Somme lyn first published

This is the story of South African soldiers during the 1916 Somme offensive, which took place between the Allied forces and the Germans along the Somme River in France and was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the First World War, resulting in over a million deaths in six months. In July 1916, the men of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade were involved in recapturing the village of Lingueval and clearing Delville Wood of enemy soldiers, but they suffered extreme casualties. After six days of fighting, of the Brigade's 3433 soldiers, only 750 were left standing. The rest were dead or wounded. This book tells the stories of the men of the Brigade via their letters, diaries, and interviews that the author conducted with survivors many years ago. Not much has been written about South Africans during World War I. Surprisingly, it is a relatively untapped period of military history. This fascinating new book covers the iconic battle of Delville Wood, the most famous event involving South Africans during the war. Paperback, 280 pages Published August 2014

Springboks on the Somme - South Africa in the Great War 1914-1918 By: Bill Nasson A first edition softcover published by Penguin in 2007 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, agecolouring & spotting through the book, Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #

The Somme By: Peter Hart A first edition hardcover published by Weidenfield in 2005 Green cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, gift inscription on front flyleaf, dustjacket is complete clean & bright Packaging and Postage within South Africa R70.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

Springboks on the Somme - South Africa in the Great War 1914-1918 By: Bill Nasson A first edition softcover published by Penguin in 2007 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, light agecolour to pages Packaging and Postage within South Africa R60.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #