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A first edition copy of London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria is a book written by Winston Churchill. It is a personal record of Churchill's impressions during the first five months of the Second Boer War. It includes an account of the Relief of Ladysmith, and also the story of Churchill's capture and dramatic ...
Churchill's account closely follows the major part of that invasion force, led by General Ian Hamilton-hence the book's title-and the 400 mile route march by that 11,000-strong army over a period of 55 days from April to June 1900. Along the way, Churchill witnessed in person no less than seven major battles-including those at Israel's Poorte, Houtnek, Welkom, Sand River, Lindley, Doornkop ...
Ian Hamilton Finlay war der Sohn des schottischen Paares James Hamilton Finlay und Annie Whitelaw, geborene Pettigrew. Mit sechs Jahren wurde er auf das Internat Dollar Academy in Dollar, Clackmannanshire geschickt und mit dreizehn Jahren, als der Zweite Weltkrieg ausbrach, auf die Orkney-Inseln verschickt. Kurzzeitig besuchte er die Glasgow ...
These despatches sent to the Morning Post from the the war front in 1899 were originally published in book form as London to Ladysmith via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March under the title The Boer War. In both books Churchill adopts a personal approach and recounts his own experiences.
Finely bound first-edition copy of Churchill's Ian Hamilton's March. Winston Churchill (English). Ian Hamilton's March. Together with Extracts from the Diary of Lieutenant H. Frankland, a Prisoner of War at Pretoria. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1900. Illustrated with foldout plate.
Ian Hamilton's March is the second of Churchill's two books based on his dispatches sent from the front in South Africa. In October 1899, the second Boer War erupted in South Africa between the descendants of Dutch settlers and the British. As an adventure-seeking young cavalry officer and war correspondent, Churchill swiftly found himself in ...
Ian Hamilton's March adalah sebuah buku yang ditulis oleh Winston Churchill. Karya tersebut adalah sebuah deskripsi dari pengalamannya menyertai British army pada Perang Boer Kedua , melanjutkan cerita yang dikisahkan dalam London to Ladysmith via Pretoria .
