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"The Great Boer War" is a book written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published on 23 october 1900.
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.
It is interesting and entertaining when a great novelist turns to telling great history. As a volunteer medical officer with the British Army during the South African War (1899-1902), Doyle was particularly distressed by the poor state of hygiene in the forces.
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Rating★★★★ 3.5 (308)
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GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir, Young Adult
Length24 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 3, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface To The Final Edition
2Chapter 1. The Boer Nations
3Chapter 2. The Cause Of Quarrel
4Chapter 3. The Negotiations
5Chapter 4. The Eve Of War
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6Chapter 5. Talana Hill
7Chapter 6. Elandslaagte And Rietfontein
8Chapter 7. The Battle Of Ladysmith
9Chapter 8. Lord Methuen's Advance
10Chapter 9. Battle Of Magersfontein
11Chapter 10. The Battle Of Stormberg
12Chapter 11. Battle Of Colenso
13Chapter 12. The Dark Hour
14Chapter 13. The Siege Of Ladysmith
15Chapter 14. The Colesberg Operations
16Chapter 15. Spion Kop
17Chapter 16. Vaalkranz
18Chapter 17. Buller's Final Advance
19Chapter 18. The Siege And Relief Of Kimberley
20Chapter 19. Paardeberg
21Chapter 20. Roberts's Advance On Bloemfontein
22Chapter 21. Strategic Effects Of Lord Roberts's March
23Chapter 22. The Halt At Bloemfontein
24Chapter 23. The Clearing Of The South-East
25Chapter 24. The Siege Of Mafeking
26Chapter 25. The March On Pretoria
27Chapter 26. Diamond Hill—Rundle's Operations
28Chapter 27. The Lines Of Communication
29Chapter 28. The Halt At Pretoria
30Chapter 29. The Advance To Komatipoort
31Chapter 30. The Campaign Of De Wet
32Chapter 31. The Guerilla Warfare In The Transvaal: Nooitgedacht
33Chapter 32. The Second Invasion Of Cape Colony
34Chapter 33. The Northern Operations From January To April, 1901
35Chapter 34. The Winter Campaign (April To September, 1901)
36Chapter 35. The Guerilla Operations In Cape Colony
37Chapter 36. The Spring Campaign (September To December, 1901)
38Chapter 37. The Campaign Of January To April, 1902
39Chapter 38. De La Rey's Campaign Of 1902
40Chapter 39. The End
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