Harry Smith's Last Throw-The Eighth Frontier War 1850-1853. Recounts the Great Victories and Crushing Defeats of the Eight Frontier War.
Draws on Facinating First-Hand Accounts of the Fighting...With a Colourful Cast of Characters including some of History's Greatest and Most Famous Military Figures.
This important new book tells the harrowing story of the Eighth Frontier War against the Xhosa people of the Eastern Cape, often from the viewpoint of those actually doing the fighting. It was the longest of those wars and it was to be followed by the Ninth, and last, in 1877-1878. By that time there remained little of the Xhosa lands which they had once called their own, the extent of which had been eroded after almost every war.
Hardback with unclipped dustcover xxiii plus 310 pages text with maps and supporting illustrations. As New.
- Jacket Condition: Fine
- Binding Condition: Fine
- Overall Condition: Fine
- Size: 26 X 14cm
- Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
- Contact Person: Ian & Yvonne Halford
- Country: United Kingdom
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