South Africa and the Transvaal War Vol. V

Louis Creswicke’s South Africa and the Transvaal War Vol. V focuses on the transition from conventional battles to the guerrilla warfare phase of the Second Anglo-Boer War. By late 1900 despite British forces capturing key cities such as Pretoria and Bloemfontein Boer commandos adapted their strategy launching hit-and-run attacks against supply lines railways and isolated British garrisons. Creswicke details the British response including Lord Kitchener’s implementation of blockhouse networks scorched-earth tactics and the controversial use of concentration camps to control Boer civilians.The volume also examines the broader political ramifications of the prolonged conflict including reactions within Britain and growing international criticism of British military policies. Creswicke provides insight into the challenges of maintaining control over a vast and hostile landscape while facing an enemy that refused to surrender. Written from a British imperial perspective South Africa and the Transvaal War Vol. V captures the war’s evolving nature highlighting both the determination of the Boers and the increasing efforts of the British to bring the conflict to a decisive end.