Selections from the Smuts Papers Volume 3, June 1910}}}November 1918 [Paperback]

The first four volumes of Selections from the Smuts Papers cover the period 18861919. This volume covers the early years of the Union, and the campaigns in 1915 and 1916.The first four volumes of Selections from the Smuts Papers cover the period 18861919. This volume covers the early years of the Union, the campaigns in the South West and East Africa in 1915 and 1916, and Smuts's membership of the British War Cabinet.The first four volumes of Selections from the Smuts Papers cover the period 18861919. This volume covers the early years of the Union, the campaigns in the South West and East Africa in 1915 and 1916, and Smuts's membership of the British War Cabinet.The great collection of letters and papers comprising the Smuts Papers has been assembled at the University of Cape Town by Dr Jean van der Poel, under Sir Keith Hancock's direction, since Smuts's death in 1950. The first four volumes of selections cover the period 18861919. The selections are divided into twelve parts, each with a short introductory section. Dr van der Poel has provided brief introductions to each letter, article or speech and has annotated every document. This volume covers the early years of the Union, the campaigns in the South West and East Africa in 1915 and 1916, and Smuts's membership of the British War Cabinet. It includes his famous speech on the British Empire as a Commonwealth of Nations and his first formulation of the idea of a League of Nations.Part IX. The Union Under Strain. 9 June 191024 December 1914: Documents 478616; Part X. The African Campaigns. 4 January 19154 February 1917: 1. German South West Africa Documents 617670; 2. German East Africa Documents 671711; Part XI. The War in Europe. 15 February 191710 November 1918: 1. The Imperial War Conference and the Imperial War Cabinet, 15 Februart 191731 May 1917, Documents 712764; 2. The British War Cabinet, 5 June 191710 November 1918, Documents 765852.