by Conan Doyle · Cluster: War and Empire · History · Nationalism and Patriotism

Abstract

A 1902 polemical pamphlet defending British conduct in the Boer War against international accusations of atrocity, tracing the history of Anglo-Boer relations from the seventeenth century and answering charges over farm-burning and the concentration camps.

Capitoli / Chapters

Readability (prose)-28 Flesch ease36 FK grade39.1 Fog22% complex75.7 words/sent

Connections

Forms & Genres: Essay, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Empire and Imperialism, Justice Right and Wrong, War and its Cost, Nationalism and Patriotism, History Motifs: Flag, Fire Historical References: Boer War (Second South African War), Second Boer War, British Empire Settings: South Africa, Battlefield Topoi: Combat Strife