"A superb and original contribution to our knowledge of the South African War. The author has chosen a regional study to penetrate beyond the mythology of past historiography to expose the real and individual experiences of ordinary men and women from the Winburg district of the Orange Free State. It is an honest, thoroughly researched study of a community torn by war, civil war, and racism. Apart from Boers fighting for their republic's independence and Boer women caught up in the conflict, it was a base for Boers collaborating with the British and a base for an armed black corps in British military service. This adds fascinating dimensions to the topic."--Fransjohan Pretorius, professor emeritus of history, University of Pretoria
"This book is a multi-dimensional and exceptionally vivid analysis of a Free State community during the war. It serves as a model of its kind and adds significantly to the existing historiography."--Albert Grundlingh, author of The Dynamics of Treason: Boer Collaboration in the South African War of 1899-1902
"Boje's examination of the Winburg district provides an excellent case study of life in the Orange Free State during the South African War."--Stephen M. Miller, University of Maine