On October 11, 1899, the South African (Boer) War [1] began between Great Britain [2] and the two Boer (Afrikaner) republics—the South African Republic (Transvaal [3]) and the Orange Free State [4].
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Today is the birthday of novelist William R. Forstchen (born, 1950.) He is best known for his post-EMP survival novel One Second After.
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Today’s feature article is a review by our Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio.
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We are in need of entries for Round 109 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [5]. More than $850,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. We recently polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [6]. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 109 ends on November 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail [7] us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.