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The pictorial laminated boards have very slight wear, and the book pages are clean, clear and intact and the spine remains undamaged. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are any number of books on battles in South Africa, particularly the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer Wars, and on certain individual battles or campaigns. Surprisingly there is no general work describing a wide range of them. This book aims to plug the gap. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt tells the stories of 26 battles between 1725 and 1927, written in a lively, personal style. It brings to life these battles, some critical, some curious, and recreates battles whose names are now unknown or, if known, their details forgotten. Who, for instance, knows that there was a significant battle fought in what is now the Kruger National Park in 1725? Who links South Africa with naval battles? Who knows which hill was not only the site of a fierce Anglo-Boer battle but is also associated with the first novel written by an African anywhere in Africa? What military episode, where not a shot was fired, helped precipitate South Africa into the First World War? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattles of South Africa resuscitates aspects of military and social history and encourages you to travel to sites you might otherwise ignore. This interesting and informative book recounts key battles which helped shape the last 500 years of South African history. Couzens includes conflicts from the establishment of the first European settlement up to political protests in the twentieth century. 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