[Prof. (Fransjohan) Pretorius] - De La Rey: Die Leeu van die Wes-Transvaal

De La Rey: Die Leeu van die Wes-Transvaal

A Richly Contextualized Modern Biography of a Legendary Boer Strategist

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: De La Rey: Die Leeu van die Wes-Transvaal
• Author: Prof. Fransjohan Pretorius
• Publisher: Protea Boekhuis, Pretoria
• Publication Date: 2007
• ISBN-10: 1869191765
• ISBN-13: 9781869191764
• Edition Details: First Edition, Protea Softcover Issue
• Binding: Original publisher's premium heavy-gauge illustrated card wrappers (softcover)
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior: The illustrated softcover wraps are clean, flat, and remarkably free of the corner-curling or edge peeling that typically affects trade softcovers. Spine is unbroken and uncreased.
• Interior: The text block is perfectly tight, square, and firm. Internal pages are exceptionally clean, white, and crisp. Free of any personal inscriptions, dealer markings, or dog-ears.

Synopsis & Historical Significance

Published in 2007 by Protea Boekhuis, De La Rey: Die Leeu van die Wes-Transvaal delivers a compelling, deeply authoritative biographical study of General Koos de la Rey.

Written by premier historian Fransjohan Pretorius, this book tracks De la Rey’s legendary rise as a military mastermind who pioneered lightning-fast trench and mobile guerrilla warfare tactics that continually outwitted British columns in the Western Transvaal. Moving past romanticized myth-making, Pretorius provides a balanced look at the general's deep spiritual convictions, his early reluctance to engage in a war he opposed, and his dramatic, tragic end in 1914.

Author Profile: Prof. Fransjohan Pretorius

Professor Fransjohan Pretorius is an internationally acclaimed academic and emeritus professor of history at the University of Pretoria. As a recognized leading authority on Anglo-Boer War history, his books for publishers like Protea Boekhuis are highly valued by curators and historians for their deep reliance on primary archival sources.