The Great Boer War

About “The Great Boer War”

The Great Boer War is a non-fiction account of the Boer War written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1900 by Smith, Elder & Co. The book went through 16 editions by 1902, with continual revisions by Doyle. It includes tables of those killed or wounded up to September 8, and aims for accuracy and detail within the limits of a single volume. Doyle gathered information through conversations with Boers and from convalescent soldiers. Some errors may have occurred due to limited sources. The later stages of the war are covered with less detail than the earlier periods. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)