Buller
A Scapegoat?
Published on 25. April 1994
245 pages
978-1-78383-355-9 (ISBN)
Description
A succession of British disasters marked the early months of the Boer War of 1899-1902. It was the start of modern warfare: the empty battlefield. A scapegoat was found for thedefects revealed; Redvers Buller, the commander-in-chief until Lord Roberts superseded him.
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Geoffrey Powell
Buller: the Scapegoat?
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04/1994
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1. An Awkward Youngster
- 2. The Ring
- 3. South African Accolade
- 4. Responsibility
- 5. Distinction
- 6. Irish Interlude
- 7. Desk-bound
- 8. The Reluctant Commander
- 9. The Tightest Place
- 10. Black Week
- 11. Ladysmith
- 12. Final Success
- 13. Recrimination
- 14. Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
