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I bought a copy of this book from the Anglo Boer War Museum in Bloemfontein today and wanted to recommend it as a very well-written, illustrated and presented picture of the Boer War using objects from the Museum.

The publishers describe the book as:

The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects brings the victories and the tragedies, the full extent of the human drama behind this war – to life through 100 iconic artefacts.

While a Mafeking siege note helps to illustrate the acute shortages caused by the siege, a spade used by a Scottish soldier at Magersfontein and the boots of a Boer soldier who died at Spion Kop tell of the severity of some of the famous battles.

The book follows the course of the war but also highlights specific themes, such as British and Boer weaponry, medical services, POW camps, as well as major role-players on both sides.

The text is interspersed with striking historical images from the museum’s photographic collection. A further 200 secondary objects have been included to help tell the story of a conflict that left an indelible mark on the South African landscape.

Available in SA from: www.jonathanball.co.za/delta-books/the-a...n-100-objects-detail

It is also available via Amazon in the US and UK.

A copy was bought for me for my birthday in September and it just arrived today, had a quick look through it and think it is going to be great..... Cannot see and Canadian stuff yet..... Have noticed it occasionally on ebay so I recommend it...…..

Mike