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The South African War: The Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902 General Editor: Peter Warwick
The South African War: The Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902 General Editor: Peter Warwick The South African War: The Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902 General Editor: Peter Warwick

The South African War: The Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902 General Editor: Peter Warwick

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The South African War: The Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902

An Authoritative, Multidisciplinary Reconstruction of Africa's Crucial Colonial Conflict

Bibliographic Specifications

  • Title: The South African War: The Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902
  • General Editor: Peter Warwick
  • Advisory Editor: S.B. Spies
  • Publisher: Longman Group Ltd, Harlow, Essex
  • Publication Date: 1980
  • ISBN-10: 058278526X
  • ISBN-13: 9780582785267
  • Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
  • Binding: Original publisher's premium full-cloth hardcover boards featuring sharp gilt title stamping along the spine block.
  • Physical Format: Quarto (4to), 415 pages. Elegantly enhanced with numerous black-and-white archival photographic plates, strategic military maps, timeline charts, and an exhaustive index system.
  • Language: English

Official Condition Report

  • The Book: Very Good (VG)
    • Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's cloth-bound hardcover binding shows excellent structural preservation, remaining upright with unbumped corners and flat surfaces. Displays only minor, natural shelf-handling wear at the base of the spine, entirely appropriate for an antiquarian volume of this vintage.
    • Interior: The text block is robustly bound, clean, and tight. Internal pages and high-grade photo inserts are highly preserved, crisp, and clean. The edges exhibit negligible, uniform paper toning but remain free of owner inscriptions, heavy library stamps, text underlining, or dog-ears.
  • The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
    • Condition Detail: The original illustrated dust jacket is completely intact and bright, showing only slight superficial handling friction along the upper and lower edge lines. Now professionally protected within a brand-new, clear archival-grade plastic sleeve to shield the jacket from dust, friction, and UV wear, locking in its long-term investment value.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in 1980, The South African War is widely considered one of the most comprehensive and modern academic overviews of the Anglo-Boer conflict ever compiled. Edited by distinguished historians Peter Warwick and S.B. Spies, this seminal work moves beyond traditional battle descriptions to explore the deep social, economic, and political forces behind the war.

The volume features contributions from top international scholars, examining the impact of the war on black South African populations, the harsh realities of the concentration camps, international diplomatic reactions, and the ultimate transformation of the regional landscape leading to Unionization. Packed with archival photography and highly detailed maps, this first-edition volume is a crucial cornerstone for collectors of serious Africana and military history.

Author Profile: Peter Warwick & S.B. Spies

General Editor Dr. Peter Warwick is a renowned historian and academic who specializes in late 19th- and early 20th-century southern African history. His groundbreaking archival research significantly advanced the historical understanding of non-combatant roles during colonial clashes. Advisory Editor Professor S.B. Spies was one of South Africa’s most respected historical scholars, celebrated for his rigorous research at the University of South Africa (UNISA). His deep expertise in the social disruptions of the Anglo-Boer War helped shape modern South African historical analysis.

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