The Boer War continues to prove controversial, with perspectives from both sides sometimes relying on incomplete or inaccurate information. In his book, The Great Boer War, Arthur Conan Doyle writes, "The highest morality may prove also to be the highest wisdom when the half-told story comes to be finished," This book contributes to the ongoing discussion and provides additional context to the topic of the Boer War and the complexity and cruelty of all wars. Were the Boers united in Kruger's call for war? G. Stephan Botha, in his 1937 biography of De la Rey, writes of De la Rey confronting Kruger, after Kruger had called him a "bangbroek" (coward): "U sal my nog lank in die veld sien veg vir u onafhanklikheid, lank nadat u en u party, wat met u monde oorlog maak, die land uit gevlug het." ("You will see me in the field fighting for your independence long after you and your party, who make war with your mouths, have fled the country.") As De la Rey has mentioned, Kruger fled Transvaal in September 1900, and the war ended in May 1902. The book compares the Boer War to other conflicts, emphasizing its complexity and the universal brutality of war. Organised alphabetically, the book offers a thorough overview of the Boer War by presenting key facts, events, and clarifying misconceptions, beyond just tales or dictionary entries.