Top 10 Books on South African History

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Guardian, 10 Books

Saul David's favourite books on South African history.
Saul David is a historian and broadcaster. He specializes in wars of empire and is the author of The Indian Mutiny (shortlisted for the Westminster medal for military literature). His latest book, Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879, is published by Viking

This list was originally published in 2004 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'The Boer War' by Thomas Pakenham
The Boer War

Thomas Pakenham

Cover of 'The Washing Of The Spears' by Donald R. Morris
The Washing Of The Spears

Donald R. Morris

Cover of 'My Traitor's Heart' by Rian Malan
My Traitor's Heart

Rian Malan

Cover of 'The Broken String' by Neil Bennun
The Broken String

Neil Bennun

Cover of 'The Afrikaners' by John Fisher
The Afrikaners

John Fisher

Cover of 'The Rise & Fall Of The Zulu Nation' by John Laband
The Rise & Fall Of The Zulu Nation

John Laband

Cover of 'Long Walk To Freedom' by Nelson Mandela
Long Walk To Freedom

Nelson Mandela

Cover of 'Commando' by Deneys Reitz
Commando

Deneys Reitz

Cover of 'The Bang Bang Club' by Greg Marinovich
The Bang Bang Club

Greg Marinovich

Cover of 'Jameson's Raid' by Elizabeth Longford
Jameson's Raid

Elizabeth Longford