Fully illustrated throughout with contemporary maps, photographs, charts and prints, this authoritative military history of the Second Boer War was written by Captain John P. Wisser, a West Point tactician and academic in 1901.Included are the origins of the war, preliminary operations of the hostilities and comprehensive information of the battles and engagements, including Spion Kop, Elandslaagte, Magersfontein, the siege of Mafeking, and the final relief of Ladysmith.