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This thesis examines the influence of the Boer War 1899 – 1902 upon tactics and training in the regular British Army 1902 – 1914. The work argues that several key lessons drawn from South Africa became the tactical cornerstones for infantry, artillery and cavalry throughout the …

This thesis analyses the connection between political affiliation, regional identities and coverage of the Boer War in British newspapers. The notion that a 'jingoist' popular culture made dissent impossible is challenged with research from publications associated with the Liber…

This work provides a challenging reassessment of the roles of the Australian and Canadian armed forces, using as a benchmark each other's historical experiences with expeditionary land forces from the Boer War to the War on Terror. Australia and Canada, after all, are remarkably…

This is a comparative study of Anglo-American public opinion of the 1898 Spanish-American War, the Philippine insurrection of 1899-1902 provoked by American occupation, and Britain's war with the Boers in South Africa, 1899-1902. The imperial ventures of both Great Britain and t…