tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post8653459434420548571..comments2024-01-13T03:07:48.472-08:00Comments on Map and Counters: BOOK REVIEW: 'THE BOER WAR'JCB IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-30289099344174730022011-11-06T16:20:26.673-08:002011-11-06T16:20:26.673-08:00Greetings Kim:
Yes, pakenham's work is truly ...Greetings Kim:<br /><br />Yes, pakenham's work is truly a superb bit of historical writing which I rank right up there with the best work of John Keegan and David Chandler. <br /><br />By the way, the edition that I actually used for this review was the 1979 edition, like yours.<br /><br />Best Regards, JoeJCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-32724532722858259422011-11-06T15:50:01.035-08:002011-11-06T15:50:01.035-08:00Forgot to mention that when I said I got the book ...Forgot to mention that when I said I got the book when first published that was copy righted in 1979 and by Random House( not the 1999 Folio Society edition)<br /><br />LoL-And mine might be a collector's item(or just a sloppy made book).The Hardbound is upside down from what's printed inside. So everytime I read the book I have to remember to turn the book upside down so the inside is Kim Meintsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-75795050796144490422011-11-06T15:40:31.252-08:002011-11-06T15:40:31.252-08:00I got this book when it was first published throu...I got this book when it was first published through the old and much better History Book Club.<br />I thought it the best of the Boar War books that I own and one I still go back and read every once and awhileKim Meintsnoreply@blogger.com