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ISBN10: 1843429497, ISBN13: 9781843429494, [publisher: Naval and Military Press] Softcover 2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1918). SB. xxi + 280pp with 4 maps. Published Price £18 The career of Jan Smuts is one of the most remarkable military and political stories of the 20th century. A gifted guerilla commander against the British in the Boer War; by 1914 Smuts was happy to stand with the British as head of a large army fighting to conquer German East Africa (todayâs Tanzania). Sadly the campaign was not one of his finest hours. Both the text of this book, and Smutsâ own somewhat defensive introduction, gives a good idea of why the resourceful German commander, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, was able to run rings round the superior allied forces trying to trap him. Lettow and his staff, and their small army of trained native Africans, the 'Askarisâ, knew the lie of the land and were able to live off it. The allied frustration, as they repeatedly tracked and attacked him, only to find Lettow melting away to fight another day, is palpable. Evcentually, the allies, at enormous cost, succeeded in conquering the territory and forcing Lettow into neighbouring areas, but the 1918 Armistice found him still at liberty and with his force intact. By then Smuts had long departed. It is pleasant to record that Smuts ended his career as a valued member of Churchillâs War Cabinet and South African Prime Minister, and that in the hungry months for Germa ...
by J.H.V. Crowe ; with an introduction by J.C. Smuts
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ISBN10: 1843429497, ISBN13: 9781843429494, [publisher: Uckfield, England : Naval & Military Press in association with Firepower, the Royal Artillery Museum] Softcover : Reprint of: London : J. Murray, 1918. Description: xxiii, 280 pages : portrait, maps ; 22 cm [Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]
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Naval & Military Press Ltd 8/28/2004 12: 00: 00 AM Softcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
ISBN10: 1843429497, ISBN13: 9781843429494, [publisher: Naval and Military Press] Softcover Like New [Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]
ISBN10: 1843429497, ISBN13: 9781843429494, [publisher: Naval and Military Press] Softcover [Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2009]
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