With The Guns In South Africa

Morrison, E. W. B.

Hamilton, ON, 1901


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Details

Hardcover, 307 pages, 5x7.5 in. [12.5x19 cm.], B&W illustrations and photographs.

Condition

Booksellers coordinates neatly ink stamped on the blank front endpaper. Text block age-tanned, with light staining throughout. Boards with small abrasions, shelf wear, and random staining.

Notes


Personal narrative of the South African War by a Canadian artillery officer. Morrison describes campaigning in the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, and Cape Colony, with accounts of artillery operations, line-of-communication duties, camp life, military logistics, and encounters with Boer forces. Includes observations on fellow officers and the conditions experienced by Canadian troops in the field.