Commando

Reitz, Deneys

ISBN 10: 1920265686 / ISBN 13: 9781920265687

Published by Cruguru, 2009

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A few small stains.

Seller Inventory # rev4057011364

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Commando
• Publisher: Cruguru
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1920265686
• ISBN 13: 9781920265687
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 350 grams

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Synopsis

(Revised in May 2009) 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.