Product Description

The Story Of Britain's Last Great Imperial War. When Britain went to war against the Boers in October 1899, the British public expected the fighting to be over by Christmas. As it turned out, The Boer War, in Kipling's famous phrase, gave the British "no end of a lesson". Using accounts of the soldiers who fought in this bitter and bloody clash-of-arms and remarkable contemporary photographs, the programme tells the story of Britain's last great Imperial war.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32301 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-01-27
• Rating: Exempt
• Formats: Black & White, Colour, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 43 minutes

Special Features
English
Region 0

Synopsis
When the British and the Boers started to fight in South Africa in October 1899, it was expected to be a short-lived conflict. Instead it turned into a bitter and bloody war and this disc uses accounts from the soldiers who fought and contemporary photographs to tell the story of Britain's last great Imperial war.

Customer Reviews

Rather Brief
This infotainment product is a little brief. It goes straight to start of the boer war with no explanation of background. The overview is very good and the way it's told is professionel, though it has some anglofile taint.