The Anglo Boer War Pages: Literature and Links

A suprising amount has been written about the Boer War, some of it being period material, and some of it being written years afterwards. Its difficult to say what to read and what not to read because a lot of it is tainted with propaganda from both sides. I enjoy the insights gained from both sides of the coin, but to be frank cannot recommend any book or website as being truly unbiased. There is a surprising amount available on the public domain too, and I suggest reading these if you have the patience to read ebook format. Under no circumstances are the books listed here the only books to read, in fact I suggest you read as much as possible to gain as broad an overview as possible.

The best place to start reading any ebook in the public domain is at Project Gutenberg.
The relevant Boer War page is at Boer War Bookshelf
The Petticoat Commando Johanna Brandt (1877-1964)
The Great Boer War Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
Three Years War Christiaan Rudolf De Wet (1854-1922)
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War Ben Viljoen (1868-1917)
The Relief of Mafikeng Filson Young (1876-1938)

Galago Publishing Company also has the following books available (also obtainable at some book shops)
Goodbye Dolly Gray. The Story of the Boer War by Rayne Kruger
Mounted Infantry at War Capt. Stratford St. Leger
Three Years War Christiaan Rudolf De Wet
The Great Boer War Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Also recommendable are:
Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War by Deneys Reitz and J. C. Smuts
Those Bloody Women: Three Heroines of the Boer War by Brian Roberts
The Illustrated Boer War: by Thomas Pakenham
The Boer War: by Thomas Pakenham
Methods of Barbarism: by S.B. Spies
Shoot Straight You Bastards: by Nick Bleszynski
The Hall handbook of the Anglo Boer War: by Darrell Hall.
The Road to Infamy: By Owen Coetzer.
The Boer War Diary of Sol T. Plaatje: by Sol Plaatje


There are a number of Boer War CD's available from CD Books
The Anglo Boer War CD
With the Boer Forces by Hillegas

Websites.

There is a huge amount of material out there on the web about the Boer War, these are just a few possibilities. However, I am not responsible for the content or validity of the information on these websites, neither do I have any control as to whether they are working or not. As at 10 December 20011 these links were active.

The Boer Wars	Anglo Boer War Homepage	Ladysmith History	British Concentration Camps in the South African War
Siege of Elandsriver Staging Post	VC's of the Boer War	Australians in the Boer War Database	The Anglo Boer War Philatelic Society
Second Boer War on Wikipedia	Register of the Second Boer War	Genealogy World Boer War Page