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As a Newbie with an interest in all things military history Ive decided to look at and study the Boer War and came across this site in my searches, thought I would join and see where things take me...

Can anyone advise a good place to start, the causes, the units involved, battles fought, historic resources?

Apologies if its been asked before and thanks in advance, regards
Bob

Welcome Bob!
You might start by reading two 1st-hand accounts:
1. Denys Reitz's book "Commando', which is available on Abebooks for about £3
2. Churchill's book, "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria"
And then read
3. Thomas Pakenham's book, the Boer War (Amazon 2nd hand about £4).
As well as that, just pick up on some of the threads on this forum.
I hope it interests you, and I hope we'll see much more of you.
ROB

Hi Bob
Welcome to the forum. As Rob has already mentioned a few books to peruse regarding your journey into the Anglo Boer War. Here is a couple more reading suggestions for you. Also, this forum and Web site has hundreds of interesting subjects and threads which cover a multitude of topics pertaining to the conflict......enjoy.
Regards
Dave....

I go with Rob's recommendation of Thomas Pakenham's book. It reads well and gives a good overview including causes and aftermath. Many books are written from the perspective of either the British or the Boers and tend to be one-sided especially where it comes to the underlying causes. Pakenham, although British is more even-handed. One piece of advice to prevent you get off on the wrong footing; Avoid Kruger, Kommandos and Kak a book about the war written by someone who ignored the Dutch/Afrikaans source material because he doesn't master the Dutch/Afrikaans language and consequently produced i.m.o. something so atrocious that you need a barf-bag within reach when reading.

If you have access to it or if a nearby library does, I would take a look at the Oxford University Press, Oxford Bibliographies: Boer Wars .