Gen. Christiaan Rudolf de Wet - Three Years War (October 1899 – May 1902)
Three Years War
A Classically Protected Trade Edition of General de Wet’s Immortal Masterwork
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Three Years War (October 1899 – May 1902)
- Author: Gen. Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
- Publisher: Galago Publishing / Modern Reprint Variant
- Publication Date: 2005
- ISBN-10: 1919854096
- ISBN-13: 9781919854090
- Edition Details: Standard Trade Softcover Edition
- Binding: Original publisher's illustrated card wrappers (softcover)
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Good Overall / Clean Interior
- Exterior / Wraps: The softcover card wrappers remain solid and flat, and have been carefully covered and protected with clear schoolbook-grade adhesive plastic to prevent future edge wear.
- Interior: The text block is solid and tight. The preliminary pages exhibit slight wrinkling and minor age-related tanning or spotting. The front free endpaper features a noticeable mark where a previous retail price sticker was untidily removed, though the internal text pages remain clean, crisp, and fully readable.
Synopsis & Historical Legacy
Gen. Christiaan de Wet’s Three Years War is widely considered one of the most famous personal accounts of guerrilla warfare ever written.
Translated directly from his original diaries, the text provides a detailed, firsthand look at how a citizen army of farmers repeatedly evaded and disrupted the massive military machinery of the British Empire. Covering the major actions of the war up to the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging, this memoir stands as a classic piece of military literature, valued worldwide for its raw honesty and tactical insights.
Author Profile: Gen. Christiaan de Wet
General Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (1854–1922) was a brilliant, internationally celebrated Boer guerrilla leader. His rapid-movement commando tactics and uncanny ability to slip through British cordon networks made him a legendary figure of resistance, whose writings were later studied closely by military strategists around the globe.
