This book is an essential reference for definitive military information regarding the opposing forces and other key features of the Anglo-Boer War. The handbook supplies unusual detail regarding:
- The Boer Forces
- The British Army
- The Royal Navy
- Decorations and Medals
- The Battles, Deployment and Reorganisation of Forces Casualties, Prisoners and War Graves
- Black, Indian and Coloured Participation
- Blockhouses and Concentration Camps
- Transport, Uniforms, Guns and Costs
- Burial Places of Imperial Soldiers
The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War sets out in astonishing depth the background information that is necessary for a better understanding of the conduct of the war.
Major Darrell Hall delivered his manuscript weeks before his death. Editors Fransjohan Pretorius and Gilbert Torlage assisted the publisher most ably in bringing this manuscript into its current form.