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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14901 | The Boer War | Thomas Pakenham | 1979 | British | English | |
| 17008 | The Washing Of The Spears | Donald R. Morris | 1965 | American | English | |
| 13890 | My Traitor's Heart | Rian Malan | 1990 | South African | English | |
| 17008 | The Broken String | Neil Bennun | 2004 | Unknown | English | |
| 17008 | The Afrikaners | John Fisher | 1969 | Unknown | English | |
| 17008 | The Rise & Fall Of The Zulu Nation | John Laband | 1995 | Unknown | English | |
| 2267 | Long Walk To Freedom | Nelson Mandela | 1994 | South African | English | |
| 15786 | Commando | Deneys Reitz | 1930 | South African | English | |
| 17008 | The Bang Bang Club | Greg Marinovich | 2000 | South African | English | |
| 17008 | Jameson's Raid | Elizabeth Longford | 1982 | British | English |