Diamonds gold war british

Subtitle: The British, The Boers, and The Making of South Africa Author: Martin Meredith Publisher: PublicAffairs () ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good - Front of dust jacket slightly creased around edges. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 570 Dimensions: 24 x 16.5 x 4.5 cm +++ by Martin Meredith +++ Diamonds, Gold and War covers the tumultuous period that began with the discovery of the main diamond field in and culminated in the founding of the modern state of South Africa in . With the discovery of diamonds and then gold, a titanic struggle for control between British & Boers ensued, finally resulting in the Anglo-Boer war. Martin Meredith focuses particular attention on Cecil John Rhodes, imperialist mining magnate, and Oom Paul Kruger, the Boer leader. A dynamic analysis of an intriguing period in African history.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

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A pair of British Army officer's twisted gold bullion braid shoulder straps/epaulette with off-white / khaki backing. The gold has tarnished to a silver colour, but the original gold colour can be seen where the rank pips were removed. Not sure if these are Victorian/Boer War or WW1/WW2 era.   

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

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