Mafeking: A Diary of the Siege by Major F. D. Baillie (Paperback, 2009)

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Seller: eddie10_10 ✉️ (51,280) 99.4%, Location: Manchester, GB, Ships to: AMERICAS & many other countries, Item: 163010577314 Mafeking: A Diary of the Siege by Major F. D. Baillie (Paperback, 2009). Please be advised that this title is now a print on demand item,  the lead time is 15 days from date of order. Published in association with The National Army Museum London, this is a diary of the legendary Boer War siege of Mafeking. Its author was a former Hussar officer turned war correspondent who witnessed the siege at Baden-Powell's side.
The siege of Mafeking is a legendary event in British history, and not only for its military importance in reversing the fortunes of the Boer War and giving Britain's national morale a massive fillip at a very low ebb. Its lasting importance, however, lies in the innovative defence conducted by its commander, Col. Robert Baden-Powell, who later found fame as the founder of the Boy Scout movement. This book is an account of the siege by an expert insider who endured the experience at Baden-Powell's side. Major F. D. Baillie was a former Hussar officer who later became a war correspondent for the Morning Post newspaper. His illustrated book shows both the privations of the siege, and also the ingenuity employed by Mafeking's defenders - an armoured train, an old Naval cannon, emergency bank notes, and fake barbed wire - to successfully withstand the siege.   GB/DS

  • Condition: New
  • EAN: 9781845747398
  • Publication Year: 2009
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Publication Name: Mafeking: a Diary of the Siege
  • Item Height: 140mm
  • Author: Major F. D. Baillie
  • Publisher: Naval & Military Press LTD
  • Item Width: 216mm
  • Subject: History
  • Item Weight: 384g
  • Number of Pages: 300 Pages

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