Buy this book on-line Baillie, F. D : Mafeking: A Diary of the SiegeNaval and Military Press, Uckfield, UK, 2009 ISBN 1845747399
Pages viii + 299 with numerous sketch illustrations. The siege of Mafeking is a legendary event in British history, and not only for its military importance in reversing the fortunes of the Boer War and giving Britain's national morale a massive fillip at a very low ebb. Its lasting importance, however, lies in the innovative defence conducted by its commander, Col. Robert Baden-Powell, who later found fame as the founder of the Boy Scout movement. This book is an account of the siege by an expert insider who endured the experience at Baden-Powell's side. Major F. D. Baillie was a former Hussar officer who later became a war correspondent for the Morning Post newspaper. His illustrated book shows both the privations of the siege, and also the ingenuity employed by Mafeking's defenders - an armoured train, an old Naval cannon, emergency bank notes, and fake barbed wire - to successfully withstand the siege. ALL ORDERS DESPATCHED BY COURIER WITH A TRACKING NUMBER. (NMP-EWS-WKW-U16By). Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Baillie, F. D : Mafeking: A Diary of the Siege. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, fine bindings, used books, livres anciens and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |