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Boer War - A Bitter and Bloody Clash of
Arms Boer War - Britain's Last Great Imperial
War
When Britain went to war against the
Boers in October 1899, the British public expected the fighting to be
over by Christmas. As it turned out, the Boer War, in Kipling's
famous phrase, gave the British "no end of a lesson".
Using accounts of the soldiers who fought in this bitter and bloody
clash of arms and remarkable contemporary photographs, this programme
tells the story of Britain's last great Imperial war.
Boer War - A Bitter and Bloody Clash - Video run time 42 minutes. Order code
PEG1250.
Boer War - Britain;'s Last Great
Imperial War - Video run time 42 minutes. Order code
PEG1251.
DVD covering both programmes available, Run time 84
mins. Order Code DVD1043. Price £12.99 |
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The War Against the Zulus
During the 19th century British Army marched to win an empire. But
the Zulus refused to lay down and die as the massacre of Isandlwana and
the battle of Rorke's Drift clearly show.
Run time 55mins. Order code HW006. Price £13.99. |
The Battle of Rorke's Drift
During the Zulu War, 4000 Zulu warriors attacked a garrison of 189
men in a mission station.
Run time 55mins. Order code HW019. Price £13.99. |
The Boer War & Other Colonial Adventures
Britain's armies marched to the far reaches of the globe in order to
win an empire for their queen and country.
Run time 55mins. Order code HW010. Price £13.99. |
