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e - Field Guide to the Battlefields of South Africa

ISBN 
9781920545758
Format 
Epub
Recommended Price 
R425.00
Published 
December 2013
About the book: 
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 to 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:
  • 580 images
  • 80 illustrated timelines
  • 60 fact and feature boxes
  • 16 annotated battle maps
  • 10 regional locator maps
  • Detailed directions to each site
  • GPS co-ordinates for inaccessible locations.
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.
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About the Author
Nicki von der Heyde read History at the University of Cape Town. Based in KwaZulu-Natal, she is a specialist battlefields tour operator, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an honorary life member of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society.

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