"A comprehensive guide to the Boer War literature published up to 1920. The author, drawing on his extensive collection, and other sources, has produced an important reference embracing general histories, regimental records, official publications, personal accounts and numerous other items, many privately printed. Over 200 reproductions of covers and title pages are present, many printed in colour. The volume will be of considerable value to collectors and dealers to those generally interested in VIctorian military history."

Ronald Hackett comes from a military background. He was born in India in 1939 and spent much of his early life in South Africa where the family settled after the war. Since the late fifties he has lived in Britain working as an illustrator and bookseller. Over the years his drawings have appeared in numerous British magazines and newspapers and during the last decade he has contributed to Germany's leading business publication Capital.