F - South Africa 1

Lesotho is rather different from most other African countries. For starters, it is a kingdom, which preserves a traditional hierarchy and customs, and its population consists of one fairly homogenou……続きを見る

‘A just biography of an important figureーpolitical philosopher, soldier in three wars, scientist, statesmanーJan Smuts, who has played a long and decisive role in the formation and consolidation of……続きを見る

African Holocaust, which was first published in 1962, tells the extraordinary story of how and why a group of 22 Catholic converts to Christianity in the historical kingdom of Buganda (now part of U……続きを見る

The precipitous rise and controversial fall of a formidable African leader. Samora Machel (1933–1986), the son of small-town farmers, led his people through a war against their Portuguese colonists ……続きを見る

At the advent of the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War), F.W. Reitz, in his capacity of State Secretary of the South African Republic, published an overview of Anglo-Boer relations in the nin……続きを見る

Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was a British explorer, hunter and conservationist, and is most remembered for his activities in Southeast Africa. Selous explored lesser-known areas, where he……続きを見る

Frederick Russell Burnham: Explorer, discoverer, cowboy, and Scout. Native American, he served as chief of scouts in the Boer War, an intimate friend of Lord Baden-Powell. As an honorary Scout of th……続きを見る

F. F. Pienaar's 'With Steyn and De Wet' is a gripping account of the Boer War through the eyes of two prominent figures, General Christiaan de Wet and General Martinus Steyn. Pienaar's literary styl……続きを見る