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The Great Boer War
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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But in the meantime there had been a development upon the left which was to turn the action into a British victory. At this side there was ample room to extend, and the 9th Brigade spread out, feeling its way down the enemy's line, until it came to a point where the fire was less murderous and the approach to the river more in favour of the attack. Here the Yorkshires, a party of whom under Lieutenant Fox had stormed a farmhouse, obtained the command of a drift, over which a mixed force of Highlanders and Fusiliers forced their way, led by their Brigadier in person. This body of infantry, which does not appear to have exceeded five hundred in number, were assailed both by the Boer riflemen and by the guns of both parties, our own gunners being unaware that the Modder had been successfully crossed. A small hamlet called Rosmead formed, however, a point d'appui, and to this the infantry clung tenaciously, while reinfor. . . Read More
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Thoroughly interesting book written at a time when war was perceived as a glorious affair rather than a meaningless slaughter. Lots of things not mentioned though for political reasons
The Great Boer War, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I forced myself to finish reading the Great Boer War, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, about two groups of people, who had no business being in South Africa. Although the British won, there was plenty of Boer influence. Their policies lead to many years of brutal
‘The Great Boer War’, by Arthur Conan Doyle (written previous to his knighthood), is a concise, well-written account of the Boer War. Doyle not only gives an easy to follow account of what was a rather complicated conflict, but he also shares much about the leaders from both sides in an amazingly un
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ends his history of 'The Great Boer War' this way:
"The British flag under our best administrators will mean clean government, honest laws, liberty and equality to all men. So long as it continues to do so, we shall hold South Africa. When, out of fear or out of greed, we fall
This was not the read I expected. I was looking for a good overall description of the Boer War. This was far from a military read. What made it more difficult was the propensity of older descriptive words. Of course ACD wrote this over 100 years ago, so much of that is anticipated, but it did slow m
Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, attempts to give a neutral history of the Boer War. To a certain extent he is successful; he does not hesitate to give credit where credit is due in terms of the successes of the Boer armies, as well as giving credit to leaders who attempt to keep troops inline
Cracking read
The best factual book i have read in years. The detail is exceptional and the standard of the writing makes it an easy read.
An attempt to give an objective evaluation of the war. Not entirely possible from CD's standpoint of class and the fact that he was a doctor for part of the war in Blomfontein but relatively interesting. Not as scholarly a work as Pakenham's 'The Boer War' but if you wish to know what battalion was
This is straight military history - written during and immediately afterwards. The first 3 chapters, which talk about the buildup to war, were interesting enough. I would have liked more about the pre-war history.
I'm not a fan of descriptions of the mechanics of war - When I read Gibbon's Decline
A great read only because of the brilliant wordsmithing by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The writing is incomparable to most modern writers in terms of wit, however, I needed to have google maps/google Boer War Maps open to understand the spatiality of the battles and their significance. Conan Doyle was c