Commando by Deneys Reitz, Softcover Book

Title: Commando by Deneys Reitz, Softcover Book.
A Boer Journal of the Anglo-Boer War
Author: Deneys Reitz.
Type: Non-Fiction Biography.
Edition: 1998.
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Year Published: 1998.
Format: Softcover Book.
Printed By: CTP Printers.
Page Count: 258.
Size: Width:15cm
      Height:20cm
      Thickness:1.5cm
Info:
Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country." Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer Commandos, where each Commando consisted mainly of farmers on horseback, using their own horses and guns. Commando describes the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle. Reitz was fortunate to be present at nearly every one of the major battles of the war. Commando is a straightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and brings us a vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare, especially later in the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on, braving heat, cold, rain, tiring horses, and lack of food, clothing, and boots.
Condition: Very Good, all pages, covers, spine and binding in very good condition.
Price: R 245.00 Inc Vat.