4 Boer War E-Books: Commando, The Great Boer War, Story of the War in SA, With the Boer Forces

4 Boer War E-Books in One Package!

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You get the following Boer War e-books in this package: Commando by Deneys Reitz, The Great Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle, Story of the War in South Africa by Alfred T. Mahan and With the Boer Forces by Howard C. Hillegas.

Commando by Deneys Reitz

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ISBN: 978-1-920265-32-8

224 Pages

Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country." Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer Commandos, where each Commando consisted mainly of farmers on horseback, using their own horses and guns.

Commando describes the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle. Reitz was fortunate to be present at nearly every one of the major battles of the war.

Commando is a straightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and brings us a vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare, especially later in the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on, braving heat, cold, rain, tiring horses, and lack of food, clothing, and boots. 

The Great Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle

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ISBN: 978-1-920414-23-8

436 Pages

Arthur Conan Doyle made his reputation as a novelist, but far stranger than fiction is the creator of Sherlock Holmes' tale of the Boer War in South Africa. The then 40-year-old novelist wanted to see the war first hand as a soldier, but the Victorian army balked at having a popular author wielding a pen in its ranks. The army did accept him as a doctor and Doyle was knighted in 1902 for his work with a field hospital in Bloemfontein.

Doyle's vivid account of the battles is in part thanks to the eye-witness accounts he got from his patients. Doyle has thoroughly mastered the details of the campaign, and presents them in a form that can be easily understood. Furthermore, his descriptions of the various engagements are masterpieces of graphic writing.

*"This sketch of the war is a masterly performance. It is hardly possible to over-praise it. . . . The experience, the artistic sense, and the creative powers of a great writer are seen in the achievement." -- DAILY NEWS*

Story of the War in South Africa: 1899 - 1900 by Alfred T. Mahan

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ISBN: 978-1-920414-22-1

132 Pages

"Story of the War in South Africa: 1899-1900" is Alfred T. Mahan's compelling rendition of the Boer War in South Africa which details the battles fought during the first half of the war.

Captain Alfred T. Mahan (1840–1914) was a US naval officer, strategic analyst, professor and president of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

With the Boer Forces by Howard C. Hillegas

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ISBN: 978-1-920265-96-0

166 Pages

This book portrays Howard C. Hillegas' account of the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902). He was sent to South Africa as a correspondent by The New York World and wrote this book on his return to New York after spending time with the Boer forces in the field.

From the preface: "In the following pages I have endeavoured to present an accurate picture of the Boers in war-time. My duties as a newspaper correspondent carried me to the Boer side, and herein I depict all that I saw. Some parts of my narrative may not be pleasing to the British reader; others may offend the sensibilities of the Boer sympathisers. I have written truthfully, but with a kindly spirit and with the intention of presenting an unbiased account of the struggle as it was unfolded to the view from the Boer side."

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