The Great Boer War Volume 1 of 2 (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)

The Great Boer War Volume 1 of 2 (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2010
Genre: Classic literature
ISBN: 142706301X

The 40-year-old novelist Conan Doyle wanted to see the war first hand as a soldier, but the Victorian army balked at having a popular author wielding a pen in its ranks. The army did accept him as a doctor and Doyle was knighted in 1902 for his work with a field hospital in Bloemfontein. Doyle's vivid account of the battles is in part thanks to the eye-witness accounts he got from his patients. Doyle has thoroughly mastered the details of the campaign, and presents them in a form that can be easily understood. Furthermore, his descriptions of the various engagements are masterpieces of graphic writing.