Boer War

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951-1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

• London to LadysmithForewordI. Steaming SouthII.The State of the GameIII. Along the Southern Frontier IV.In NataIV. A Cruise in the Armoured TrainVI. Distant GunsVII. The Fate of the Armoured TrainVIII. Prisoners of WarIX. Through the Dutch Camps X. In Afrikander BondsXI. I Escape from the BoersXII. Back to the British LinesXIII. Christmas and New YearXIV. A Military Demonstration and Some Good NewsXV. The Dash for Potgieter's Ferry XVI. Trichardt's Drift and the Affair of Acton HomesXVII. The Battle of Spion KopXVIII. Through the Five Days' ActionXIX. A Fresh Effort and an Army ChaplainXX. The Combat of Vall Krantz XXI. Hussar HillXXII. The Engagement of Monte CristoXXIII. The Passage of Tugela XXIV. The Battle of Pieters: The Third DayXXV. Upon Majuba DayXXVI. The Relief of LadysmithXXVII. After the Siege Ian Hamilton's MarchI. A Roving CommissionII. Exit General GatacreIII. At Half-Way HouseIV. Two Days with BrabazonV. Two Days with Brabazon - continuedVI. The Dewetsdorp EpisodeVII. Ian Hamilton's MarchVIII. Ian HamiltonIX. The Action of HoutnekX. The Army of the Right FlankXI. LindleyXII. Concerning a Boer ConvoyXIII. Action of JohannesburgXIV. The Fall of JohannesburgXV. The Capture of PretoriaXVI. "Held by the Enemy" XVII. Action of Diamond HillAppendix: Composition of Lieut.-General Ian Hamilton's ForceIndex