Managing the South African War, 1899-1902 : politicians v. generals
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Managing the South African War, 1899-1902 : politicians v. generals
（Royal Historical Society studies in history new series, New series）
Boydell Press, 1998
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-199) and index
Published for the Royal Historical Society
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This case study of the power struggle between politicians and generals for control of the strategic management of the South African War illuminates Victorian and Edwardian civil-military relations.
Of all the wars fought by Britain between 1815 and 1914, the South African War (1899-1902) was the most extensive and costly. A few thousand Boer farmers defied the British army for nearly three years and were only defeated following the devastation of much of South Africa. Consequently, the war shattered many illusions about the effectiveness of British imperial power. This book is the first comprehensive survey of the disputes which arose between the British government and Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner for South Africa, and three of the era's most famous soldiers, Lords Wolseley, Roberts, and Kitchener, which centred on whether the politicians or generals should control the strategic management of the war; it argues that the army eventually gained control of the war, with Kitchener in particular determining both its strategy and its settlement.
KEITH TERRANCE SURRIDGE teaches at theUniversity of Notre Dame, London Programme.
目次
- Managing the Boer threat - 1895-9
- the final crisis - June-October 1899
- war, defeat and reform - October 1899-November 1901
- the conquest of the Boer republics - December 1899-September 1900
- police and refugees - May-December 1900
- battling for supremacy - December 1900-July 1901
- Kitchener's victory - July 1901-March 1902
- managing the peace - the Treaty of Vereeniging - December 1901-June 1902.
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