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 BRITISH MILITARY REGIMENT HISTORY BOOKLETS x FOUR These are four history booklets in good condition. a) The Duke of Wellington's Regiment.  b) The King's Own Scottish Borderers. c) Royal Marines d) The Tigers - Royal Leicestershire Regiment. •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.  

 BRITISH MILITARY REGIMENT HISTORY BOOKLETS x 4 These are four history booklets in good condition. a) The Duke of Wellington's Regiment.  b) The King's Own Scottish Borderers. c) Royal Marines d) The Tigers - Royal Leicestershire Regiment. •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.  

 BRITISH MILITARY REGIMENT HISTORY BOOKLETS x 4 These are four history booklets in good condition. a) The Duke of Wellington's Regiment.  b) The King's Own Scottish Borderers. c) Royal Marines d) The Tigers - Royal Leicestershire Regiment. •The postage on this item will be R55.00 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.  

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British Historical Flag - Full Size. This flag comes out of a Military collectors collection. We do not know know the history of it but it is hand stitched and will make a good display piece. Damage as seen in picture. The size of this flag is 80cm x 170cm.

Buy British Flags: Their Early History, Their Development at Sea. Origin of Flag as National Device for R50.00

Buy History of British Currency: The Penny 1954-1970 for R19.00

Buy History of the Second World War: British Foreign Policy in the Second World War (VolumeII) for R120.00

TITLE........................: BRITISH EAST AFRICA OR IBEA SUBTITLE..................: AUTHOR...................: P.L. McDERMOTT PUBLISHER...............:CHAPMAN & HALL Ltd., LONDON DATE & EDITION.......:st COVER SIZE (mm)....: 137 x 227 CONDITION...............: DUST JACKET...........: no COVERS.....................: olive cloth covered boards with gilt title and IBEA Co. device, light age soiling with wear to edges, corners bumped SPINE.........................: with title, wear to extremities, & area of damage where library number has been removed, sunned END & FLY PAPERS.: black, good, split PAGES.......................: 382pp including index, generally bright & clean BINDING....................: loosening, covers and fly split, o/w fairly tight PLATES & MAPS.......: fold out map INSCRIPTIONS..........: Label for ?ROSEBERY, 10 DOWNING STREET? SYNOPSIS, BLURB...: A wonderful title being the history of the formation and operation of the IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY until . This volume was in the library of Lord Rosebury whilst he was Prime Minister of Great Britain. Rosebery was a pivotal figure in the formation of the IBEA Co and a firm supporter. Indeed, without his input it is doubtful the company would have become manifest upon the ground in East Africa. A good copy of the first edition of a very scarce title of only two editions (also ). An ambitious and short lived project, the IBEA Co kick started European government, trade and settlement in Kenya. The IBEA Co was wound up in and the administration assumed by Imperial government. A good copy of the first edition of a very scarce title of only two editions (also ). Unique in having been within the library of so pivotal and important a personage as Lord Rosebery. It was later within another library, the labels and marks of which have been sadly (and badly) removed leaving the ghost of the impression of a hand stamp and m/s entries inside the front fly.                      

This is a very, very large book. 40 cm x 31 cm. Printed 1902 first edition. This book has been rebound on spine and corner edges renewed and new endpapers. With a series of pictures painted by Henri Dupray. Includes the Siege of Mafeking during the Anglo-Boer War. Also Ulunhdi, Battle of Tugela, Paardeberg, Toulouse, Waterloo. A previous owner used white selotape to correct tears on pages. Tissue paper between pictures. Foxing throughout book and two pages of detailed descriptions by previous owner. R100 postage in SA. British Battles: Being a History of Great Contests in which the British Nation has been Engaged from the Time of William the Conqueror to the Accession of King Edward VII., with a Descriptive Account of the Battles and of their Influence on the Empire.

Hardcover published by Arms & Armour Press, 1969. Authored by Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis. History of the development and use of the "land ship" during World War 1; lots of information, photographs and plans. Book in excellent condition, spine of dust jacket fades and torn, as pictured. Scarce book. Tracked P&P is R50.00.

Going to the Wars studies the British Civil War as a military experience. It is not a traditional campaign history, a political history of the war, or an analysis of weapons, organization, supply or tactics. Rather Charles Carlton explains how men prepared for combat, how they fought battles and endured sieges. Others also endured the horrors of war and the book pays special attention to those often excluded from a military panorama: women, children and prisoners of war. Combining extensive research in primary sourses with the work of the new military historians such as John Keegan and Richard Holmes, Carlton provides a fresh look at the event once described by G.M. Trevelyan as the most important happening in British history.

1997. Hard  cover with dust cover, 691 pages. Very good condition. Over 1kg. "[An] awesomely scholarly study.... The importance of this book is not only in its intrinsic interest, or its usefulness as a superb resource, but its demonstration that [Britain's] story cannot be told without a thorough knowledge of what happened at sea."¿Alan Judd,  Sunday Times  [London] Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integrity of the realm. Without its navy, Britain would have been a weakling among the nations of Europe, could never have built or maintained the empire, and in all likelihood would have been overrun by the armies of Napoleon and Hitler. Now, for the first time in nearly a century, a prominent naval historian has undertaken a comprehensive account of the history and traditions of this most essential institution. N. A. M. Rodger has produced a superb work, combining scholarship with narrative, that demonstrates how the political and social history of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength-or weakness-of her seapower. From the early military campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada in the reign of Elizabeth I, this volume touches on some of the most colorful characters in British history. It also provides fascinating details on naval construction, logistics, health, diet, and weaponry. "A splendid book. It combines impressively detailed research with breadth of perception....[Rodger] has prepared an admirable historical record that will be read and reread in the years ahead."¿ Times  [London] 24 pages of illustrations  

Softcover. . Many b/w photos. 192 pages. Very good condition. Entertainment / Show Business / the Arts / Celebrities / Movies

THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICE 1889-1980. Peter Gibbs & Hugh Phillips 3 Volumes in one. Hard cover with dust jacket, published 2000. 423 pages.  Excellent condition. Scarce edition due to its small print run. 1. The history of the British South Africa Police by Peter Gibbs 2. The end of the line, 1939-1980 by Hugh Phillips. 3. British South Africa Police, 1972-1974 by Peter Tracey Gibbs Includes Male and Female Nominal Rolls. Excellent condition. Tracked postage is R60.00.

Until the lions are taught to write, history will always be written by the hunters'. In the early planning stages of Freedom Park Robin Binckes participated as a member of the history subcommittee. The amount of debate and argument, much of it heated, astounded him. Practically every event discussed was interpreted from diametrically differing viewpoints. One of the most controversial topics was the Great Trek, the 1836 Boer exodus from the Cape Colony. Traditionally writers on the subject have covered the event from a perspective not only of 'white history' but predominantly of 'Afrikaner history'. It has always been seen as 'an Afrikaner event'. It was anything but. As the Great Trek and the events leading up to it involved every section of the population-Zulu, Sotho, Ndebele, Xhosa, Khoisan, Khoikhoi, Colored, British, English-speaking South African and Boer-it is time to portray the trek in that light, in the context of a unbiased, modern South Africa. Like most history the dots are all connected; it is impossible to separate the Great Trek from events which took place as far back as the Portuguese explorers because those early events shaped the backdrop to the causes of the Great Trek. Most writers have specialized in the trek itself whereas Binckes has adopted a broader approach that studies the impact of the earlier white incursions and migrations-Portuguese, Dutch, French and British-on southern Africa, to create a better understanding of the trek and its causes. Drawing heavily on eyewitness accounts wherever possible, he has consolidated these with the perspectives of leading historians, the final product being an objective and comprehensive record of one of the seminal events in South African history. This book shows that the Afrikaner was, is, and always will be, an important player in South African society, but it shows him as part of a bigger picture. The author distances himself from the noble characters stereotyped for the past two centuries and portrays them in their true light: wonderful, courageous people with human feelings, strengths and failings. Robin Binckes was born in East Griqualand, South Africa in April 1941. After matriculating in Umtata, Transkei, he did his national service at the South African Navy Gymnasium, Saldanha Bay. In 1970 he opened his own PR company to promote major sporting events ranging from international cricket to Formula One Grand Prix during the period of sports isolation. In 1990 he started The Gansbaai Fishing Company and spent ten years in the food industry. During the violence that swept South Africa in 1993 he volunteered as a peace monitor in the townships. Sparked by the passion of the late historical orator David Rattray, he qualified in 2002 as a historical tour guide, conducting tours in the Johannesburg-Pretoria region through his company 'Spear of the Nation'. His first book, Canvas under the Sky, a best-selling novel on the Great Trek, was published in 2011 and continues to fuel lively debate. PAPERBACK: 584 PAGES WITH 80 B/W ILLUSTRATIONS & MAPS Published October 2013

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described 'a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history in vain for its parallel'. Little wonder, for Waterloo was widely recognised - even in its immediate wake - as one of the most decisive battles in history: after more than twenty years of uninterrupted conflict this single day's encounter finally put paid to French aspirations for European hegemony. The culminating point of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo also witnessed levels of determination and bravery by both sides which far exceeded anything experienced by the veterans of Wellington's recent campaigns in Spain and Portugal. Indeed, it was that unconquerable spirit which left over men dead on the field of battle and tens of thousands of others wounded. This thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of one history's greatest human dramas looks first at the wider strategic picture before focussing on the tactical roles played by individual British units - all meticulously examined with the benefit of the extensive array of hitherto unexploited primary sources which reveal the battlefield experience of officers and soldiers as never before. Refusing simply to repeat the same unchallenged accounts and to commit the same errors of previous historians, this work relies exclusively on hundreds of first-hand accounts by men of all ranks and from practically every British regiment and corps present on that fateful day to provide a fresh and revised perspective on one of the most pivotal events of modern times. Features Summary Waterloo Author Gregory Fremont-Barnes Publisher The History Press Ltd Release date Pages 440 ISBN ISBN

Peter Gibbs was born in London in 1903, educated at Aldenham, and lived in Bulawayo since 1936. A number of his books have been published in London and New York. He served in the BSA Police Reserve for 21 years, retiring with the rank of reserve superintendent. He was awarded the MBE in 1964. He is deceased. Hugh Phillips was born in the UK and immigrated to Southern Rhodesia in 1951 to join the BSAP. He attained the rank of assistant commissioner prior to his retirement after nearly 30 years' service. Prior to returning to the UK in 2002, he was involved, without success, in liaison activities between the Commercial Farmers Union and Zimbabwean government in efforts to bring a more pragmatic outlook and policy towards the white farm invasions. Hugh wrote Part 3 of this history, covering the period from 1939 to 1980. Nick Russell joined the BSAP as a cadet in 1975 and served at Sinoia and Kariba before attending Morris Depot where he formed part of the mounted squad for the opening of parliament. After graduation he was posted to uniform-branch duties at Mount Darwin and substations in the district. He transferred to Special Branch and spent two years, mostly in the Mt Darwin area, until the cessation of hostilities. He now lives in Australia. The BSAP held the honour of occupying the Right of the Line-one of the greatest police forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth In 1889 Cecil John Rhodes was granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria to settle Mashonaland, in what was to become Southern Rhodesia. So was formed the British South Africa Company; its regiment of troopers raised to protect the occupying Pioneer Column dubbed the British South Africa Police, the BSAP. From the 1893 Matabele War, the 1896 Mashona Rebellion and the Jameson Raid, the Anglo-Boer War, through both world wars and finally to the bitter Rhodesian bush war of the 1960s and '70s, troopers and officers of this fine regiment of policemen, both black and white, were proudly to the fore, in civilian and military roles... until the disbandment of the Force in 1980 when the country became the independent Zimbabwe. HARDBACK: 620 PAGES & 750 COLOR & B/W PHOTOS, PLATES, SKETCHES & MAPS AUTHORS: PETER GIBBS, HUGH PHILLIPS & NICK RUSSELL

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A British Fascist in the Second World War presents the edited diary of the British fascist Italophile, James Strachey Barnes. Previously unpublished, the diary is a significant source for all students of the Second World War and the history of European and British fascism. The diary covers the period from the fall of Mussolini in to the end of the war in , two years in which British fascist Major James Strachey Barnes lived in Italy as a 'traitor'. Like William Joyce in Germany, he was involved in propaganda activity directed at Britain, the country of which he was formally a citizen. Brought up by upper-class English grandparents who had retired to Tuscany, he chose Italy as his own country and, in , applied for Italian citizenship. By then, Barnes had become a well-known fascist writer. His diary is an extraordinary source written during the dramatic events of the Italian campaign. It reveals how events in Italy gradually affected his ideas about fascism, Italy, civilisation and religion. It tells much about Italian society under the strain of war and Allied bombing, and about the behaviour of both prominent fascist leaders and ordinary Italians. The diary also contains fascinating glimpses of Barnes's relationship with Ezra Pound, with Barnes attaching great significance to their discussion of economic issues in particular. With a scholarly introduction and an extensive bibliography and sources section included, this edited diary is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the ideological complexities of the Second World War and fascism in 20th-century Europe. Features Summary A British Fascist in the Second World War presents the edited diary of the British fascist Italophile James Strachey Barnes. Previously unpublished, the diary is a significant source for all students of the Second World War and the history of European and British fascism... Author Claudia Baldoli (Editor), Brendan Fleming (Editor) Publisher Bloomsbury Academic Release date Pages 264 ISBN ISBN

The Cambridge History of the British Empire. Volume VIII. South Africa, Rhodesia and the Protectorates. . Hard cover, pages. G ood condition. Slight crack in binding forming in the front (see image).   Over 1kg. A massive work of cooperative scholarship tracing the history of Africa south of the Zambezi River from prehistoric times to the present, with the emphasis on the period since the Boer War.

3 Volumes in one 2000. Hard cover, 423 pages. Very good condition. Over 1kg. 1. The history of the British South Africa Police by Peter Gibbs  2. The end of the line, 1939-1980 by Hugh Phillips. 3. British South Africa Police, 1972-1974  by Peter Gibbs      

Wings across the world, An illustrated history of British Airways, By Harold Penrose, Publ. Cassel London st edition, dust wrapper, illustrated, A 4 format, 304 pages, very good condition. P&P within SA R.

The British Army - The Definitive History of the Twentieth Century - Imperial War Museum Weight 1.7 Kg Hardcover With a Dust Jacket I send by Ord inary mail and supply a tracking number.   Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies. For Condition see images below. Please quote Username or order number when making a payment          

 The History of the British South African Police 1889-1980, By Peter Gibbs & Hugh Phillips, Publisher by Something of Value 2000, first edition of the three volumes in one, hard cover with dust wrapper, illustrated, very neat and near mint condition, 423 pages.

The British Army - The Definitive History of the Twentieth Century - Imperial War Museum Weight 1.7 Kg Hardcover With a Dust Jacket I send by Ord inary mail and supply a tracking number.   Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies.