David Snape

Broschiertes Buch

The Rescue They Called a Raid

The Jameson Raid 1895-96

Beschreibung

Almost one hundred and twenty five years ago, a Scottish adventurer attempted to expand the British Empire in South Africa with the backing of a mere 500 men. He was part of a conspiracy of entrepreneurs, gold magnates and politicians, each of whom had different motives for supporting and encouraging his actions. Leander Starr Jameson's Raid failed

Autor

David Snape spent almost four decades in education as a head teacher of secondary schools, chief examiner, school adviser and local education authority officer. On retirement, he continued his interest in Military History by taking an M.A. degree at the University of Wolverhampton. In 2017, he was awarded the prize for best performing postgraduate student in History, Politics and War Studies for his study of the Indian Army in the First World War. David is a regular contributor to the Victorian Military History Society's magazine, Soldiers of the Queen and was awarded the Society's Howard Browne Medal in 2019 for an assessment of Kitchener's Indian Army reforms. He has also contributed to Durbar, the magazine of the Indian Historical Society and Stand To, the journal of the Western Front Association.

Produktdetails

• From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 180mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9781913118778
• ISBN-10: 1913118770
• Artikelnr.: 57577465