa, very little has been written about how it was regarded on the world stage by powers both great and small. This collection of specially commissioned essays seeks for the first time to put the Boer War (1899-1902) in its international context. Each of the core chapters focuses on the perspective of one country (France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and the United States) and assesses the extent to which each national government tried to capitalize on Britain's embarrassment and dist. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 214 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781844653256 1844653250 9781317490074 131749007X 1317490061 9781317490067 1315710811 9781315710815 1282921274 9781282921276 9786612921278 6612921277 |