Clearly my duty : the letters of Sir John Gilmour from the Boer War 1900-1901
Gilmour, John, Sir1996
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Jack Gilmour, later Sir John Gilmour, Bart. commanded the Fife Light Horse Company of the Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer War. After service at Gallipoli and in Egypt, he became First Secretary of State for Scotland, then Home Secretary. This is a frank and sometimes outspoken account of the British military performance against the Boers. His letters home provide a fascinating contemporary insight into the social history of the period
Main title:
Clearly my duty : the letters of Sir John Gilmour from the Boer War 1900-1901 / edited by Patrick Mileham ; foreword by the Rt Hon Lord Younger of Prestwick.
Imprint:
Phantassie : Tuckwell Press, 1996.
Collation:
xx,200p, [[8]p of plates : geneal.table, map ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1898410348
Dewey class:
968.048092968.204
Language:
English
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BRN:
3422031
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