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Springboks on the Somme: South Africa in the Great War 1914 - 1918

About the Author

Bill Nasson was born in Cape Town where he survived schooling and adolescence and was spared the fate of any kind of armed service. He was educated at the universities of Hull, York and Cambridge and has held visiting fellowships at Cambridge University, The Australian National University and the University of Illinois. For many years he has been working at the University of Cape Town where he is presently Professor of History. He is the author of many publications, including the highly acclaimed Abraham Esau's War, The South African War 1899-1902, and Britannia's Empire.

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