Search Results: smuts the sanguine years 1870 1919 by wk hancock

Cambridge University Press, 1962. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1150grams, ISBN:

Cambridge; 1962-1968: Cambridge University Press. First Editions. Octavo. Volume I: The Sanguine Years, 1870-1919, half-title, 618(1) pages, portrait frontispiece, folded maps (some in color), facsimiles. Volume II: The Fields of Force, 1919-1950. Half-title, xiii, 590 pages. index. Sir Keith Hancock established the Smuts archive and began this major history which begins with his early history which led to his role as Prime Minister of South Africa. He avoided the call for "native enfranchisement". At the outbreak of World War I, he was able to suppress a rebellion and overcome the Germans and their ambitions in South Africa. He was made a minister of Britain's war cabinet and considered important by Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson. His role increased while he wished to return one day to a simple rural life though each morning he would read his Greek New Testament while dealing with issues including his seeing like Winston Churchill that Mussolini and Hitler could not be reasoned with as the… Read More

London: Cambridge at the University Press, 1962 Dustjacket shelf worn with small tears. 619 pages with Index. Black and white photos with foldout maps.The book is protected by a thick plastic sleeve. Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: 6" X 9"