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Revised in May 2009 Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Boer War broke out in 1899.Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people but as a SouthAfrican one had to fight for ones country. Reitz had learned to ride shootand swim almost as soon as he could walk and the skills and endurance he hadacquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. Hefought with different Boer Commandos where each Commando consisted mainly offarmers on horseback using their own horses and guns. Commando describes thetumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle. Reitz was fortunate to bepresent at nearly every one of the major battles of the war. Commando is astraightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and bringsus a vivid unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare especially laterin the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on braving heat coldrain tiring horses and lack of food clothing and boots. «
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