Download or read book On Commando written by Dietlof Van Warmelo and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a realistic memoir of the Boer War. The Anglo-Boer War was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa after the discovery of diamonds. The author presents the work from the perspective of a soldier, focusing on a feel of what it was like being 'on commando' during the different phases of the war.