The Transvaal War Album: An Album, wherein the Various Regiments and other Principal Units of the Forces engaged in the Boer Campaign of 1899-1900, are Illustrated

Description:

Portraits are also given of the Generals who have conducted the operations, and the Staff and Regimental Officers who have organized and lead the British and Colonial Forces.

After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) became a journalist. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. This work, published during the Second Boer War, (also known as the Boer War or the South African War), was fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics 1899 to 1902. The book is extensively illustrated with photographs. In addition to British forces it also includes images of Australian and New Zealand forces.

Condition

Folio (368x254mm), orig dec cloth, gilt, bevelled boards, minor wear. Owner's name to endpaper. Vg