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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 #

The Great War of 1914-18 was a conflict which engulfed the whole world, directly or indirectly.nbsp; An imperialist world war tugged the new Union of South Africa and its people into a series of separate but connected conflicts - from the domestic Afrikaner Rebellion on the highveld, through the sands of German South West Africa, the steamy bush of German East Africa, and on to the mud and blood of France and Flanders.nbsp; This book is the first general study of the complex ways in which South Africans experienced the impact of the First World War, and responded to its demands, burdens and opportunities. Told with his customary narrative energy and style, Bill Nasson's new history is a lively account not only of how South Africa fought the war, but also of the miscalculations and illusions that surrounded its involvement, and of how South African society came to imagine and remember that great and terrible conflict. Softcover. English. Penguin. 2008. ISBN: 9780143025351. 300pp. Good condition in softcover, signed and inscribed on title page. Book No: 2002140

When This Bloody War Is Over: Soldiers' Songs from the First World War by Max Arthur (Contributor), Lyn Macdonald (Introduction) 2001  - 130 pages Hard Cover with Dust Jacket in Good Condition The songs in this book were the ones soldiers actually sang - on the march, in the dug-outs and trenches, amidst the carnage of the battlefield. Each song is introduced by Max Arthur, giving its historical background.

I HAVE A BOOK OF BETTY BONNET PAPER DOLLS IN FULL COLOUR. 30 ANTIQUE DOLLS ON 16 COLOUR PLATES. 9 1/4INCH BY 12 1/4INCH. FEATURES BETTY BONNET'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN AUTHENTIC PRE WORLD WAR 1 COSTUMES. FIRST APPEARED 1915-1917. ON FIRM CARDBOARD AND DOLLS CAN STAND. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO TEARS, NONE CUT OUT. I AM ASKING R200 BUT AM OPEN TO ANY FAIR OFFER. I ALSO HAVE A BOOK OF SHIRLEY TEMPLE PAPER DOLLS AND ANTIQUE PAPER DOLLS - THE EDWARDIAN ERA IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I CAN SEND YOU PHOTOS. I LIVE IN KENSINGTON JOHANNESBURG. PHONE LYN 0826249385

 BRITISH - 1914 Star. - (Aug - Nov) 1122. PTE. J. TURNER. 1/NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. According to my research it appears that Pte.Turner was killed on the 1st July 1916 on the first day of The Battle of the Somme.  The medal is in excellent condition with ribbon. •The postage on this item will be R48.00 within S. A. (Registered with tracking) •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale.  

2006 first edition very large hardcover with dust jacket and 168 pages in very good condition. R65 postage in SA. Includes Anglo-Boer War Spioenkop and Paardeberg, Anglo-Zulu War Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift. Napoleonic Wars Waterloo and Austerlitz, Jena and Salamanca. WW1 Gallipoli, Fort Vaux, Verdun, Somme, Vimy Ridge. WW2 Pearl Harbor, El Alamain, Arnhem and Battle of Bulge.

Britain Army, Great War, WWI, Soldier, Honor, Duty, Militarty, Medal, Souvenir Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Metal Purity: Gold Plated, Gilded Box: Year of Issue: Weight: 1 oz CoA: Face Value: Dimensions: 40 Quality: Mintage: New token with capsule The round souvenir token plated with real gold released in memory of Great Britainﾒs involvement in World War I. The design of the coin refers to the tragedy of the first global military conflict. The Great War, as it was called before the war with Nazi Germany, put an end to the existence of four empires: Ottoman, German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian. The political map and social life of Europe were changed forever. Being a member of the Triple Entente, United Kingdom suffered significant losses in World War I, despite the fact the theatres of war werenﾒt situated on its territory.One side of the coin depicts military hardware and soldiers of the early XX century, the background is colored British flag. The Great War words are minted above the image, and the dates 1914-1918 are placed below. The inscriptions are separated with stars pattern going along the rim.The other side of the token designed to honor victims of WWI. One can see dark silhouettes of a soldier and a tomb cross. The grave is covered with red poppy flowers which symbolize the wartime remembrance in English-speaking countries. There are names of the bloodiest battles of the Great War minted on this side such as Verdun, Somme, Gallipoli, Ypres and others. ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Hardcover. English. John Murray. 1939 First Edition. ISBN: n/a. xiii+363 pp with 40 plates & 2 maps with 2 adverts for other title at the back. Good condition in slightly knocked green boards with new endpapers. Light foxing inside. Royal Dublin Fus. 1886, served in Rhodesia, Boer War (incl. Mafeking), commanded ANZAC Corps on Gallipoli & XXII Corps on the Western Front (Messines, Passchendaele, Somme 1918). Book No: 2501743

  A WW1 group of three Medals to Major G.A.Murray  the British and Victory Medals are both stamped the same and named to him, the Military cross, which was awarded to him for conspicuous gallatry in action, has no naming or dates. The major fell at Villiers-Bretonneux in defence of Amiens 4th April1918 in France age 24 yrs whilst in command of the 47 Bde. R.F.A. He was laid to rest in the Parish Churchyard of Aubigney near Corbie and re-intered Aubigney Military Cemetry, 29 Sept 1932 Murray was awarded the M.C. on the very first day Tanks were used in the battle of the Somme 1916, he was in action there continuosly from 9th August to 1st October 1916. He graduated from Cambridge University with a Science degree, he was only married for 5 weeks at the time he was killed to his his wife G.A.Murray. He was the beloved youngest son of Charles F.K. Murray and Grandson of Sir J.Molteno and son in law of P.A.Molteno All three medals are like new and have not been worn  and according to the records his only entitlements. Copy of the medal roll, London Gazette and pictures of his grave are included. Postage/collection by buyer