Show Notes
In this episode, a deep dive into the '1901' history fiction novel where one explores the high-stakes journey of Fritz, a traveler who stumbles upon a time-bending basement door in a Free State farmhouse that transports him directly to 1901 during the Second Boer War. Witnessing the harsh realities of historical conflict firsthand, Fritz makes the pivotal decision not to flee back to 2026, but to use his modern knowledge to rewrite the future
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Fritz and General Koos de la Rey launch a daring raid on the British-held island of St. Helena to free 6,000 Boer prisoners of war. Under the cover of darkness, three modernised steamships, led by the Kaiser Wilhelm, bring a force equipped with technology from the future to strike the island’s defences and open the way for the prisoners’ escape. As British strongholds fall, contact officer Seven oversees the mission to rescue the captives while keeping casualties to a minimum. Among those fre...
In this fourth episode, Boer commanders review a daring new plan from Fritz to dramatically shift the war's outcome. By securing three disguised German steamships and building a desert railway line, they hope to bypass British forces and free thousands of captured Boer prisoners from the remote Atlantic island of St Helena. Meanwhile, secret diplomatic talks in Berlin between President Paul Kruger and the German Kaiser reveal an even larger ambition: uniting the entire continent south of the ...
Traveler Fritz takes his secret mission to the next level, bringing modern technology and satellite intelligence into the middle of the Second Boer War. As British forces begin destroying farms and homes to weaken the Boer resistance, Fritz secretly works with Boer leaders Louis Botha, Christiaan de Wet, and Koos de la Rey to create the hidden Field Secret Agency (FSA). With help from his Russian partner, Michael Vorkov, Fritz secretly brings modern aircraft, night-vision equipment, and power...
Time-traveler Fritz shifts his strategy from direct military confrontation to systematic economic attrition during the Second Boer War. Realising that defending fixed positions against Lord Roberts’ overwhelming reinforcements is impossible, he guides Boer commanders Koos de la Rey and Christiaan de Wet toward mobile guerrilla warfare across the open veld. With access to covert Russian technology, modern surveillance drones and financial networks spanning centuries, Fritz and officer Mikhail ...