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   We have on offer this  Austria Bravery World War I Kaiser Medal ~~  Size is 3.5cm x 3.5cm  ~~  Old things are made to last. We will find old things from the past for you to love back into life. The item is in Good Vintage Condition, Pre-Ownership.                   PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY AT ALL THE PICTURES AS THEY FORM THE MAJOR PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.           a Dio tutta la gloria   Front of Medal reads: CAROLVS D. G. IMP. AVST. REX BOH. ETC. ETREX APOST. HVNG. Back of Medal reads: Fortitvdini

Condition As Per Photos.WORLD WAR ONE GERMANY (BAVARIA) FULL SIZE MILITARY MERIT CROSS MEDAL WITH SWORDS  3rd CLASS MILITARY MEDAL CROSS At the outbreak of World War One, the Military Merit Cross became Bavaria's main decoration for bravery and merit by enlisted soldiers in that war.The Military Merit Cross became obsolete with the fall of the German Empire and the Bavarian Kingdom in 1918 PLEASE NO FOREIGN BIDDERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES !  SHIPPING WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA ONLY !  SOLD AS IS    

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  South Africa in World War II By Joel Mervis   "Bravery and military skill do not depend primarily on the size of an army, but flow rather from the  character and martial quality of the people in it. By that test South Africans emerged with honour and distinction. Their achievements, in the air, on the oceans, in the Desert and in Abyssinia and Italy called for the utmost in determination and courage. the purpose of this book, on the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of war, is to pay tribute to the bravery and determination and courage of South Africa's armed forces during the war." Soft cover, 1st edition, 98 pages illustrated throughout in black and white, good condition as per pics. Postnet to Postnet R110.00    

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PUBLISHED BY ASHANTI, A COLLECTION OF 12 VOLUMES. HARDCOVERS WITH DUST JACKETS, ALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.  300+ PAGES EACH, ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH B/W PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS. TRACKED POSTAGE IS R125.00. VOLUME 1:The war of a hundred days by James Ambrose Brown- Springboks in Somaliland & Abyssinia 1940-41 VOLUME 2: Warriors of the sky by Peter Bagshawe- Springbok air heroes in combat. VOLUME 3: South Africa's Flying Cheetahs in Korea by Dermot Moore & Peter Bagshawe. VOLUME 4. Urgent Imperial Service by Gerald L'ange- South African Forces in German South West Africa 1914-1915 VOLUME 5: War at sea by C.J. Harris-South African Maritime Operations during World War II. VOLUME 6: They fought for king and Kaiser by James Ambrose Brown-South Africans in German East Africa 1916 VOLUME 7: Retreat to Victory by James Ambrose Brown-A Springbok'S diary in North Africa: Gazala to El Alamein 1942 VOLUME 8: War in Italy by Jack Kros- With the South Africans from Taranto to the Alps. VOLUME 9: Captives Courageous by Maxwell Leigh- South African Prisoners of War, World War II VOLUME 10: A Country at War 1939-1945 by Jennifer Crwys-Williams- The mood of a Nation. VOLUME 11: Pyramids and Poppies by Peter K.A. Digby- The 1st SA Infantry Brigade in Libya, France and Flanders 1915-1919 VOLUME 12: The Unknown Force by Ian Gleeson - Black, Indian and Coloured Soldiers Through Two World Wars  

COMPLETE COLLECTION "SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR " SERIES ASHANTI PUBLISHING 12 TITLES IN THE SERIES ALL FIRST EDITION IN MINT CONDITION WITH DUST JACKETS Volume 1 - THE WAR OF A HUNDRED DAYS: Springboks in Somalia & Abyssinia 1940-41 Volume 2 - WARRIORS OF THE SKY: Springbok Air Heroes in Combat Volume 3 - SOUTH AFRICA'S FLYING CHEETAHS IN KOREA Volume 4 - URGENT IMPERIAL SERVICE: South African Forces in German South West Africa 1914-1915 Volume 5 - WAR AT SEA: South African Maritime Operations during World War II Volume 6 - THEY FOUGHT FOR KING AND KAISER - South Africans in German East Africa 1916 Volume 7 - RETREAT TO VICTORY - A Springbok's Diary: Gazala to El Alamein 1942 Volume 8 - WAR IN ITALY - With the South Africans from Taranto to The Alps Volume 9 - CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS - South African Prisoners of War World War II Volume 10 - A COUNTRY AT WAR 1939-1945 - The Mood of the Nation Volume 11 - PYRAMIDS AND POPPIES - The 1st SA Infantry Brigade in Lybia, France & Flanders 1915-1919 Volume 12 - THE UNKNOWN FORCE - Black, Indian & Coloured Soldiers Through Two World Wars. PLEASE NOTE THAT SHIPPING WILL BE QUOTED AT THE TIME OF SALE DUE TO THE WEIGHT. COURIER DELIVERY IS RECOMMENDED.  

This is the story of the sinking of the SS Mendi during WW1, the bravery of the men on board and the ensuing inquiry conducted by the Board of Trade in London. The story follows the small band of survivors to France where they complete their tour of duty. The First World War rages in Europe, it is a white mans war, but when the British government calls for 10 000 black soldiers to be sent to France as a labour force, men from around South Africa volunteer for service. In the foothills of the Drakensberg, Kula Hlongwane, an amaNgwane prince steps forward, followed by a group of his tribesmen. Madondo is ordered to accompany them. For him it is a nightmare from which there is no escape. When crossing the English Channel on the troopship, the SS Mendi, lights loom out of the thick black fog, then a siren blasts. With no time to avoid the collision, the Mendi is struck a devastating blow on the starboard side where Kula and his men lie sleeping. Within minutes, the Mendi begins to sink. The book makes use of various historical documents and the transcripts from the inquiry held in London by the Board of Trade to establish causality for the large loss of life. On conclusion of the inquiry, these transcripts were declared secret and concealed from view for the next 50 years. Men of the Mendi gives an in depth account of the inquiry and the apparent reason for the cover-up.  At 5 am on 21 February 1917, in thick fog about 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of St. Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wight, the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company cargo ship Darro accidentally rammed Mendi's starboard quarter, breaching her forward hold. Darro was an 11,484 GRT ship, much larger than Mendi, sailing in ballast to Argentina to load meat. Darro survived the collision but Mendi sank, killing 616 South Africans (607 of them black troops) and 30 crew. Some men were killed outright in the collision; others were trapped below decks. Many others gathered on Mendi's deck as she listed and sank. Oral history records that the men met their fate with great dignity. An interpreter, Isaac Williams Wauchope, who had previously served as a Minister in the Congregational Native Church of Fort Beaufort and Blinkwater, is reported to have calmed the panicked men by raising his arms aloft and crying out in a loud voice: "Be quiet and calm, my countrymen. What is happening now is what you came to do...you are going to die, but that is what you came to do. Brothers, we are drilling the death drill. I, a Xhosa, say you are my brothers...Swazis, Pondos, Basotho...so let us die like brothers. We are the sons of Africa. Raise your war-cries, brothers, for though they made us leave our assegais in the kraal, our voices are left with our bodies." The damaged Darro did not stay to assist. But Brisk lowered her boats, whose crews then rescued survivors. The investigation into the accident led to a formal hearing in summer 1917, held in Caxton Hall, Westminster. It opened on 24 July, sat for five days spread over the next fortnight, and concluded on 8 August. The court found Darro's Master, Henry W Stump, guilty of "having travelled at a dangerously high speed in thick fog, and of having failed to ensure that his ship emitted the necessary fog sound signals." It suspended Stump's licence for a year. Stump's decision not to help Mendi's survivors has been a source of controversy. One source states that it was because of the risk of attack by enemy submarines. Certainly Darro was vulnerable, both as a large merchant ship and having sustained damage that put her out of action for up to three months. But some historians have suggested that racial prejudice influenced Stump's decision, and others hold that he merely lost his nerve. Softcover, 320 pages. First published: February 2017

    I have to considerably decrease my own personal library consisting of thousands of books in English, Afrikaans, German and Dutch. Please have a look on the hundreds of valuable books I am going to offer. There are lots of rare Africana & Militaria collectibles among them.   George Forty Desert Rats at War Europe London 1977, first edition, hard cover, 160 pages, larger format, illustrations, original dust jacket   in excellent second-hand condition     Buy bulk to save on postage. Kindly have a look to my related books Nazi Germany Weimar Republic National Socialism Deutsches Reich World War WWI WWII Kaiser Inflation

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  Modern Library, 2005. Book Condition: Used. This Book is in Good Condition. Clean Copy With Light Amount of Wear. Summary: "The Boys' Crusade is the great historian Paul Fussell's unflinching and unforgettable account of the American infantryman's experiences in Europe during World War II. Based in part on the author's own experiences, it provides a stirring narrative of what the war was actually like, from the point of view of the children--for children they were--who fought it. While dealing definitively with issues of strategy, leadership, context, and tactics, Fussell has an additional purpose: to tear away the veil of feel-good mythology that so often obscures and sanitizes war's brutal essence. "A chronicle should deal with nothing but the truth," Fussell writes in his Preface. Accordingly, he eschews every kind of sentimentalism, focusing instead on the raw action and human emotion triggered by the intimacy, horror, and intense sorrows of war, and honestly addressing the errors, waste, fear, misery, and resentments that plagued both sides. In the vast literature on World War II, "The Boys' Crusade stands wholly apart. Fussell's profoundly honest portrayal of these boy soldiers underscores their bravery even as it deepens our awareness of their experiences. This book is both a tribute to their noble service and a valuable lesson for future generations. "From the Hardcover edition. 184 pp.

Formed in 1916 as The Rhodesia Native Regiment, its troops were blooded with honour in the East African campaign. Disbanded in 1919, the regiment was re-formed in 1940 during World War II as The Rhodesian African Rifles, seeing action in Burma. In the 1950s, the regiment distinguished itself further during the Malayan Emergency. During the 1960s and 1970s, the regiment was at the forefront of hostilities in the bloody Rhodesian bush war. Ironically, it was after Zimbabwean independence in 1980, that the RARs finest hour came, when, fighting for their erstwhile enemy, Mugabe, the soldiers of the RAR defeated Nkomos invading ZIPRA armies at the battles of Entumbane in Bulawayo. Masodja  London launch address - Brigadier D. Heppenstall: 09/11/07 Lord Salisbury, our President, General Lord Michael Walker, the son of our battalion 2ic in Burma in World War 2, honoured guests, members of the Association, ladies and gentlemen. Like the Battle of Waterloo, this has been a close run thing. Yesterday morning I received four copies of Masodja from the printers in Durban, South Africa, by special delivery, and the main consignment only arrived at Heathrow yesterday evening. The main reason for the four by special delivery was so that we could present one of them to Prince Philip when he signed our Regimental Drumskin at lunchtime yesterday. He was most intrigued when Tobias Mutangadura pointed out to him his photograph taken at the Malayan Independence Merdeka celebrations fifty years ago in 1957. Anyway to get back to the main topic, the reasons why we almost didnt succeed in getting the books here for the launch were several. Firstly it was published and printed in South Africa on the one hand and the author and Regimental Association in the UK on the other. This of course prevented close liaison between the two sides although the use of email made things far easier than they used to be. Most of the text was completed by Alex Binda several years ago, although there were gaps in the records available, and more information was received right up to the last minute. Originally we had planned to have the Launch last April to coincide with our Regimental Day, Tanlwe Chaung Day. This was deemed too early, and it was put back to July, the month in which the Regiment was formed. In the meantime, however, in conjunction with Chris Cocks, Alex had written the History of the RLI, The Saints, which had a very impressive Launch last June. Chris Cocks, our publisher at 30 Degrees South, advised us that a July Launch would be too close to the Saints Launch and recommended that it be postponed to Remembrance Weekend  which we agreed and set the wheels in motion to hire this hall and invite our VIP guests. Apart from the distance between publishers and originators, other mitigating factors included the sheer volume of photographs of which about 75% have been included. These were still being annotated about ten days before the book went to print! Another major factor which nearly caused a postponement was the bad reaction to a new course of medicine prescribed to Kerrin Cocks. This resulted in her being rushed into intensive care followed by a two week break to recuperate. Kerrin is a vital cog in the 30 Degrees South machine, but was soon back on line to rush things through. Pinetown Printers in Durban did a great job in completing those books which we have here today, and in fact they were working 24 hours over the whole of last weekend. We owe a debt of gratitude to all involved in the publication, to Chris and Kerrin Cocks for their expertise, to Pinetown Printers and to Bill Welsh for acting as our Marshal Blucher and arriving with the books in the nick of time. Apart, of course, from Alex Binda, I owe a special thank you to John Hopkins, Iain Harper, Bridget Wells-West and all those who supplied photographs and reminiscences of their time in the Regiment. I would now like to deal with our four members whom we invited over from Zimbabwe. This has been possible due to the magnificent support given by the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League who paid all their expenses. Our four who came over are: Captain Machakada Patrick Nelomwe: He attested in time to go to the Canal Zone, Egypt, with 1RAR in 1952, and has subsequently seen service in Malaya, the Nyasaland Emergency, the Congo border and the Rhodesian bush war. He rose from company clerk in A Company to ORQMS in the 1st Battalion in 1980. He was commissioned, subsequently in the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). Major Tobias Chenharu Mutangadura DMM: A member of the Rhodesian Army Education Corps who served almost all his time with 1RAR. By 1980 he was a WO1 and had been awarded the Defence Forces Medal for Meritorious Service (DMM). He was commissioned in the ZNA, and retired as major. He was curator of the Gweru Military Museum for several years. RSM Gibson Zanago Mugadza BCR: A very talented half back in my battalion football team in his younger days. In the Rhodesian bush war he was awarded the Bronze Cross of Rhodesia (BCR) for outstanding leadership and bravery in action. He retired from the Army after 1980 as RSM at the School of Infantry, Gwelo. RSM Obert Veremu DMM: Obert was in my platoon in Malaya where he was a junior NCO, leading scout and tracker. That was exactly 50 years ago. He rose steadily through the ranks, was a champion 110 mile marcher and was awarded his DMM in 1972. He was RSM 1RAR from 1977 to 1978 and 3RAR from its formation in 1978 until after independence when he retired and went farming. The four are ideally situated throughout the country. Patrick is in Bulawayo, Tobias in Gweru, Gibson in Harare and Obert in the Vumba. They will be able to tell all our old comrades that the Regiment is still very much alive! I must now emphasise that the main reason that they arrived here at all is thanks to Lt-Col Malcolm Clewer, the Chairman of our Association in Zimbabwe and also the Chairman of the Harare Branch of the Legion

Ukraine, 5 UAH, 70 Years of Victory 1945, Coloured Coin, 2015 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2015 Weight:   16.54 CoA:   No Face Value:   5 hryvnias Dimensions:   35     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   35000   New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism in Europe and perpetuate the act of bravery of the Ukrainian nation, its significant contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition in World War II. From the first days of the war and until October 1944, the territory of Ukraine was the central part of the entire European theater of military operations in World War II and suffered enormous human and material losses. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 70 years of Victory in WWII 1945 poppy color nickel coin 2015 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2015 Weight: 16.54 CoA: No Face Value: 5 hryvnias Dimensions: 35 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 35000 New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism in Europe and perpetuate the act of bravery of the Ukrainian nation, its significant contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition in World War II. From the first days of the war and until October 1944, the territory of Ukraine was the central part of the entire European theater of military operations in World War II and suffered enormous human and material losses. ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.