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Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian) - Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899
Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian) - Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899 Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian) - Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899 Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian) - Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899 Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian) - Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899 Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian) - Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899

Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian) - Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899

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Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog (Deel II): Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899

 

Bibliographic Specifications

  • Title: Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog: Deel II. Die Ontplooing van die Boere-Offensief, Oktober 1899
  • Author: Dr. J. H. Breytenbach (State Historian)
  • Publisher: Nasionale Pers Beperk, Cape Town (for the Government Printer)
  • Publication Date: 1949
  • ISBN: Not issued (Pre-dates the ISBN system)
  • Edition Details: First Edition, Volume 2 of the definitive state-commissioned history series.
  • Binding: Original publisher's cloth-bound hardcover.
  • Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

  • The Book: Very Good Minus (VG-)
    • Interior: Excellent preservation internally. The text block is exceptionally clean, crisp, and firmly bound, rating at a Very Good Plus level with no internal markings or heavy foxing.
    • Exterior: The exterior boards display classic age-related shelf-wear. Notable fading and rubbing are concentrated along the spine section, paired with light bumping to the outer corners.
  • The Dust Jacket: Not Present (As Catalogued)

Synopsis & Historical Context

Written by South Africa's premier state military historian, Dr. J.H. Breytenbach, this second volume of the monumental Die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog series deals strictly with the tactical deployment and grand strategy of the Boer Offensive in October 1899. Relying directly on official ZAR and Orange Free State republican archives, the text provides an unparalleled day-by-day analysis of the initial Boer movements across the Natal and Cape frontiers, laying bare the logistical realities, commando structures, and early tactical triumphs that defined the opening month of the war.

 

Author Profile: Dr. J. H. Breytenbach

Dr. Johan Hendrik Breytenbach was the official state-appointed historian tasked with compiling the comprehensive, multi-volume history of the Anglo-Boer War. His decades of archival curation, rigorous source verification, and access to private commando journals made his work the standard, undisputed baseline reference text for military historians worldwide studying Southern African conflict dynamics.

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