Another excellent article by Bruce Gilley
Well worth reading by anyone with an open mind: https://nas.org/blogs/dicta/was-it-good-fortune-of-being-enslaved-by-the-british-empire
The Fable of the Frog
Though a proud Afrikaner himself, Former Leader of the Pretoria Bar, Advocate J. W. Wessels made a speech in 1900 in which he described a rather unpleasant trait found in many of his kinsmen, and one which had played a large part in the Boer...
Fiasco
I have just finished reading ‘Fiasco – The American Military Adventure in Iraq’, by Thomas E. Ricks. It is an eye-opening read, and brilliantly written. Having worked in Iraq for several years, I found it fascinating reading and would recommend...
Well worth watching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR9WUV1SJY8&t=7s
Seeing red
A few years ago, I enjoyed a trip on Rovos Rail from Pretoria to Durban. As one might expect, the journey included several stops / excursions along the way, one of which was to the Nambiti Game Reserve, near Ladysmith. The young game guide should...
There are none so blind as those who will not see
The rantings of True Believers entertain me in many ways, but one that gives me the most laughs is the way that their take on the Boer War is in no way linked to historical reality. This means that any chance of rational discussion with them is...
Humpty Dumpty is alive and well
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” There are some weird and wonderful characters on Quora, but one of the more entertaining...
If you only read two books this year…
If you only read two books on South African History this year, then make sure they are Dr Damian O’Connor’s two volumes of ‘A Short History of South Africa’ (Obviously, if you read three, then I suggest the third should be ‘Kruger’s War’…...
The Power of Propaganda
As much as it pains me to say it, the Apartheid regime propagandists, modern-day fanatical Defenders of the Myth, and other assorted ‘useful idiots’, really have done an amazing job of entrenching their utterly false version of the Boer War deep...
Exploits of a Cycle Section
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/capture-boer-soliders-cyclists
Mass Murder at Tweebosch
De la Rey’s victory over Lord Methuen’s column at Tweebosch on the 7th of March 1902 is one of the more trumpeted battles of the Boer War. Modern day True Believers can hardly contain themselves as they squeal how the plucky old Boers vanquished...
‘Kruger’s War’ now available on Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/Krugers-War-Truth-behind-Myths-ebook/dp/B07R8VF8M8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Kruger%27s+war&qid=1556887887&s=digital-text&sr=1-1