Louis Botha's war

Softcover 

First Edition 2015

Louis Botha

Twelve years after fighting against the British during the Anglo-Boer War, Louis Botha went to war on Britains side. As prime minister of the Union of South Africa at the outbreak of the First World War, Botha agreed to lead his country on a campaign against the Germans across the border in South-West Africa.
Twelve years after fighting against the British during the Anglo-Boer War, Louis Botha went to war on Britains side. As prime minister of the Union of South Africa at the outbreak of the First World War, Botha agreed to lead his country on a campaign against the Germans across the border in South-West Africa. But first he would have to deal with a conflict at home. Many Afrikaners balked at the prime ministers decision, and so began a war on two fronts