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***PLEASE NOTE WE DELIVER TO CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG AND BLOEMFONTEIN*** Name of collection/ series: Jan Christiaan Smuts Year of issue: 1975 Country code: R.S.A. Item code: FDC 2.5 Signed by:   Pieter Willem Botha, (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006), commonly known as "P. W." and Die Groot Krokodil (Afrikaans for "The Big Crocodile"), was the leader of South Africa from 1978 to 1989, serving as the last Prime Minister from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive State President from 1984 to 1989.

***PLEASE NOTE WE DELIVER TO CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG AND BLOEMFONTEIN*** Name of collection/ series: Jan Christiaan Smuts Year of issue: 1975 Country code: R.S.A. Item code: FDC 2.5

Jan Christiaan Smuts: His Character & Life - An Illustrated Story In Verse By Arnold Rieck **SIGNED COPY** First Edition, Hard Cover, Published By Arnold Rieck Cover Boards Are Black With Gold Text To The Front & To The Spine, Clean & Bright With Minimal Edge Rubbing. Binding Is Tight & Strong. SIGNED By The Author On The Title Page In Blue Pen. Tape Marks To The Front & Rear End-Papers, Light Browning & Minimal Foxing To The Pages. Dust Jacket Is Complete, Has Small Pieces Missing To The Edges Due To Rubbing, Also Has Light Browning & Foxing, Has Not Been Price Clipped. Postage Within South Africa Will Be R Overseas Buyers Can Contact Us For A Postal Quote.

2001 hardcover with 240 pages as new. By Fransjohan Pretorius. R50 postage in SA. Anglo-Boer War, Anglo-Boereoorlog. Christiaan De Wet, commander of the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War, had the ability to lead his burghers, many of them individualists, with a strong hand, subjecting them to his stringent discipline. He was also a masterful strategist who could anticipate the moves of his opponents. But it was his ability to evade the British forces in what became known as the "First De Wet Hunt" that contributed significantly to his legendary status. Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in South Africa, believed that the capture of De Wet would lead to the end of the Anglo-Boer War. When De Wet slipped over Slabberts Nek on July 15, 1900, breaking through Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter's cordon and taking with him 2,000 Free Staters, including President Steyn and the government of the Orange Free State, Roberts organized a massive pursuit. From all sides British columns entered the chase. However, from July to August, 1900, De Wet, along with 2,500 men, managed to evade the elaborate net Lord Roberts had so carefully prepared to ensnare him. In so doing, the "Boer Pimpernel" ran rings around 50,000 British troops. Significantly, De Wet's successful evasion of the British ultimately led to the adoption of guerilla tactics by the Boers. This compelling story of a watershed event in the course of the war and the colorful personality of the man behind it is masterfully told, and brings an important personal dimension to the history of the Anglo-Boer War.

Three Years War: (October 1899 June 1902) by Christiaan Rudolf De Wet 1902 - 520 pages First Edition Hard Cover with No Dust Jacket in Fair condition. Spine worn and pages minor discolouration.Please see photographs of book condition before purchasing  

FACSIMILE OF FIRST 1902 EDITION 1986. Hard cover with dust cover; 459 pages. Good condition. Dust cover has minor wear. Under 1 kg. Three Years War would be a valuable addition to collections for all those interested either in the Boer Republics, the Boer War, or the fundamental processes behind a lengthy guerrilla campaign fought against a nineteenth century army.    

Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1999. Hard cover with dust cover, 274 pages. Very good condition; tightly bound, neat and clean. Under 1kg. The Boer War (1899-1902) witnessed the professionals of the British Army pitted against the gifted amateurs who led the Boer commandos. For the Boers, it was a struggle for independence; for Britain, an attempt once and for all to assert her political supremacy in South Africa. While sheer weight of numbers and ruthless tactics eventually secured a British military victory, the extraordinary Boer effort won respect worldwide. This is an in-depth study of the principal commanders on both sides, in a conflict that was both "the last of the gentlemen's wars" and the first modern one. The three British Commanders-in-Chief were established regular soldiers who stood high in public esteem when they went out to South Africa. For Roberts, the war was a final triumph, albeit somewhat tainted when it dragged on for another year and a half after his departure; for Kitchener, it was a tedious and exhausting interlude which delayed his appointment as Commander-in-Chief in India; and for Buller, the graveyard of his reputation. The Boer Generals were Louis Botha, Christiaan de Wet, Koos de la Rey and Jan Smuts, of whom the first three were farmers and legislators with little conventional military experience. Smuts, after a brilliant academic career at Cambridge, was a senior but very young state official. In the course of the war, the men proved in different ways to have outstanding natural military ability. For De Wet, this was a time of fulfilment when all his special gifts came into play; for Smuts and Botha, it was a preparation for their future careers as politicians; and for De la Rey, who hated war, it was a heavy but unavoidable duty which he discharged with distinction. Peter Trew's narrative examines each personality separately, highlighting the differences between the command styles of the experienced, professional British generals and the natural ingenuity of the "amateur" Boers.

HOT OFF THE S A MINT PRESS ---------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AFRICAN INVENTIONS SERIES 2017 (1967 - 2017) 50 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL   HEART TRANSPLANT   THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 3rd 1967 BY DR CHRISTIAAN NEETHLING BARNARD   Since the late 1700's important breakthroughs in the medical field included the discovery of antibodies and antigens, blood typing and the identification of the theory of host resistance. Cardiac catherterization during the 40's to 1950's gave a greater understanding of the physiology of the heart, the development of the heart-lung machine and experimentation with topical hypothermia all brought the world one step closer to the reality of a human heart transplant   A DONOR HEART WAS LACED WITH MORAL, POLITICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES Denise Darvall, a woman in her mid-twenties, was fatally injured in a motor accident and died shortly after her arrival at Groote Schuur Hospital. Her father gave permission for the heart to be donated and medical heart transplant history was made in an operation that lasted approximately four and three quarter hours. MR LOUIS WASHKANSKY - A MAN IN HIS MID 50's   The recipient for this ground breaking surgery had been identified as Mr L Washkansky who was a man with an incurable heart disease. Mr Washkansky had a choice to either die with his damaged heart or take a chance with the transplant in order to extend his life.

  HOT OFF THE S A MINT PRESS ---------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AFRICAN INVENTIONS SERIES 2017 (1967 - 2017) 50 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL   HEART TRANSPLANT THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 3rd 1967 BY DR CHRISTIAAN NEETHLING BARNARD   Since the late 1700's important breakthroughs in the medical field included the discovery of antibodies and antigens, blood typing and the identification of the theory of host resistance. Cardiac catherterization during the 40's to 1950's gave a greater understanding of the physiology of the heart, the development of the heart-lung machine and experimentation with topical hypothermia all brought the world one step closer to the reality of a human heart transplant   A DONOR HEART WAS LACED WITH MORAL, POLITICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES Denise Darvall, a woman in her mid-twenties, was fatally injured in a motor accident and died shortly after her arrival at Groote Schuur Hospital. Her father gave permission for the heart to be donated and medical heart transplant history was made in an operation that lasted approximately four and three quarter hours. MR LOUIS WASHKANSKY - A MAN IN HIS MID 50's   The recipient for this ground breaking surgery had been identified as Mr L Washkansky who was a man with an incurable heart disease. Mr Washkansky had a choice to either die with his damaged heart or take a chance with the transplant in order to extend his life.

 The Illustrated London News (9 September 1944)- Allied Landings at Normandy   Please note: THE FIRST TWO PAGES ARE LOOSE AND ONE SEGMENT OF AN  INTERIOR PAGE HAS BEEN REMOVED. The item is in a FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION, retaining all the major articles and diagramma mentioned. Age and general use must be considered. Content in publication: VICTOR OF THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY, SIR BERNARD MONTGOMERY- ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS PROMOTION TO FIELD-MARSHALL MENTION OF JAN CHRISTIAAN SMUTS AS A FIELD-MARSHALL AS OF 24 MAY 1941 MILITARY MAP DETAILING THE SHRINKING BORDERS OF THE THIRD REICH AS WESTERN ALLIES AND RUSSIANS ADVANCE THE LIBERATION OF PARIS BY AMERICAN FORCES NEVER BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS OF BRITISH AND CANADIAN TROOPS CROSSING THE SEINE ARTICLE FEATURING THE BATTLE OF FRANCE- LIBERATION OF ROUEN DIAGRAMMA DEPICTING THE EFFECTS OF THE GERMAN V2 FLYING BOMB LIBERATION OF ROMANIA BY THE RED ARMY IMAGES OF THE WARSAW UPRISING IN POLAND Featured personalities: GERMAN COMMANDANT OF PARIS, GENERAL VON CHOLTITZ V.C. AWARDED TO RAF F/O J.A. CRUICKSHANK DEATH OF GERMAN FIELD-MARSHALL VON KLUGE WINSTON CHURCHILL   NB: NO FOREIGN BIDDERS NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 48 HOURS COURIER IS BY POSTNET COUNTER-TO-COUNTER.  

A Silver Proof Two Rand dated 2017 to Commemorate the World’s First Heart Transplant in 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital by Dr. Christiaan Barnard. NGC Graded PF68 ULTRA CAMEO. Newly graded in pristine holder with label No. 2828806-005. Exceptionally beautiful coin for the grade. Note: I am listing a large number of other NGC newly graded silver One Rand and Two Rand coins closing during the week of 20 th January.

  REGIMENT BOTHA TITLE BADGE Named or the Prime Minister and Boer general, Regiment Botha was formed on April 1 1934 at Ermelo and recruited in the then-northern and eastern Transvaal. By 1939 there were two battalions but only the second was mobilised on June 19, 1940. The unit was brigaded with 3 Transvaal Scottish and the SA Irish and served in Ethiopia. It arrived in North Africa as part of 5 SA Brigade in May 1941 and met its nemesis at the hands of the Deutsches Afrika Korps on Totensontag, November 23, 1941 when, as Major G Tylden puts it, it was “badly cut up at Sidi Rezegh and suffered heavily”. The next month, the survivors of 2 Regt Botha and the other units of 5 SA Brigade were reorganised into a composite battalion for further service. The identity of the other units disappeared and after reinforcement by a draft of Witwatersrand Rifles, 2 Regt Botha was back at full strength by April 1942. The regiment fought at first Alamein from July to October 1942, helping to stop Panzerarmee Afrika in its tracks. The unit returned to South Africa in January 1943. In August, 2 Regt Botha and Regiment President Steyn merged “for the duration” to form the Botha-President Steyn Armoured Commando, assigned to 6 SA Armoured Division. Once in Italy, the unit as broken up, with some going to the Pretoria Regiment and other to the Imperial Light Horse (now Light Horse Regiment). In 1951 2 Regiment Botha became the Regiment Christiaan Beyers.   Current role: Motorised infantry =  Current base: Barberton Battle honours: Motto: Altyd gereed (Always ready).       Condition:  Good. Complete. Uncleaned.   Sold as seen in the images. Images form part for the description.  

1969 SA Medical Congress FDC with Chris Barnard signature See the following link for similar Chris Barnard signature listing: http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?documentid=223469&start=1&page=153  Dr Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant on 3 December 1967.