"Winston Churchill: Hero of the Empire-Book Review" Topic
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| 15th Hussar | 19 Sep 2016 6:42 a.m. PST |
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| GreenLeader | 19 Sep 2016 8:26 a.m. PST |
'When Britain declared war on the Boers'?
'When diamonds were discovered in the Transvaal'?
'All the major battles thus far had been won by the Boers'? Either this reviewer has no clue, or the book is complete hogwash. How does this crap get published. I will be staying well clear. |
| 15th Hussar | 19 Sep 2016 10:36 a.m. PST |
Yeah, I wasn't endorsing it so much as letting everyone know… |
| GreenLeader | 19 Sep 2016 10:39 a.m. PST |
Yeah, sorry mate – I wasn't shooting the messenger! |
| Earl of the North | 19 Sep 2016 10:40 a.m. PST |
Historical accuracy is over rated…….as Gandhi once said to Darth Vader.  |
| 15th Hussar | 19 Sep 2016 10:46 a.m. PST |
No prob, GreenLeader…all is well. |
| dbf1676 | 21 Sep 2016 8:18 p.m. PST |
Greenleader, I've started the book and you will be happy to know that the errors you pointed out must have come from the reviewer, since they are not in the book. It's quite good, actually. |
| GreenLeader | 22 Sep 2016 3:48 a.m. PST |
dbf1676 In that case, I shall try to buy a copy. Thanks for the confirmation… makes you wonder if these reviewers ever actually read the books in question? |
| dbf1676 | 22 Sep 2016 8:21 a.m. PST |
The book doesn't actually say where the Jacobs and De Beer farms were. It goes into detail about the Boer ultimatum, which it quotes. |
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