Yes Chris I watched the last part of the series --missed the previous three parts. I
never
realised that there was such an aspect of to the Boer war in the accentuated form it
took.
The programme was quite interesting. It took the romance out of that war.
Warm regards
George Pennefather
Be fre
At 01:26 15/10/99 +0100, you wrote:
>
>The Channel Four documentary, if read closely, is an attempt to
>whitewash Britain's imperialist war against the Boers.
I must say I wondered. There was little attempt to say how representative
the sources were.
British atrocities seemed to be presented as
The Channel Four documentary, if read closely, is an attempt to
whitewash Britain's imperialist war against the Boers.
Up until this particular revisionist interpretation the accepted
Leninist view was that the Boers were engaged in a revolt against the
British Empire. What the C4 doc was doing
At 18:50 14/10/99 +0100, you wrote:
> Just a short while ago the 100 year anniversary of the Boer occurred. It
>is a war is little discussed despite the importance Lenin seems attributed
>to it as a historic event. Warm regards
>George Pennefather Be free to check out our Communist Think-T
Just a short while ago the 100 year anniversary of the Boer occurred. It is
a war is little discussed despite the importance Lenin seems attributed to it as
a historic event.
Warm regardsGeorge Pennefather
Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web site athttp://homepage.tinet.ie/~b
