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Hardcover with d/j in good condition. Solidly bound and clean inside, except for cellotape markings on end pages and inscriptions on a number of pages. D/j shows minor shelfwear at corners and at top and bottom of spine. A good reading copy with 352 pages with full details of British and German battleships of WWI. Postagein RSA = R47.00 (new P O rates 1/4/2016)

Hardcover with d/j in good condition. Solidly bound and clean inside, except for cellotape markings on end pages and inscriptions on a number of pages. D/j shows minor shelfwear at corners and at top and bottom of spine. A good reading copy with 352 pages with full details of British and German battleships of WWI. Postagein RSA = R50.00 (new P O rates 1/4/2017)

Hardcover with d/j in good condition. Solidly bound and clean inside, except for cellotape markings on end pages and inscriptions on a number of pages. D/j shows minor shelfwear at corners and at top and bottom of spine. A good reading copy with 352 pages with full details of British and German battleships of WWI. Postagein RSA = R50.00 (new P O rates 1/4/2017). We combine postage.

VOLUME 1:  THE MENACE OF THE THIRD REICH "TODAY GERMANY!  TOMORROW THE WORLD!"     THIS PLEDGE WAS FERVENTLY INTONED BY MILLIONS OF GERMANS, DAY AFTER DAY, YEAR AFTER YEAR.  IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT COME TRUE, HITLER HARNESSED THE COUNTRY'S SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL GENIUS AND FORGED THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY MACHINE EUROPE HAD EVER SEEN..... VOLUME 2:  THE ALLIES RETREAT NO MORE THE LONG STRING OF JAPAN'S VICTORIES HAD AT LAST RUN ITS COURSE, AND FOR THE ALLIES THE RETREATING WAS OVER.  NOW CAME THE TIME TO COUNTER-ATTACK.   U.S. INFANTRYMEN WADED ASHORE ON MAKIN ATOLL.  HERE THE JAPANESE GARRISON WAS RUSHED IN A FEW DAYS/    

AFRICA@WAR SERIES: VOLUME 34 War of Intervention in Angola - Volume 2: Angolan and Cuban Forces at War, 1976-1983  - Adrien Fontanellaz  As of mid-1976, the civil war in Angola was seemingly decided: supported by a large contingent of Cuban forces, the MPLA established itself in power in Luanda. Its native competitors, the US-French-Zaire-supported FNLA, and UNITA, supported by China and South Africa, were in tatters. The French and Zaire-supported FLEC an armed movement for the independence of the oil-rich Cabinda enclave was in disarray. The last few of their surviving units were either driven out of the country, or forced into hiding in isolated corners of northern and south-eastern Angola. Nevertheless, the war went on. The MPLAs government failed to decisively defeat UNITA, in southern Angola, and then found itself facing a coup attempt from within in May 1977. Crushed in blood, this resulted in thousands being jailed and tortured: many more escaped abroad, where they reinforced the ranks of the battered opposition. The coup prompted the Soviets to attempt increasing their influence with the aim of establishing permanent military bases in the country. While all such overtures were turned down, Angolan operations along the border to what was then the South-West Africa (subsequently Namibia) in October 1980, combined with the increased activity of SWAPO an insurgency against the South African control of that territory - subsequently Namibia prompted South Africa to launch another military intervention and resume supporting UNITA. In turn, this prompted not only the Cubans to further increase their military presence, but also the Soviet Union into delivering massive amounts of military aid to the government in Luanda. Angola not only assumed the role of one of the major hot battlefields in the Cold War: its civil war saw a number of major showdowns between diverse belligerents, culminating in the Battle of Cangamba in 1983. Based on extensive research, with help of Angolan and Cuban sources, the War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 2, traces the military build-up of the Cuban and Soviet-supported Angolan military, the FAPLA and its combat operations, and those of the Cuban military in Angola, in the period 1976-1983, their capabilities and intentions, and their battlefield performances. The volume is illustrated with over 100 rare photographs, half a dozen maps and 18 colour profiles. Paperback, 80 pages. 

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Japanese for Busy People is the most popular Japanese language textbook series in the world. With over 20 components including texts, workbooks, CDs, videos and teacher's manuals, it is also one of the most comprehensive. Now, a decade after its first revision, the entire series has been redesigned, updated and consolidated to meet the needs of 21st-century students and businesspeople who want to learn natural, spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time. The book features not only a sleek, new design but also a unit structure that Features Summary 'Japanese for Busy People' is a concise course for students who want to learn natural spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time. Author Ajalt Publisher Kodansha America Release date Pages 296 ISBN ISBN

Readers Digest Illustrated Story of World War II. Volume 1 & 2 Hardcover books in Very Good condition. Total pages of both books. 623 pages. Vol 1 - The Menace of the Third Reich. Vol 2 - The Allies retreat no more.   Large A4 size Books   Please see the Photo's as part of the description. Sold as per scan.   International Bidders Welcome (Please enquire about shipping costs) Postage and Packaging: Shipping includes time, labor, packaging material and travel costs Post Office: R70 (With Tracking number) --- Courier R120 up to 5 kg Items can be combined request.                                          

Rhodesian History Medallion  Volume 1 -- The Hon CW DuPont -- First President of Rhodesia  - Bronze Limited Edition  Diameter: 42 mm  Limited edition.    Please see the Photo's as part of the description. Sold as per scan.   International Bidders Welcome (Please inquire about shipping costs) Postage and Packaging: Shipping includes time, labor, packaging material and travel costs. Postage: R65 (Registered Post) -  Courier: R130  Postnet: R115 Items can be combined request.                                              

In June 1940 following the Dunkirk evacuations, Britain stood alone. After witnessing the demoralized survivors first hand, Roxane Houston was determined to 'do her bit'. She volunteered to join the WRNS. From a comfortable background with a sheltered upbringing, she now began a remarkable, and sometimes difficult journey, set against six years of war. Starting in 1940 at the Royal Naval Air Station at St Merryn in south west England, under seemingly constant attack from the Luftwaffe, via the RNAS at Machrihanish in Scotland, preparing for Combined Operations at Largs and Greenock in the run-up to D-day, thence to Kandy and Colombo, in Ceylon, she did not return home until early 1946. She met many varied characters, making some lifelong friends, experienced much excitement and great danger, happiness and personal tragedy, and received more than one proposal of marriage. Now, in her twilight years, she revisits those momentous days which tested her and her contemporaries to the full. Her autobiography is a highly personal, often poignant account of her time as a Wren, which not only gives a fascinating insight into service life, but also reflects the reshaping of her own outlook and attitudes.

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

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 7 working days 'Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world...Sing heavenly muse' From almost the moment of its first publication in , Paradise Lost was considered a classic. It is difficult now to appreciate both how audacious an undertaking it represents, and how astonishing its immediate and continued success was. Over the course of twelve books Milton wrote an epic poem that would 'justify the ways of God to men', a mission that required a complex drama whose source is both historical and deeply personal. The struggle for ascendancy between God and Satan is played out across hell, heaven, and earth but the consequences of the Fall are all too humanly tragic - pride, ambition, and aspiration the motivating forces. In this new edition derived from their acclaimed Oxford Authors text, Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg discuss the complexity of Milton's poem in a new introduction, and on-page notes explain its language and allusions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Features Summary From almost the moment of its publication in , Paradise Lost was considered a classic. This new edition is derived from the editors modernized Oxford Authors text... Author John Milton (Author), Stephen Orgel (Volume editor), Jonathan Goldberg (Volume editor) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date Pages 317 ISBN ISBN

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BEFORE 2001 EACH ARM OF SERVICE RAN THEIR OWN COURSE THEN CAME TOGETHER AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN PRETORIA  FOR A COMBINED PHASE AT THE ARMY COLLEGE.  THE BADGE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN WORN ON A TRACKSUIT AND IS 95 MM X 75 MM AND IN AN UNUSED CONDITION SHIPPING IN S.A. IS R60.00 WITH TRACKING VIA SAPO OR R100.00 DOOR TO DOOR VIA COURIER GUY. PAYPAL IS AVAILABLE FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS BUT SHIPPING IS YOUR OWN CHOICE AND RISK  

Hardback with rubbed DJ. Historical Publication Society. 1st Edition pages. The DJ is rubbed and has a few small tears to edges. The book itself has some slight yellowing of pages as one would expect but is otherwise tighly bound and is in good condition with no inscriptions. (see pics below) Please feel free to ask questions.   " In this wonderfully well researched and scholarly work Dr Solomon has traced the course of a controversy which stretched over a period of nearly thirty years and which not only involved shippers, shipowners, merchants and governments but had an impact in all four of the colonies which became the Union of South Africa, both before and after Union and in England itself. With the sure and skilful touch of the trained historian he unravels for us a fascinating account of the clashes of conflicting interests, the complicated negotiations, the plots and the counterplots and the roles played by various governments at a time when shipping was England's business and the movement of goods to and from her ports, at reasonable cost was of vital interest to her colonies, especially South Africa. Many well known figures played their parts in this struggle and Dr Solomon not only recounts what they did but also specualtes in a most interesting way as to the reasons for their actions.. His 'educated guesses' reveal a wealth of background knowledge gleaned from the immense volume of sources he studied and must be regarded as more than conjecture. Dr Solomon has in this work filled a gap in our history and done it brilliantly" Steamships / Union- Castle / South African Shipping Please look at my other book listings as I am happy to combine postage should you wish to purchase more than one item. 10% discount will be given for orders of 5 or more books packaged and posted together. Click the link below to see what other books I have for sale

AFRICA@WAR SERIES: VOLUME 25 The Fuzileiros: Portuguese Marines in Africa, 1961-1974 In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its Empire. It was almost completely unprepared to do so, and this was particularly evident in its ability to project power and to control the vast colonial spaces of Africa. Following the uprisings of March 1961 in the north of Angola, Portugal poured troops into the colony as fast as its creaking logistic system would allow; however, these new arrivals were not competent and did not possess the skills needed to fight a counterinsurgency. While counterinsurgency by its nature requires substantial numbers of light infantry, the force must be trained in the craft of fighting a small war to be effective. The majority of the arriving troops had no such indoctrination and had been readied at an accelerated pace. Even their uniforms were hastily crafted and not ideally suited to fighting in the bush. In reoccupying the north and addressing the enemy threat, Portugal quickly realized that its most effective forces were those with special qualifications and advanced training. Unfortunately there were only very small numbers of such elite forces. The maturing experiences of the Portuguese and their consequent adjustments to fight a counterinsurgency led to the development of specialized, tailored units to close the gaps in skills and knowledge between the insurgents and their forces. This book is about the Fuzileiros or Portuguese marines, a naval force that operated in the riverine littorals of Africa and that was both feared by the enemy and loved by those loyal to Portugal. The Fuzileiros underwent one of the longest and most physically demanding specialist infantry training regimes in the world, lasting some forty-two weeks. Perhaps only 15 to 35 percent of the inductees eventually passed the course and were awarded the traditional and highly coveted navy blue beret. When deployed to Africa, they underwent further acclimation for weeks until they were able to move through the slime and mud of a riverbank with ease, as their lives depended on it. They became experts at riverine warfare and regularly ranged inland on extended patrols, many of which are recounted here. They were comfort able with the uncomfortable fighting environment, and this ability translated into an unpredictability that the enemy feared. This book is the story of how they came to be formed and organized, the initial teething difficulties, and their unqualified successes. Paperback, 72 pages.  This title is imported on demand and dispatched within 15 working days depending on supplier.