Anglo-Boer War · British journalist
The Great Boer War
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900
Summary
Arthur Conan Doyle volunteered as a field doctor during the Anglo-Boer War and wrote this comprehensive military narrative shortly after returning to England. Explicitly intended as a defence of British conduct against international criticism, it provides a detailed operational account of the conventional phase of the war — a bestseller in its day.
Topics
Anglo-Boer War, British Army, Military history, Transvaal, Orange Free State
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Year
- 1900
- Language(s)
- English
- Period
- Anglo-Boer War
- Perspective
- British journalist
- Access
- Full view