The letters contained in this book, corroborated by other letters and the description of the battle of Cambrai written in the 1930s by De Pree, show a little known figure, grown in the shadow of his illustrious relative, Douglas Haig. But they also give us a vision of a whole maze of human relationships and affection that is often overlooked in official stories. And this book shows us some figures as we have never seen them, in their weaknesses and their feelings, this is very important to complete an investigation into who was the Haig man and his nephew, Hugo De Pree.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/11/in-haigs-shadow-letters-of-major.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
The letters contained in this book, corroborated by other letters and the description of the battle of Cambrai written in the 1930s by De Pree, show a little known figure, grown in the shadow of his illustrious relative, Douglas Haig. But they also give us a vision of a whole maze of human relationships and affection that is often overlooked in official stories. And this book shows us some figures as we have never seen them, in their weaknesses and their feelings, this is very important to complete an investigation into who was the Haig man and his nephew, Hugo De Pree.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/11/in-haigs-shadow-letters-of-major.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
The title really does say it all what would have happened if Rocks Drift had fallen ? How much of history would have been changed. How would this have have affected High Commissioner Frere's and Lord Chelmsford's Zulu campaign what would have been the consequences of the 1879 war all are are addressed in this fascinating and very convincing book.
Historian John Laband deserves great praise for a wonderfully detailed and thought provoking account of what may have happened if Rorke's Drift had fallen to the Zulu army.
I would definitely recommend this if you have a interest in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, to these who enjoy philosophising over alternative history and to these who enjoy reading alternate history books you won't be disappointed.
NetGalley, S Ballinger
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
The title really does say it all what would have happened if Rocks Drift had fallen ? How much of history would have been changed. How would this have have affected High Commissioner Frere's and Lord Chelmsford's Zulu campaign what would have been the consequences of the 1879 war all are are addressed in this fascinating and very convincing book.
Historian John Laband deserves great praise for a wonderfully detailed and thought provoking account of what may have happened if Rorke's Drift had fallen to the Zulu army.
I would definitely recommend this if you have a interest in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, to these who enjoy philosophising over alternative history and to these who enjoy reading alternate history books you won't be disappointed.
NetGalley, S Ballinger
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New Masterpiece for our library.
Read the full Spanish review [link=http://miniaturasjm.com/mi-biblioteca/the-angloboer-war-in-100-objects/]here[/link]
Miniaturas JM
New Masterpiece for our library.
Read the full Spanish review [link=http://miniaturasjm.com/mi-biblioteca/the-angloboer-war-in-100-objects/]here[/link]
Miniaturas JM
Article: '[i]Henry Hook to feature in new Zulu Wars book[/i]' as featured by
The Forester, 26th September 2018
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The Forester, 26th September 2018
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The Wedding Feast War
The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 1799–1877 was in many ways a 'prequel' to the more famous Zulu War of 1879, featuring as it did many of the British regiments and personalities who were to fight at Isandlwana, as well as being the final defeat of the Xhosa people and their reduction to lowly workers for the colonists. This war saw… Read more...
