tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post265133938992744736..comments2024-03-28T17:17:01.835+00:00Comments on Seeking a Little Truth: CyberKittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-13237430169455976982020-03-31T09:23:53.914+01:002020-03-31T09:23:53.914+01:00Perspective is everything I think. You more you ha...Perspective is everything I think. You more you have of it - the more rounded and accurate view you have of the world. Everything has at least two viewpoints. Why only see things from one of them, right? CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-63526784571347727902020-03-30T23:03:42.032+01:002020-03-30T23:03:42.032+01:00I do like books that tell both (or more) sides of ...I do like books that tell both (or more) sides of a story. Especially when it is empire against local people.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-46460616049418408662020-03-27T18:34:10.027+00:002020-03-27T18:34:10.027+00:00@ Stephen: Definitely a book for you I think. Poli...@ Stephen: Definitely a book for you I think. Political & Economic factors, individual 'Great Men' - both great and not so great - technological factors, developments of tactics, knock on effects to future wars and to the future of South Africa itself.... PLENTY to unpack there!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-27659595169513900672020-03-27T16:31:31.656+00:002020-03-27T16:31:31.656+00:00This is one I should read -- I know nothing about ...This is one I should read -- I know nothing about the Boer war other than that it happened. I've never been interested in the African colonial projects except to the degree that they affected the main countries involved -- causing conflict between England and France, for instance. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-44960679205137816472020-03-27T13:57:00.733+00:002020-03-27T13:57:00.733+00:00@ Mudpuddle: It was an important conflict in many ...@ Mudpuddle: It was an important conflict in many ways. A few of the top ranking generals on the Allied side fought there and some cut their teeth on that conflict before going on to MUCH bigger things in France. It also foreshadowed the decline of Empire in a real way.<br /><br />@ Brian: I guess there's only so much history you can teach and that the US had zero skin in the game? <br /><br />You bring up a good point about Gandhi and Churchill. It's where Gandhi started on his political path and where Churchill started his path to fame and power. Interestingly Arthur Conan Doyle was there too - as a doctor. Both Churchill & Doyle later wrote about their experiences which should be interesting reads!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-61418532298098621962020-03-27T09:42:16.497+00:002020-03-27T09:42:16.497+00:00I read this book a few years ago. I agree it was i...I read this book a few years ago. I agree it was informative and well worth the read. <br /><br />Here in America almost nothing is taught about this conflict in schools and it is not generally well known. <br /><br />Among the many things of note about this conflict was the involvement of a young Churchill and a young Gandhi. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-42908019345559483572020-03-27T00:10:50.550+00:002020-03-27T00:10:50.550+00:00not very well known nowadays... but has a lot of ...not very well known nowadays... but has a lot of lessons for the ambitious politician...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com