Louis Botha

Author : Richard Steyn
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1868429237
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Louis Botha written by Richard Steyn and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Man Apart Richard Steyn once again brings to life a South African icon. Louis Botha was the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, a union he did much to create in the decade after the devastation of the Anglo-Boer War. During the war Botha was a brilliant young Boer general who through his battlefield strategy won significant victories over the British in the early stages of the war. When the weight of British arms overwhelmed the Boers, Botha along with Smuts did much to encourage peace between English and Afrikaner and led the country to Union in 1910 and dominion status. Botha was a big-hearted and generous man who showed magnanimity in his dealings with all, including former enemies. He led the South African troops to victory and the capture of German South West Africa – prior to this he had to put down a revolt of pro-German Afrikaners. At the Peace of Versailles, representing South Africa, he pleaded unsuccessfully for magnanimity towards the Germans. Botha was a globally respected figure – he and Smuts effectively operated as a double act in South Africa and on the international stage before Botha's untimely death in August 1919 at only 57. In A Man Apart this tragically short life is illuminated in full.

Author : Adam Cruise
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1770227539
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Louis Botha’s War written by Adam Cruise and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mere twelve years after fighting the British in the Anglo-Boer War, Louis Botha went to war again – this time on Britain’s side. As prime minister of the Union of South Africa at the outbreak of the Great War, Botha agreed to lead his country on a campaign against the Germans across the border in South-West Africa. But first he would have to deal with a revolt from fellow Afrikaners who would rather take up arms against him than side with the old enemy. Louis Botha’s War is the story of how a former Boer War general crushed a rebellion and rallied his country’s first united army to fight a better-equipped enemy in harsh conditions. It is a tale of thirsty men and horses trekking over miles of barren desert; German aviators flying above in rickety aeroplanes; the unusual presence of a prime minister’s wife on the field of battle; and a fabled gold-filled safe at the bottom of a lake. Adam Cruise recreates these fascinating events from journals, memoirs and documents, and describes how the remote battle sites look today. He also explores the effects of Botha’s campaign, which determined the relationship between South Africa and its northern protectorate until well into the twentieth century. This is an absorbing chronicle of the exploits of a remarkable man who has been strangely forgotten by history, but whom Winston Churchill described as the greatest general he had ever known.

Author : Adam Cruise
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781770227521
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Author : Johannes Meintjes
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General Louis Botha: a Biography written by Johannes Meintjes and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1970 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Francis Hugh De Souza
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780620320306
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Author : Frans Vredenrijk Engelenburg
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General Louis Botha written by Frans Vredenrijk Engelenburg and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Steyn
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1868426955
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jan Smuts written by Richard Steyn and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness is a re-examination of the life and thoughts of Jan Smuts. It is intended to remind a contemporary readership of the remarkable achievements of this impressive soldier-statesman. The author, a former editor of The Star, argues that Smut's role in the creation of modern South Africa should never be forgotten, not least because of his lifetime of devoted service to this country. The book draws a parallel between Smuts and President Thabo Mbeki, both architects of a new South Africa, much lionised abroad yet often distrusted at home. This highly readable account of Smut's eventful life blends fact, anecdote and opinion in an examination of his complex character, his relationships with women, spiritual and intellectual life and role as advisor to world leaders. Politics and international affairs receive the most attention, but Smut's unique contributions in a variety of other fields, including botany, conservation and philosophy, also receive attention. Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness does not shy away from the contradictions of its subject. Smuts was one of the architects of the United Nations and a great champion of human rights, yet he could not come to terms with the need to include the African majority in the politics of his own country.

Author : Michael Davitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Author : Niklas Schmidt
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403523514
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Total Pages : 738 pages
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