German Publications began to appear right at the outbreak of the war. In the end there would be more books available in German than any other language, with the exception of English.
German Volunteers who had fought for the Boers, German historians, staff officers and simply "Boer fans" would produce publications that ranged from propaganda to excellent analytical studies of the fighting.
Below is a small random selection of books.
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Above- Der Burenfreund:
Officielles Organ der internationalen Burenliga A bound
collection of the official newsletter of the International „Friends of the
Boers“ league. The league had members in various European countries.
Christian de Wet: Josef Stolzing
General Christian de Wet was one of the
most famous Boer generals and one that continued to grab the German imagination
after WW1 as he had gone into open rebellion in 1914, unwilling to support a
war against Germany.
This novel, published in 1924, deals with de Wets part in the Boer war and
takes a negative view of Boer leaders that would support Britain in 1914.
Der Kampf zwischen Bur
und Brite: General Chr.R. de Wet
(The war
between the Boers and Britain)
A youth version of de Wets classic “Three Years
War”, originally published in English in 1902. De Wet remained a hero in Germany and
this copy originally belonged to the library of the National Socialist
“Deutsches Jungvolk” group in Reinickendork
Der Kampf zwischen Bur
und Brite: General Chr.R. de Wet
(The war
between the Boers and Britain)
A special
deluxe version of de Wets classic published soon after the end of the war.
Christian de Wet, Der
Held von Transvaal: F. Klinck-Lütetsburg
A biography
of de Wet in dramatic novel form. No publishing date but it was given as a
X-mas gift (presumably 2nd hand) in 1946.
Südafikanische
Gestalten: Hans Grimm
A booklet
published in 1931 that reads a bit like a western it is part of the series of
Christian youth booklets.
Der Buren Freiheitskampf:
E. von Barfuss
This book
seems to have been published during the war. It deals with events up to the
fall of Pretoria
and has a mix of historical events with dramatic “Eye witness accounts”
Burenblut:
Friedrich Meister
Published
in 1901 this western style novel follows a Boer family as they fight the
British and natives. It is written for the German youth.
Der Freiheitskampf der
Buren: E. von Enzberg
Published
in 1900 this book mixes some fact, some fiction and a healthy dose of drama as
it follows a couple of fictitious German volunteers through the first year of
the war.
Gedenkblätter aus dem
Burenkrieg: Articles collected by J. Kammerer.
Published
in 1903 this collection of sometimes not to objective writings was sold to
raise money for the Boer widows and orphans.
Eindrucke und
Beobachtungen aus dem Boerenkriege: Robert Trimmel.
Published
in 1901 this 21 page booklet has the observations of hauptmann Robert Trimmel
and are the published notes to a lecture he held for the Austro Hungarian
military studies group in Vienna.
