Good-Bye Dolly Gray: The Story Of The Boer War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the turn of the twentieth century, the British Empire sent its soldiers marching into the sun-scorched veldt of South Africa, setting the stage for one of history's most brutal and transformative colonial conflicts. Good-bye Dolly Gray: The Story of the Boer War chronicles the full sweep of the South African War (1899–1902), from the opening salvos at Mafeking and Ladysmith to the bitter guerrilla campaigns that forced the Empire to reassess its very notion of military supremacy. Rayne Kruger presents a panoramic narrative that moves fluidly between the grand strategies of generals and the raw, human experiences of the soldiers and civilians caught in the crossfire, capturing both the heroism and the terrible cost of a war fought on the fringes of empire. Kruger's achievement lies in his ability to weave political intrigue, military history, and human drama into a single, compulsively readable account that illuminates why the Boer War stands as a pivotal moment in the decline of Victorian confidence. His prose is vivid and authoritative, drawing on a wealth of primary sources to reconstruct a conflict that gave the world the concentration camp and redefined modern warfare. A landmark work of popular military history, Good-bye Dolly Gray leaves the reader asking a haunting question: what does victory truly cost when an empire must abandon its own ideals to win?
Author: Rayne Kruger
Format: Hardback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the turn of the twentieth century, the British Empire sent its soldiers marching into the sun-scorched veldt of South Africa, setting the stage for one of history's most brutal and transformative colonial conflicts. Good-bye Dolly Gray: The Story of the Boer War chronicles the full sweep of the South African War (1899–1902), from the opening salvos at Mafeking and Ladysmith to the bitter guerrilla campaigns that forced the Empire to reassess its very notion of military supremacy. Rayne Kruger presents a panoramic narrative that moves fluidly between the grand strategies of generals and the raw, human experiences of the soldiers and civilians caught in the crossfire, capturing both the heroism and the terrible cost of a war fought on the fringes of empire. Kruger's achievement lies in his ability to weave political intrigue, military history, and human drama into a single, compulsively readable account that illuminates why the Boer War stands as a pivotal moment in the decline of Victorian confidence. His prose is vivid and authoritative, drawing on a wealth of primary sources to reconstruct a conflict that gave the world the concentration camp and redefined modern warfare. A landmark work of popular military history, Good-bye Dolly Gray leaves the reader asking a haunting question: what does victory truly cost when an empire must abandon its own ideals to win?