The Great Boer War
An unflinching account of valor, strategy, and the human cost of imperial ambition.
About this book
Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Great Boer War is a vivid, contemporary account of the South African conflict that combines on-the-spot reportage, strategic analysis, and human stories to bring a fraught chapter of imperial history to life. Drawing on first-hand observation, interviews, and official reports, Doyle examines commanders’ choices, soldiers’ endurance, and the political and moral questions that hovered over the campaign, writing with the narrative drive of a novelist and the curious precision of a physician. Illuminating, opinionated, and deeply readable, this book invites modern readers to understand the complexity and human cost of war without sacrificing clarity or dramatic immediacy.