Victoria's World

The Boer War: Costly Lessons for the British Empire


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On the eighth episode of Victoria's World, Noah chats with with military historian Ian Beckett about the British experience during the Boer War (1899 – 1902), one of the more complicated engagements in British military history.


A retired Professor of Military History from the University of Kent, Professor Beckett has an international reputation for his work on the history of the British army and has written several books about the topic. 


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