Boer Prisoners of War in Bermuda by Benbow, Colin
Very Scarce ~Signed by the author on the verso of the front cover.
Boer Prisoners of War in Bermuda by Benbow, Colin
Condition: Good - Very good. This book is in very good condition. The wraps have some very slight/limited signs of wear and a slight curl to the corners and the book block is slightly dusty. The book’s pages are clean, intact and the corners and spine remains undamaged. This book has been well maintained and looked after thus far.
Signed by the author on the verso of the front cover. A number of maps of Bermuda and The Islands and the placement of the camps. Numerous photographs of life in the camp. Includes brief biographical details on some prisoners. 136 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 3rd Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Softcover. Thick cardwraps with some creasing and light sunning at the spine.
Publisher: The Bermuda Historical Society
Date Published: 1994
Publication Place: Bermuda
First Edition: Yes
On 11 October 1899 when the war between Britain and the Boer republics commenced, Christiaan de Wet was a common burgher in the ranks of the Heilbron Commando. When the war ended three years later he held the rank of Vecht-Generaal (fighting general). He had established a worldwide reputation as a most remarkable guerilla fighter. He was the man the British couldn’t catch.
The damage this virtually unschooled farmer who’d never had a formal lesson in military tactics did was nothing less than astonishing.
