Project Gutenberg 2005-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 70 Van Warmelo, Dietlof 1872 1966 Warmelo, Dietlof van On Commando Translation of: Mijn commando en guerilla commando-leven Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Garrett Alley, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "On Commando" by Dietlof Van Warmelo is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative provides a first-hand perspective of the author's experiences during the Second Boer War, vividly illustrating the struggles faced by the Afrikaners. The book recounts significant events and battles, showcasing the author's reflections on warfare, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of a soldier's life. The opening of the book introduces the circumstances under which it was written, revealing that the author composed it while imprisoned at Ahmednagar. In the initial chapters, the author recounts the journey of his commando unit as they depart to join the war effort. Armed with enthusiasm and new equipment, the members of the commando confront the harsh realities of war—including inadequate supplies and the struggles of adjusting to a life predominantly marked by hardship, danger, and uncertainty. The juxtaposition of their initial excitement and later disillusionment serves as a poignant reflection on the human experience of conflict, setting the tone for the detailed accounts that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en South African War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives Van Warmelo, Dietlof, 1872-1966 Afrikaners -- Biography DT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 231223 231075 2024-10-07T04:16:16.120077 2023-09-07T06:15:27.728283 text/html text/html 231054 2020-12-14T04:54:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 124069 2020-12-14T04:54:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 201978 2024-10-07T04:16:23.241031 application/epub+zip 202541 2024-10-07T04:16:19.300308 application/epub+zip 148592 2024-10-07T04:16:17.853047 application/epub+zip 346051 2024-10-07T04:16:26.170055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324286 2024-10-07T04:16:22.356055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237486 2022-09-07T20:15:34.170572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210520 210424 2024-10-07T04:16:15.454072 2023-09-07T06:15:27.202277 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 210240 2020-12-14T04:54:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78649 2020-12-14T04:54:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 210265 2020-12-14T04:54:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78639 2020-12-14T04:54:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21791 2024-10-07T04:16:26.305018 application/rdf+xml 13531 2024-10-07T04:16:18.500060 image/jpeg 3651 2024-10-07T04:16:18.223057 image/jpeg 199398 2024-10-07T04:16:16.143093 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog