Louis Creswicke’s ambitious eight-volume history of the Second Boer War opens with this first volume tracing the long background to the conflict — from the founding of Cape Colony through decades of British and Boer rivalry across southern Africa, up to the Boer ultimatum of October 1899 that launched the war. Creswicke provides detailed political and diplomatic context that longer campaign narratives often abbreviate.
Rich with illustrations and maps, and written with journalistic immediacy, this series documents British imperialism in South Africa at a moment of profound national controversy. Download the free EPUB to begin this comprehensive multi-volume history of the Boer War.