Delville wood memorial book

Buy The Delville Wood Memorial Book:Ceremony the Unveiling the Memorial Sun10th October 1926 for R1,450.00

Centenary Retrospective.  Includes Delville Wood 1916 - 2016, the sinking of the SS Mendi 1917 - 2017 and the Battle of Square Hill. Softcover edition published by Delville Wood Memorial Trust in 2016. 70 glossy pages, illustrated throughout and includes Rolls of Honour for Delville Wood, SS Mendi and Arques-La-Bataille. Registered postage is R40.00.

Centenary Retrospective - Delville Wood 1916-2016 & Sinking of the SS Mendi 1917-2017 A first edition softcover published by Delville Wood Memorial Trust in 2016 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

First edition, 1991. Hard cover with dust wrapper in good condition. 302 Pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Scarce book. Tracked postage is R50.00.

Rollcall Hardcover with a dust jacket, 302 pages. 1st print 1991. The book is in a overall good condition  The cover have minor rubbing and marks and the top and bottom of the back cover edges have wear. A few pages have a small bent in the top corner.. A clean copy with the binding still good   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: R58 (With Tracking number) --- Courier R120 up to 5 kg Items can be combined request.                                          

 Original P O W Certificate issued by GEORGE V to 1196 HOLTMAN B.E. 4th S A Infantry, his Original Discharge Certificate plus a photostat copy of pages from the book " King George V " by Kenneth Rose showing a photo with caption "A rare scroll issued to a released Prisoner of War ". Holtman's cap badge included with the lot Ref. DELVILLE WOOD. The S A Infantry Brigade Roll call on  14th July 1916

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

Seven Battles That Shaped South Africa; Mills, Greg; Williams, David.   "An excellent guide book about seven decisive battles which shaped South Africa, and the distinctive personalities involved. The authors visited all the sites themselves and the book contains substantial new information, including the Black perspective on the various battles and on the aftermath of Cuito Canavale.Contents include:.Blood River -- 1838 (Dingane; Andries Pretorius).Isandhlwana/Rorke's Drift -- 1879 (Matyana; Chard).Majuba 1881 (Colley; Joubert).Colenso (Black Week) 1899 (Redvers Buller; Louis Botha).Delville Wood 1916.The Western Desert (Sidi Rezegh, Tobruk and El Alamein) 1942 (Klopper; Dan Pienaar; Erwin Rommel).Cuito Cuanavale 1988 (Jannie Geldenhuys; Fidel Castro)" Near Fine. Pictorial Laminated Wrappers. (##2334)    boereoorlog, boer war, abo, zulu war, zoeloe-oorlog, wwi, wêreldoorlog, world war, the great war, wwii, grensoorlog, bosoorlog, border war, bush war,

In 2012  the South African Army celebrated its 100th birthday. What started out as a small, ill-equipped organisation grew into the most powerful army on the continent by the 1980s. Springboks, Troepies and Cadres tells the story of the SA army in telling the stories of the men who shaped it. A divergent group of soldiers, from general officers to ordinary foot soldiers, tells of the tragedies and triumphs of the battles they took part in. Their first-hand accounts vividly bring home the realities of being a soldier, while some of the officers divulge and discuss military strategy. The book is divided into four eras - World War I, World War II, the Border War and the post-1994 era. Historical battles, including Delville Wood (World War I) and El Alamein (World War II), come alive. The soldiers' stories have recurring themes: Through the army's entire history there was as an emphasis on keeping casualties to a minimum and a military ethos that glorified effectiveness rather than sacrifice. The author also takes a hard look at the state of the SA army in 2012 and the assortment of challenges it faces - from a lack of resources to racial tension and poor discipline. Yet, for the most part, these stories of the army offer a gripping and inspirational historical record. Paperback, 220 pages