The Second Boer War leaves deep scars. It anticipates the warfare of the 20th century, exposes the brutality of imperial concentration camps, and shapes South African racial politics for generations. Its ghosts are still argued over. #LegacyOfWar #ImperialHistory #NeverForget

“There is no doubt that we are a very cruel people,' Winston Churchill wrote home from the front. 'Severity always,' went the British motto, 'justice when possible.”

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