The Rules of War

By James V Byrom
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Published: Oct. 22, 2012
Words: 108,650 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301589838

Short description

In 1899 when Britain went to war against the Boer republics in South Africa it ripped the heart out of the Afrikaner people. This fact-based novel follows Mattie Taljaard, a Boer woman, and John Errington, an English-speaking colonial, through pain, suffering and tragedy until finally they were brought together in strange and moving circumstances. With three maps.

Extended description

In 1899 when Britain went to war against the Boer republics in South Africa, it ripped the heart out of the Afrikaner people. This fact-based novel follows the trials and tribulations of Mattie Taljaard, a Boer woman, and John Errington, an English-speaking colonial who volunteered to fight for the British. As the tide of war ebbed and flowed it took John and Mattie through pain, suffering and tragedy, until it finally brought them together in strange and moving circumstances.
The might of the British Empire backing Britain's bid to grab the gold-rich Transvaal, against the small irregular armies of the Transvaal and Free State Republics, was an uneven struggle, with the Boers fighting a guerilla campaign which angered and frustrated the British generals. They vented their anger on the civilian population with reprisals, home burnings and the destruction of crops and livestock. Those turned out of their homes (in contravention of The Hague Convention signed by Britain a year before) .. (Read more) In 1899 when Britain went to war against the Boer republics in South Africa, it ripped the heart out of the Afrikaner people. This fact-based novel follows the trials and tribulations of Mattie Taljaard, a Boer woman, and John Errington, an English-speaking colonial who volunteered to fight for the British. As the tide of war ebbed and flowed it took John and Mattie through pain, suffering and tragedy, until it finally brought them together in strange and moving circumstances.
The might of the British Empire backing Britain's bid to grab the gold-rich Transvaal, against the small irregular armies of the Transvaal and Free State Republics, was an uneven struggle, with the Boers fighting a guerilla campaign which angered and frustrated the British generals. They vented their anger on the civilian population with reprisals, home burnings and the destruction of crops and livestock. Those turned out of their homes (in contravention of The Hague Convention signed by Britain a year before) were herded into "refugee camps" where thousands of men, women and children perished. From these hardships emerged stories of kindness, humility and love. With three maps.
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love, human drama, kindness, greed, boer war, fact based fiction

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