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Start of eBook	1
THE EVE OF WAR	1
THE MILITARY ISSUES	3
A WEEK’S CAMPAIGN	6
PLAYING WITH FIRE	9
FOOTNOTES:	12
HOW WEAK POLICY LEADS TO BAD STRATEGY	12
FOOTNOTES:	16
TWO VIEWS OR TRUE VIEWS?	16
BULLER’S PROBLEM	19
FIGHTING AGAINST ODDS	23
THE DELAY OF REINFORCEMENTS	25
THE NATION’S PROBLEM	29
MORE AWAKENING	31
THE NATION’S BUSINESS	34
WANTED, THE MAN	37
THE STRATEGY OF THE WAR	41
THE DECISIVE BATTLE	45
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS	47
THE ELEVENTH HOUR	50
TRY, TRY, TRY AGAIN	53
A COMMANDER	56
CRONJE’S SEDAN	59
THE BOER DEFEATS	62
THE COLLAPSE OF THE BOER POWER	65

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