The Anglo-Boer War -- 963 DAYS --- a chronology by Pieter G Cloete

A   THE MAIN VOLUME:   410 pages, A4-format, sturdy gloss laminate soft cover.

This is a chronology -- The book covers:

  The origins of the conflict; the issues; the agitation; the peace efforts and the ultimatum.

  The first Republican offensive; the famous sieges; the British counter-offensive resulting in BlackWeek.

  The second British offensive; the lifting of the sieges and the occupation of the Republican capitals.

  The specious British victory and the first attempts to mop up pockets of resistance.

 The Republican revival; the start of unconventional warfare and the initial British countermeasures.

 The British scorched earth & clearing the country campaign; the blockhouses and the concentration camps.

 The Bitter End and the peace negotiations.

B.  MAPS, FACTS & STATS ANNEXURE

  General Notes:

  3Coloured Diagrams: The Composition of a British Infantry Division; Anglo-BoerWar Rifles and Artillery.

  2Coloured General Maps: Southern Africa The Seat of the War; The War in Global Context.

  5Coloured Campaign Maps: The First Republican Offensive; Field Marshal RobertsCampaign;

   The Guerrilla Phase; The Blockhouse System; The Concentration Camps.

  25 Coloured Battle Maps: The Famous Sieges; The Black Week battles and all the key Battles of the war.

    The De Wet Hunts'; The Second Republican Offensive; Smuts Invasion; Kitcheners Drives.

  8Fact Sheets: The Balance of Forces; The Butchers Bill (Casualties); The Innocents.

   The Republican Forces; The Commandos; The Rank and Command Structure.

   The British and Imperial Units involved in the War.    The British and Imperial Cemeteries in South Africa.