Roy Digby Thomas was born and educated in Durban, South Africa but has lived for the last fifty years in Britain. He is thus able to view the Boer Wars from both sides of the confl...ver maisRoy Digby Thomas was born and educated in Durban, South Africa but has lived for the last fifty years in Britain. He is thus able to view the Boer Wars from both sides of the conflict. Earlier books by the author addressed the rise and fall of British colonialism. Two Generals brings this study into the twentieth century.ver menos