Project Gutenberg 2005-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 115 Nevinson, Henry Woodd 1856 1941 Nevinson, H. W. (Henry Woodd) Nevinson, Henry W. Nevinson, Henry Wood Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege" by Henry Woodd Nevinson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the experiences and observations during the siege of Ladysmith in South Africa, which was a significant event in the Second Boer War. Nevinson's narrative provides a detailed perspective on the strategies, battles, and the conditions faced by both British troops and Boer forces throughout the conflict. At the start of the diary, Nevinson finds himself aboard a train filled with Boer soldiers heading toward the front lines, painting a vivid picture of the pre-war atmosphere. He reflects on his journey through various towns, emphasizing the human cost of the looming conflict as families say their goodbyes. By the second chapter, he reaches Ladysmith, which is on the brink of encirclement by Boer forces. The opening sets the stage for the following combat and survival narratives, highlighting daily life amid the escalating tensions and the psychological effects of war on both soldiers and civilians. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ladysmith (South Africa) -- History -- Siege, 1899-1900 DT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 414122 414211 2024-10-07T11:24:15.401096 2023-09-07T11:42:29.171070 text/html text/html 415414 2020-12-12T11:50:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2048228 2020-12-12T11:50:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2101708 2024-10-07T11:24:26.971491 application/epub+zip 2103069 2024-10-07T11:24:19.887249 application/epub+zip 227679 2024-10-07T11:24:17.805044 application/epub+zip 1916091 2024-10-07T11:24:31.922498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1874528 2024-10-07T11:24:25.126510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358294 2022-09-08T06:28:04.803916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371825 371724 2024-10-07T11:24:14.517204 2023-09-07T11:42:28.366975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 371621 2020-12-12T11:50:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144398 2020-12-12T11:50:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 371646 2020-12-12T11:50:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144349 2020-12-12T11:50:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21215 2024-10-07T11:24:32.064480 application/rdf+xml 15246 2024-10-07T11:24:18.385021 image/jpeg 3801 2024-10-07T11:24:18.105031 image/jpeg 2179251 2024-10-07T11:24:15.497199 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia