On October 11th, 1899 long-simmering tensions between Britain and the Boer Republics - the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic - finally erupted into the conflict that would become known as the Second Boer War. Two days after the first shots were fired, a young writer by the name of Winston Churchill set out for South Africa to cover the conflict for the Morning Post.The Boer War brings together the two collections of despatches that Churchill published on the conflict. London to Ladysmith recounts the future Prime Minister's arrival in South Africa and his subsequent capture by and dramatic escape from the Boers, the adventure that first brought the name of Winston Churchill to public attention. Ian Hamilton's March collects Churchill's later despatches as he marched alongside a column of the main British army from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. Published together, these books are a vivid eye-witness account of a landmark period in British Imperial History and an insightful chronicle of a formative experience by Britain's greatest war-time leader.

Includes the full texts of Churchill's two collected journalistic works on the conflict

London to LadysmithForewordI. Steaming SouthII.The State of the GameIII. Along the Southern FrontierIV.In NataIV. A Cruise in the Armoured TrainVI. Distant GunsVII. The Fate of the Armoured TrainVIII. Prisoners of WarIX. Through the Dutch CampsX. 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 FerryXVI. 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 KrantzXXI. Hussar HillXXII. The Engagement of Monte CristoXXIII. The Passage of TugelaXXIV. The Battle of Pieters: The Third DayXXV. Upon Majuba DayXXVI. The Relief of LadysmithXXVII. After the SiegeIan 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