The history of the South African forces in France

An official, campaign-by-campaign account traces the raising, training and deployment of a South African infantry brigade sent overseas, following its movement from Egypt to the Western Front. The narrative details major engagements including Delville Wood, the Butte de Warlencourt, Arras and the Third Ypres, describes the German offensive of 1918 and the subsequent retreats and advances, and concludes with the final 1918 push. Operational maps and battalion-level descriptions are complemented by appendices on heavy artillery, signals, medical and transport services, and lists of honours, providing both a chronological battle history and an administrative record of the unit's wartime service.