{"product_id":"the-war-reporter-the-anglo-boer-war-through-the-eyes-of-the-burghers-j-e-h-grobler","title":"The War Reporter: The Anglo-Boer War through the eyes of the burghers - J.E.H. Grobler","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eWhen the might of the British Empire was turned against the Boer Republics in Southern Africa in 1899–1902, much of the rest of the world rooted secretly for the gallant underdogs—but since the bitter\u003cspan class=\"citation-249\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-248 citation-249 citation-end-249\"\u003e resolution of the Anglo-Boer War, history has conspired to tell its story from the British point of view.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-248 citation-end-248\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-247\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-246 citation-247\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-246 citation-247\"\u003eThis is a history book with a difference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-246 citation-247 citation-end-247\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-246 citation-end-246\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-244\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-244 citation-245\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-244 citation-245\"\u003eThe War Reporter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-244 citation-245 citation-end-245\"\u003e takes an imaginative leap to rec\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-244\"\u003eonstruct the world of, up to the outset of the last century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-244 citation-end-244\"\u003ethe proud South African freedom fi\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eghters of the twentieth century. Here, in newspaper format as it might have been, is the story of the 'English War' told by the Boers: by officers directing their troops on the battlefields of Magersfontein, Colenso and Spioenkop; by 'Bitter-einder' burghers on commando; men laying endless siege to Mafeking and Ladysmith; women and children in concentration camps; the government in exile and many other participants, all in a wealth of contemporary sources and photographs.\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eOne of the most formidable challenges that face historians is to understand the \u003ci\u003ezeitgeist\u003c\/i\u003e or atmosphere of the period they write about. This same is true for readers of history books. A failure to understand the situation at the time makes it virtually impossible to understand the major events, the decisions taken by the major participants, the reactions of the ordinary people and the contradictions of the past in the context in which they occurred. This was the author's biggest challenge as he attempted to port\u003cspan class=\"citation-243\"\u003eray the world and the views of the Boers as the Anglo-Boer War progressed. The book is first and foremost an attempt to answer the question, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-243\"\u003e'What did the Boers experience in the Anglo-Boer War?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-243\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-243\"\u003eThe War Reporter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-243 citation-end-243\"\u003e sets out to illuminate the opposing percepti\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eons of the Boer society on specific war issues in the wider sense of the word. Not only military confrontations are reported on, but also life on commando, the experiences of prisoners of war in camps scattered across the globe, the activities of Boer delegates abroad whose mission it was to bring about foreign intervention on the Boer side, the activities of prominent individuals, such as President Paul Kruger and Emily Hobhouse, and the dismal fate of the women and children in the concentration camps. The reports cover Boer views on issues as diverse as the morality of propaganda; the 'treachery' of so-called joiners; the execution of traitors, of Cape Rebels and of Boer officers; British scorched earth tactics; the involvement of blacks in the war; the Boer treatment of British soldiers and officers captured by them; the Boer longing for peace and the impact of the war on Boer religion.\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Story Station","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47251676758255,"sku":"THE04321","price":299.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/6538\/6223\/files\/adsad_8cfa4bc4-5796-4dc6-9a2e-17f6821ca3d2.jpg?v=1764622661","url":"https:\/\/www.thestorystation.co.za\/products\/the-war-reporter-the-anglo-boer-war-through-the-eyes-of-the-burghers-j-e-h-grobler","provider":"The Story Station","version":"1.0","type":"link"}