Frontier war

  A narrative of the ninth Frontier War by the assistant military secretary to Lieutenant General Thesiger (Graham's Town series) 1989. Hard cover with dust cover; 195 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound and neat. Under 1kg Major John Crealock (1837-1895) fought in a number of colonial wars, including the Indian Mutiny and the Anglo-Zulu War. This volume is a detailed account of the warfare conducted against the Xhosa in the last phases of the frontier war of 1877-1878. Opinionated and inefficient, Crealock nevertheless gives a sober account of the military situation.

THE FRONTIER WAR JOURNAL OF MAJOR JOHN CREALOCK 1878 by Chris Hummel (Editor) Hard cover with d/wrapper – 227x157 mm – Van Riebeeck Society 1988 Series 2 No 19 194 pages – index included – 19 b/w photos/illustrations – 7 maps Near Mint cond. – tight binding. D/W: V/G cond  - mild shelf wear – rubbed – price tag remnant.   “...the last phases of the Frontier War of 1877-1878

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Hardcover. English. G Bell & Sons,. 1938 repr. ISBN: n/a. 372 pp with black & white illustrations and two maps, one folding. Good condition in blue boards with gilt title on spine and coat of arms on cover, no dw. Name on half-title page, slight foxing on endpapers. A history of the BSAP and other Rhodesian forces. The book covers not only the conflicts subsequent to the occupation of Mashonaland and the Rebellion, but also the Boer War, and the near-farcial conquest of Schuckmannsburg in the Caprivi and service in Tanganyika during WWI. During peace time the force was engaged in civil administration. A scarce find.. Book No: 2501585

A history of the BSAP and other Rhodesian forces. The book covers not only the conflicts subsequent to the occupation of Mashonaland and the Rebellion, but also the Boer War, and the near-farcial conquest of Schuckmannsburg in the Caprivi and service in Tanganyika during WWI. During peace time the force was engaged in civil administration. A scarce find. English. G. Bell & Sons. 1937 1st ed. ISBN: 0. 372 pp with bw illustrations and two maps, one folding.. Generally very good condition except for very slight foxing in prelims, name on eps. Book No: 2502028

The Edges of War - A History of Frontier Wars 1702 - 1878 By: John Milton A first edition hardcover published by Juta in 1983 Red cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, gift inscription on first title page, dustjacket is complete light rub to spine & extremities Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation abe #

Buy The Edges of War, A History of Frontier Wars 1702-1878 by John Milton for R400.00

Buy Combat: South Africa at War Along the Angolan Frontier (Hardcover) - Al J. Venter for R750.00

Buy 1873 Military Arrow Stamped Hand Forged Trestle (BOER WAR - ZULU WAR - FRONTIER WARS) for R1,450.00

  Boer War Era QSA, full size, silver, 3rd type reverse, short ribbon, about 4 cm. with two clasps: Cape Colony and Orange Free State. Issued to: 357 Pte. M.P. Miles Frontier Lt. Horse. Some wear/marks.

General Ben Viljoen My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War (1902) Published: Hood, Douglas & Howard, London, 1902 Edition: First Edition   Publisher's red cloth binding with black titles. Manilla Paper. No foxing, Browned edges from age. Cover stained and taped with cellotape Piece of the spine cover missing. binding with some age associated edge wear. Very light water stain to first 5 pages not affecting the type. Maps and Plates all good and clear. Would do great with a restored or new Cover.Inner pages clear with very minor browning. General Viljoen never returned to South Africa after the war as he refused to become a subject of the British Empire. In 1909 he was granted U.S. citizenship. He was familiar with both Theodore Roosevelt and Mexican Revolutionary Francisco Madero. He fought on the side of Madero at the battle of Ciudad Juarez. His book is described as being 'a realistic description of the war from a Boer perspective'.Some excerpts from Mendelssohn Vol.II: 'The author was instructed by General Joubert to proceed to the Natal frontier, and he subsequently joined the troops under General Kock's command. He does not appear to have had a high opinion of his leader, and remarks, possibly if we "had had less to do with arrogant and stupid old men, we should have reached Cape Town or Durban." From time to time he expresses his discontent with most of the Boer Generals of the old school, and he was extremely impatient of their super-caution, credulity, and superstition, which brought him on several occasions to the verge of insubordination, whilst at times he considered that he had been slighted by Joubert, who appears to have been dubious as to the courage of the leader and his Johannesburg men.' The so-called Handsuppers 'were regarded by the General as traitors, and there is an account of the "execution" of Meyer De Kock who came to Viljoen's camp to induce his men to surrender, and who, it is stated, was the first man who first suggested to the British authorities the establishment of concentration camps. The Boer General defends the blowing up of trains, which he considered quite as justifiable as the burning of houses, and was, he asserts, no doubt as distasteful to him as the latter was to Lord Kitchener.' 'He was sent to St. Helena on February 19th, and speaks with some dissatisfaction of his treatment on the island.'

Hardcover. English. C. van Rensburg Publications. 1995 2nd ed. ISBN: 0868460842. 271pp profusely illustrated. Good condition in hardcover, with edgeworn dw, in protective plastic. The book gives a fascinating account of the S.A.A.F though the Second World War, Korea and, closer to home, the operational area along the southern frontier of Angola. Book No: 2501011

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1973 first edition hardcover with 396 pages in good condition. A previous price in ink in front. R50 postage in SA. Chapters on: Indian Mutiny, Frontier War 1877, Zulu War, Moirosi War, Basuto war, Transvaal War of Independence, Matabele Rebellion, Mashonaland uprising, Anglo-Boer War, WW1, WW2. "After fifteen years of research the author has collected the biographic details of all the Southern African V.C. heroes, not only those serving in South African or Rhodesian units, but also those South Africans who served in other Commonwealth forces and who received the supreme award for gallantry. From the massacre which spurred a South African on to win the V.C. during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, to the heroic self-sacrifice of South Africa's "Pathfinder" pilot over Germany in 1945, the story surrounding every Victoria Cross award is told. In addition the campaigns in which the awards were won are described and the later lives of the recipients detailed"

1973 first edition hardcover with 396 pages in good condition. A previous price in ink in front. R60 postage in SA. Chapters on: Indian Mutiny, Frontier War 1877, Zulu War, Moirosi War, Basuto war, Transvaal War of Independence, Matabele Rebellion, Mashonaland uprising, Anglo-Boer War, WW1, WW2. "After fifteen years of research the author has collected the biographic details of all the Southern African V.C. heroes, not only those serving in South African or Rhodesian units, but also those South Africans who served in other Commonwealth forces and who received the supreme award for gallantry. From the massacre which spurred a South African on to win the V.C. during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, to the heroic self-sacrifice of South Africa's "Pathfinder" pilot over Germany in 1945, the story surrounding every Victoria Cross award is told. In addition the campaigns in which the awards were won are described and the later lives of the recipients detailed"

Howard Timmins, Hardcover with dustjacket - jacket has a little edgewear and rubbing. This is an ex-library copy so shows all the usual stampings.  This edition is limited to copies of which this is no. 413. Based on the life of Ernst Daniel Wienand - the first member of this family arrived as a mercenary in South Africa in and years of research by the author have resulted in many completely unknown episodes of our early history coming to light. Eastern Cape Frontier War content.                   

Editors: Maurice Boucher and Nigel Penn  Series: Brenthurst Second Series No. 9 Publisher: Brenthurst Press () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Dust jacket has slight wear to edges. Book itself is in fine condition. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 263 Dimensions: 30 x 24.3 x 2.9 cm +++ edited by Maurice Boucher and Nigel Penn +++ In incident and character alone, the period of the Cape history known as the 'first British occupation' ranks amongst the most colourful in South Africa's past. In the eight years from to , the colony at the Cape experienced three different regimes, pitched battle and conquest, burgher revolt and frontier war, naval mutiny and Khoikhoi rebellion.  These troubled times also produced an extraordinary crop of memorable people: Lord Macartney and General Francis Dundas, Lady Anne Barnard and John Barrow, Sir George Yonge and W.S. van Rijneveld, landdrost Maynier, Ngqika, and many more. This book is a synthesis of editorial text, documents and artworks, examining the era through eye-witness accounts, personal trade letters, government reports, contemporary maps,    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.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days In , Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar asks to be reassigned to the western frontier before it disappears. At his isolated post he develops a relationship with the peaceful Lakota Sioux and a white woman who lives among them, finding greater kinship with them than with his own people. Features Summary In , Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar asks to be reassigned to the western frontier before it disappears. At his isolated post he develops a relationship with the peaceful Lakota Sioux and a white woman who lives among them... Contributors Kevin Costner Format Blu-ray disc Release date

One of the greatest talents that Winston Churchill was blessed with was his extraordinary command of the English language. He would go on to write a prodigious 65 books in his lifetime. He was rewarded for this in 1953 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Yet in Britain his abilities as a writer were already widely recognized by the end of the 19th century. Yet oddly enough he had not excelled academically at school and it was only on his third attempt that he passed the entrance examination to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Before entering politics he went on to combine his military career with journalism and shortly after the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, he was contracted as a war correspondent for the Morning Post. He made his way to the Natal front where he was destined to become one of the highest-paid newspaper reporters in the world. Much has been made of Churchill’s heroism. The exceptional courage he displayed when defending the derailed armoured train at Chieveley in Natal made his reputation. Yet strictly speaking as a journalist he was a non-combatant, but on his capture, the Boers treated him as a combatant because of his actions at the armoured train. This was not an isolated incident of bravery for on other occasions, in Cuba, India and in Africa, his sometimes almost reckless courage had drawn widespread comment. On three different occasions during the Malakand campaign in India, he rode his pony along the skirmish line while everyone else was ducking for cover. He admitted that his actions were foolish, but playing for high stakes was a calculated risk. ‘Given an audience there is no act too daring or too noble’, he wrote to his mother, and concluded his letter by saying: ‘... without the gallery things are different.’ Scaling the wall surrounding the prison yard in Pretoria and making his way through enemy territory to Portuguese East Africa was not considered a particularly great feat by the British military. Yet his escape he was largely unknown to the British people until then was hailed by many as one of the greatest military escapes ever. His instant fame, to a large degree, came about because the war was going badly for the British Army at the time. A depressed British people needed a hero to bolster their sagging enthusiasm for the war, so Winston Churchill was their man. He had the need to stay in the limelight to fuel his political ambitions and the best way to achieve that was by returning to the front as a journalist and part-time soldier after his escape where he continued to captivate the readers of the Morning Post with his dispatches, writing convincingly about his own and other’s front-line experiences. His stories of how he miraculously escaped the bullets that whistled around him in Natal and the Orange Free State and how he rode a bicycle through enemy-held Johannesburg, ending with his triumphant returned to Pretoria where he helped to liberate his former fellow POW's from captivity, earned his newspaper a fortune. The fact that the adventures he described sometimes did not happen exactly the way he related them didn't seem to bother anyone. William Manchester wrote: ‘Virtually every event he (Churchill) described in South Africa, as in Cuba, on the North-West Frontier, and at Omdurman, was witnessed by others with whom recollections were consistent. The difference, of course, lay in the interpretation.’ I set out to discover the real Churchill in those early years of his life. During this process I discovered many facets to this complex and controversial man. At times I felt like a certain painter described by Cervantes. This sage artist was asked, as he was starting on a new canvas, what his picture was to be. ‘That’, he replied, ‘is as it may turn out.’ So this, my account of how the young and extraordinary Winston Churchill became a hero during the South African War, is how it turned out. Paperback, 268 pages. Published August 2008  

One of the greatest talents that Winston Churchill was blessed with was his extraordinary command of the English language. He would go on to write a prodigious 65 books in his lifetime. He was rewarded for this in 1953 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Yet in Britain his abilities as a writer were already widely recognized by the end of the 19th century. Yet oddly enough he had not excelled academically at school and it was only on his third attempt that he passed the entrance examination to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Before entering politics he went on to combine his military career with journalism and shortly after the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, he was contracted as a war correspondent for the Morning Post. He made his way to the Natal front where he was destined to become one of the highest-paid newspaper reporters in the world. Much has been made of Churchills heroism. The exceptional courage he displayed when defending the derailed armoured train at Chieveley in Natal made his reputation. Yet strictly speaking as a journalist he was a non-combatant, but on his capture, the Boers treated him as a combatant because of his actions at the armoured train. This was not an isolated incident of bravery for on other occasions, in Cuba, India and in Africa, his sometimes almost reckless courage had drawn widespread comment. On three different occasions during the Malakand campaign in India, he rode his pony along the skirmish line while everyone else was ducking for cover. He admitted that his actions were foolish, but playing for high stakes was a calculated risk. Given an audience there is no act too daring or too noble, he wrote to his mother, and concluded his letter by saying:... without the gallery things are different. Scaling the wall surrounding the prison yard in Pretoria and making his way through enemy territory to Portuguese East Africa was not considered a particularly great feat by the British military. Yet his escape he was largely unknown to the British people until then was hailed by many as one of the greatest military escapes ever. His instant fame, to a large degree, came about because the war was going badly for the British Army at the time. A depressed British people needed a hero to bolster their sagging enthusiasm for the war, so Winston Churchill was their man. He had the need to stay in the limelight to fuel his political ambitions and the best way to achieve that was by returning to the front as a journalist and part-time soldier after his escape where he continued to captivate the readers of the Morning Post with his dispatches, writing convincingly about his own and others front-line experiences. His stories of how he miraculously escaped the bullets that whistled around him in Natal and the Orange Free State and how he rode a bicycle through enemy-held Johannesburg, ending with his triumphant returned to Pretoria where he helped to liberate his former fellow POW's from captivity, earned his newspaper a fortune. The fact that the adventures he described sometimes did not happen exactly the way he related them didn't seem to bother anyone. William Manchester wrote: Virtually every event he (Churchill) described in South Africa, as in Cuba, on the North-West Frontier, and at Omdurman, was witnessed by others with whom recollections were consistent. The difference, of course, lay in the interpretation. I set out to discover the real Churchill in those early years of his life. During this process I discovered many facets to this complex and controversial man. At times I felt like a certain painter described by Cervantes. This sage artist was asked, as he was starting on a new canvas, what his picture was to be. That, he replied, is as it may turn out. So this, my account of how the young and extraordinary Winston Churchill became a hero during the South African War, is how it turned out. Paperback, 268 pages. Published August 2008  

Subtitle: A Novel Author: Hamilton Wende Inscribed by the Author Publisher: Jacana () ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Softcover Pages: 304 Dimensions: 17.7 x 11 x 2.2 cm +++ by Hamilton Wende (Inscribed by the Author) +++ In the East African frontier of and the World War I colonial wars between Germany and Britain, Lieutenant Michael Fuller, a South African fighting for the British, enlists only to find that the physical battles of war are not the only ones being fought - rampant racial prejudices are issues of contention. After suffering an embarrassing defeat, Lieutenant Fuller must join forces with two men from the King's African Rifles to embark on a secret mission deep into enemy territory and the African bush. Faced with the compelling conflicts of war, characters make difficult choices between duty and individual compassion.   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.

As a young Patrol Officer, Tony Tretowan was to experience rural life in remote stations in the bush of Matabeleland. He embraced the experience and learned Sindebele within a few months. The book is richly interspersed with anecdotes of wild frontier life - of rowdy prospectors, obstreperous farmers, maverick hunters and bizarre eccentrics. He deals with a wide array of crimes and incidents - from murder, tribal suicide, sorcery, robbery and drunkenness to horrific vehicle accidents.But as the bush war intensifies, Tony finds himself more and more involved in paramilitary operations. Ground Coverage was a BSAP intelligence-gathering unit - operating literally 'on the ground' in the rural areas. Known by his enemy, Nkomo's ZIPRA guerrillas, as Baleka, or 'he who runs hither and thither' because of his propensity for rapidly covering vast areas, alone in his beaten-up police Land Rover, the second part of the book deals with the author's conversion from civilian policeman to full-blooded counter-insurgency operator in an African guerrilla war. Told with a sensitivity and pathos that is rare in military memoirs, Delta Scout is a brutally honest, compelling account of innocence lost. Paperback, 304 pages Published June 2012

Softcover. English. 30 Degrees South. 2008. ISBN: 9781920143213. 270pp with b&w photographs. Good condition in softcover. As a young Patrol Officer, Tony Tretowan was to experience rural life in remote stations in the bush of Matabeleland. He embraced the experience and learned Sindebele within a few months. The book is richly interspersed with anecdotes of wild frontier life - of rowdy prospectors, obstreperous farmers, maverick hunters and bizarre eccentrics. He deals with a wide array of crimes and incidents - from murder, tribal suicide, sorcery, robbery and drunkenness to horrific vehicle accidents.But as the bush war intensifies, Tony finds himself more and more involved in paramilitary operations. Ground Coverage was a BSAP intelligence-gathering unit - operating literally 'on the ground' in the rural areas. Known by his enemy, Nkomo's ZIPRA guerrillas, as Baleka, or 'he who runs hither and thither' because of his propensity for rapidly covering vast areas, alone in his beaten-up police Land Rover, the second part of the book deals with the author's conversion from civilian policeman to full-blooded counter-insurgency operator in an African guerrilla war. Book No: 2002030

LEGEND OF THE PHANTOM RIDER Synopsis: Good and Evil are just two sides of the same coin. Death crosses the path of frontier woman, Sarah Jenkins (Denise Crosby) when a murderous band of outlaws, lead by ruthless gunman Blade (Robert McRay), murders her husband and son. Consumed with a lust for vengeance, Sarah awakens the spirit of revenge in the form of a supernatural force, Pelgidium, who descends upon the small town that has fallen under Blade's command. Delivering a unique brand of justice, Pelgidium wages an unholy war against Blade in a battle of good versus evil that has been fought between these same two foes throughout the centuries.     Starring: Denise Crosby Robert Mcrae   Category: Western   Age Restriction: 16 V

Author: J. M. Coetzee Publisher: Ravan Press () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Book Condition: Very Good. Previous owner's name written on ffep. Slight foxing to top edge of pages. Internally clean and well bound.  Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Spine is sunned but otherwise bright and clean with no loss or tears. Full condition description available on request. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 156 Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 1.8 cm +++ by J. M. Coetzee (First Edition) +++ A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee centers on the crisis of conscience and morality of 'The Magistrate' - a loyal servant of the Empire working in a tiny frontier town, doing his best to ignore an inevitable war with the "barbarians". Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.   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.

Subtitle: Experiences of Kaffir Warfare with the Cape Mounted Rifles Author: T. J. Lucas Publisher: Africana Book Society () Edition: Facsimile reproduction Condition: Very Good - Dustjacket scuffed Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket Pages: 258 Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 2.5 cm +++ by T.J. Lucas +++ Camp Life and Sport in South Africa is an informative and lively account of a soldier's experiences in the War between white and black on the Cape Eastern frontier. The military reminiscences are enhanced "by the clarity, detail and humour of Lucas's observations as raconteur, hunter, angler and, above all, naturalist" (From the Foreword by H.C. Hummel)   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.

During the U.S. Civil War an army officer is assigned to the Western frontier. Soon after arriving he meets and develops a fascinating relationship with the local Sioux Indians. Age: 16