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It has taken a few years but the site reached a landmark today with its 5,000th article.

A recent and strong growth area for the site over the last year has been the work of Neville Constantine on the the Boer War Tribute Medals. His research now encompasses 1,300 medals and is incredibly detailed. An excellent example, made all the more topical by next week's sale at Noonan's, is the National Fire Brigades' Union's Medal which is well worth reading ( www.angloboerwar.com/medals-and-awards/2...-fire-brigades-union ).

You may have noticed that the site's home page has been re-organised today to give more prominence to this unique research. The site is very pleased to be able to host such excellent research and make it available to local historians, collectors and genealogists.

Several new books and pamphlets in PDF format have been added to the site. My thanks to Rob D for his help with these. They are:

1. Anon: American sentiment - a plebiscite upon the Boer War. 22 pps
www.angloboerwar.com/books/263-anon-amer...te-upon-the-boer-war

2. Anon: Pretoria prisoners' paper published by the British prisoners and called the Waterfall Wag. 39 pps
www.angloboerwar.com/books/262-anon-pret...oria-prisoners-paper

3. Anon: The Transvaal Crisis of 1896. 16 pps
www.angloboerwar.com/books/264-anon-tran...svaal-crisis-of-1896

4. Daily Mail: Ghastly blunders of the War. The papers view of the Royal Commission on the South African War. 49 pps
www.angloboerwar.com/books/261-daily-mai...-blunders-of-the-war

5. Fairchild: Financing the South African War. 26 pps
www.angloboerwar.com/books/258-fairchild...outh-african-war-pdf

6. Grobler: The Carolina Commando. In Dutch. 220 pps
www.angloboerwar.com/books/259-grobler-c...he-carolina-commando

7. Two reports by the left-learning Transvaal Committee
www.angloboerwar.com/books/265-transvaal-committee-reports

8. Williams: The British Lion in Bechuanaland. The story of the expedition under the command of Major General Sir Charles Warren. 61 pps
www.angloboerwar.com/books/260-williams-...lion-in-bechuanaland