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Books

This page lists the full-text books that are available. Many of the books also contain pictures.

Factual:

  Amery, L S Times History of the War in South Africa
  Ashe, E O Besieged by the Boers
  Baynes, A H My Diocese during the War
  Brandt, J The Petticoat Commando or Boer Women in Secret Service
  Burne, C R N With the Naval Brigade in Natal 1899 - 1900
  Burleigh, B The Natal Campaign
  Burnett, C The 18th Hussars in South Africa (all illustrations but some chapters only)
  Butler, J E Native races and the war
  Campbell, R G Neutral rights and obligations in the Anglo Boer War
  Childers, E In the ranks of the CIV
 

Churchill, W S

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria

  Conan Doyle, A The Great Boer War
  Creswicke, Louis South Africa and the Transvaal War
  Crowe, George The Commission of HMS Terrible (extract for the Boer War only)
  Crum, F M With the Mounted Infantry in South Africa
  Davis, R H Notes of a war correspondent (extract for the Boer War only)
  Davitt, M Boer Fight for Freedom
  de Wet, C R Three years war
  Durand, Sir M The Life of Field-Marshal Sir George White
  Fitzpatrick, J R The Transvaal from Within
  Gore, St J The Green Horse in Ladysmith
  Harris, D Pioneer, soldier and politician
  Hillegas, H C With the Boer Forces
  HMG Army List 1905, War Service of Officers
  Holt, H P The Mounted Police of Natal
  Jacson, M Regimental history of the 1st Devonshire Regiment
  James, L On the heels of De Wet
  Jeans, T T Naval Brigades in the South African War 1899-1900
  Johnston, W Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Services of the British Army
  Mahan, Capt A T Story of the War in South Africa 1899 - 1900
  Mann, A M Boer in peace and war
  Maurice, F History of the War in South Africa 1899 - 1902
  Nevinson, H W Ladysmith - Diary of a siege
  Notcutt, C How Kimberley was held for England
  O'Meara, W A J Kekewich in Kimberley
  Phelan, T The siege of Kimberley
  Phillipps, L March With Rimmington
  Pearse, H H S Four months besieged
  Radziwill, Princess C Cecil Rhodes, Man and Empire-maker
  Reitz, D

Commando

  Reitz, F W A century of wrong
  Rider Haggard, Sir H Days of my life, volume II (extract for the Boer War only)
  Rosslyn, Earl of Twice captured - a record of adventure during the Boer War
  Romer, C F The second Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War
  Stalker, J The Natal Carbineers (extract for the Boer War only)
  Steevens, G W From Capetown to Ladysmith
  Stevens, F T Complete History of the South African War 1899 - 1902
  Stott, C H The Boer invasion of Natal
  Thomas, C H Origin of the Anglo Boer War revealed
  Viljoen, Ben My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War
  Warmelo, D Van On commando
  Wilkinson, S Lessons of the war
  Wilson, Lady S South African Memories
  Worsfold, W B Lord Milner's work in South Africa
  Young, F The Relief of Mafeking
  (author unknown) Handbook of the Boer War
  (author unknown) Natal Who's Who 1906 (complete in PDF format)
  (author unknown) Natal Who's Who 1906 (PDF files split by surname)

Fiction:

  Henty, G A With Buller in Natal