Product Description
Field Guide to the Battlefields of South Africa
Author: Nicki von der Heyde
Format: Paperback
Expert battlefields guide Nicki von der Heyde presents 71 battles covering three wars and a series of conflicts that shaped the course of South Africa’s history – from the colonial clashes that characterised the 18th and 19th centuries through to the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the 2nd Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1902.
Informative and lively accounts of the engagements are provided, with special attention given to the context, action, outcomes and principal combatants involved.
Arranged in provincial and regional order, the Field Guide to the Battlefields of South Africa includes an array of special features that allow for an enthralling and multi-layered account of the battles:
Comprehensive, compelling and vividly illustrated, the Field Guide to the Battlefields of South Africa is an indispensable tool for professional and amateur military historians as well as anyone interested in exploring South Africa’s fascinating history.
Features:
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580 images
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80 illustrated timelines
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60 fact and feature boxes
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16 annotated battle maps
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10 regional locator maps
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Detailed directions to each site
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GPS co-ordinates for inaccessible locations
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