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Books--What are you reading/read and recommendations 9 years 2 weeks ago #26783

coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	A new addition to the library added. Despatches from the front Regards Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments:
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Books--What are you reading/read and recommendations 9 years 2 weeks ago #26787

Breaker Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 11 Thank you received: 2	Recently, I have been enjoying a re-read of THE BOER WAR, by Thomas Packenham.To my mind, it is absolutely the best-researched, most thorough, account of the Anglo-Boer War.
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Books--What are you reading/read and recommendations 9 years 2 weeks ago #26789

SWB Offline Senior Member Posts: 1838 Thank you received: 453	Hello Paul Is this book any good? Regards Meurig coldstream wrote: A new book added to the collection this week, purchased from The Minster Bookshop York for a bargain price www.ghsmithbookshop.com/index.php?main_p...info&products_id=180 Regards Paul Researcher & Collector The Register of the Anglo-Boer Wars 1899-1902 theangloboerwars.blogspot.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/boerwarregister
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Books--What are you reading/read and recommendations 9 years 2 weeks ago #26790

SWB Offline Senior Member Posts: 1838 Thank you received: 453	Just read the Introduction on Amazon, oh dear! I hope that the authors don't write anymore and just let the despatches speak for themselves. coldstream wrote: A new addition to the library added. Despatches from the front Regards Paul Researcher & Collector The Register of the Anglo-Boer Wars 1899-1902 theangloboerwars.blogspot.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/boerwarregister
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Books--What are you reading/read and recommendations 9 years 2 weeks ago #26801

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Hello Meurig,

The first chapters are a history of the village at the time.
The book then concentrates on the men of the village that went to fight in the war, dedicating a chapter to each man.
I have started to read and find it a good source of local history.

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Paul

SWB wrote: Hello Paul

Is this book any good?

Regards
Meurig

coldstream wrote: A new book added to the collection this week, purchased from The Minster Bookshop York for a bargain price

www.ghsmithbookshop.com/index.php?main_p...info&products_id=180

Regards
Paul

"From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."

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Books--What are you reading/read and recommendations 9 years 2 weeks ago #26802

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Meurig,

The book does concentrate on original untouched despatches as far as I can see.
BTW I only paid a couple of pounds for it in a charity shop

Regards
Paul

SWB wrote: Just read the Introduction on Amazon, oh dear! I hope that the authors don't write anymore and just let the despatches speak for themselves.

coldstream wrote: A new addition to the library added.
Despatches from the front

Regards
Paul