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Tales From The Seat Of War Purport To Record South African Fronts
Excerpts from letters and reports by a British officer attached to Brimington’s Guides describe six months of South Africa operations. The prose condemns enemy Boers and home army policy, recounts military executions, traitor courts martial, and harshly contrasts Boer types with British actions amid a brutal war.
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Brmington
Vancuracenes Ofachim
South Africa
Modder River
Kimberley
England
Dorper
Hhat
Alan