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After Pretoria: The Guerrilla War
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books
Supplement to "With the Flag to Pretoria". This book covers all the battles and struggles of people involved in the Guerrilla War, the politics, fighting and feelings of the time.    

Price:  £17.87
The 1st Battallion Scots Guards in South Africa, 1899-1902
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books
Superb account of this battalion's exploits during the Anglo-Boer War with hundreds of photos. All in B, C, D, E, F, G, Right Flank and Left Flank Companies of the 1st Battalion are indexed. Includes ranks, date of soldier's arrival in South Africa, employment in service, injuries (or worse), date of departure and any medals and awards. Aa outstanding book for military and family historians.    

Price:  £15.11
The Emigrant's Guide to South Africa
Published:  1880
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books
Contains just about all that there is to know about emigration to South Africa in the 1880s. From booking ships, the journey to what to expect in the colony. Review from Feb 1880: "Contains an immense amount of detailed information of the most practically useful kind. The different provinces are treated separately, and intending emigrants will find detailed information about the products, soil, climate and customs of each; as well as about wages, cost of living, probabilities of finding work of different kinds and facilities for becoming proprietors of land." Includes: Cape Colony, The Diamond Fields, Bechuanaland, Transvaal, The Gold Fields, Natal, The Orange Free State, and the Territories of the British South Africa Co.    

Price:  £9.79
The Transvaal War 1899-1900, Illustrated London News
Published:  1900
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books
Special edition. An illustrated record of the Boer War. The part played in the struggle by England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Colonies, Cavalry, Women, Navy, Artillery and Medical Staff. Hundreds of illustrations, including portraits of officers and VC heroes, together with detailed descriptions of battles. A fascinating contemporary account of great interest to historians and genealogists.    

Price:  £12.13
With the Flag to Pretoria
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books
A History of the Boer War 1899-1900 A real must for those with ancestors who fought in the Boer War or for those interested in it's history.    

Price:  £17.87
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