Gideon goes war

 HARDCOVER BOOK IN GOOD CONDITION, ARTHUR BARKER 1953, 253 PAGES                                                    

 First published in Great Britain 1955 by Arthur Barker Ltd, hardcover. The jacket has several creases and tears, and pieces missing. Boards lightly worn and sunned in places. Pages are clean, with some light spotting. Previous owner name in pen on FFEP. This is the story of the career of General Orde Wingate, from Palestine to Ethiopia to Burma and the Chindits.

                                      World War II Transport Goes to War - The Official Story of British Transport 1939 - 1942. Softcover, 80 pages. Condition as per photos.   PAYMENT OPTIONS BANK TRANSFER, CASH DEPOSIT, PAYPAL SHIPPING OPTIONS R60 FOR COURIER DELIVERY NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS      

                                      World War II Transport Goes to War - The Official Story of British Transport 1939 - 1942. Softcover, 80 pages. Condition as per photos.   PAYMENT OPTIONS BANK TRANSFER, CASH DEPOSIT, PAYPAL SHIPPING OPTIONS R60 FOR COURIER DELIVERY The parcel can be tracked on  www.parcelcode.co.za NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS      

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1987.  Hard cover with dust cover. 191 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Und er 1kg. This is a diary of his time during World War One, in France.

Koevoet! has been an global bestseller since its release over 20 years ago. This new edition goes far beyond the original in capturing the courage, fear and intensity of South Africa's deadly bush war. Never before had an outsider been given unrestricted access to Koevoet, the elite South West African Police counterinsurgency unit - also known as Operation K and officially as the South West Africa Police Counter Insurgency Unit (SWAPOL-COIN). Author Jim Hooper spent a total of five months embedded with the semi-secret and predominantly black 'Ops K', which climaxed with one of the most vicious and determined infiltrations ever mounted by the communist-backed South West Africa People s Organization (SWAPO). Crossing regularly into Angola in pursuit of the insurgents, he saw friends die next to him and was twice wounded himself. This updated edition, drawing on the recollections and diaries of the men he rode with, will fascinate yet another generation of readers. In assembling this work, Jim Hooper had the opportunity to re-connect with so many of the men who allowed this outsider to ride with them. All of which brought a new intensity and poignancy. It also reminded Jim Hooper how privileged he was to have been witness to Koevoet's war. This stunning work is a tribute to Koevoet and the legend they created. "Hooper is a careful reporter, but also a born writer; his vivid word-pictures drag you in and hold you. He skillfully conveys his initially unwelcoming reception by an operational unit; the long, frustrating grind of search operations in punishing terrain and climate; the extraordinary bush skills of the Ovambo policemen; the shock of sudden contact, and its aftermath." Martin Windrow "Jim Hooper's account of South Africa's successful "Ops K" in Namibia against South West Africa's People's Organization guerrillas should be required reading. The classic narrative is as timely today as it was twenty years ago." Charles D. Melson, Chief Historian, U.S. Marine Corps University. "This expanded edition is a skillfully woven mosaic of personal accounts from those involved and what he experienced during combat with Koevoet. The use of new material from those he rode with lays bare the realities of war, the fears and emotions that ebb and flow in the heat of combat, and the courage one finds to bring the battle to the enemy" Piet Nortje, Author of 32 Battalion "Koevoet describes in great detail the men, both black and white, and their mine-protected cross-country vehicles which were years ahead of anything in use by other western forces, the dedicated helicopter support units and the tactics used to bring an elusive guerrilla force to battle." Paul French, Author of Shadows of a Forgotten Past: To the Edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts. Paperback, 312 pages. Published February 2014, 3rd edition This book is imported on demand and dispatched within 15 working days depending on supplier. 

1963. First edition. Hard cover with dust cover; 312 pages.  Very good condition. Rust spots in front and back and on a few pages inside. The dust cover has wear and tear. Name inscriptions. Tightly bound and clean inside.  Under 1kg. Buller's Campaign is a powerful and invaluable reassessment of the life of General Buller and of the part he played in British military history. Beginning with his struggle for the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Army in 1895, it goes on to portray his role in the Boer War, and on its path, reveals many of the Victorian Imperialist attitudes of the day. A man of numerous failures, General Buller has been treated unkindly by history but Symons here seeks to paint a more rounded picture.

1999. Firm soft cover, 208 pages. Very good condition. Over 1kg. The Boer War pitted the might of the British Empire (with more than half a million men mobilized) against 80,000 South African Boers--and this detailed and lavishly illustrated history goes right to the heart of the struggle.    

SIGNED BY GF JACOBS 1965. First edition. Soft cover, 247  pages. Good condition. The cover has minor handling marks. Under 1kg. South African major Gideon Francois Jacobs of the British Royal Marines recounts his experiences in Sumatra during World War II and whose daunting assignment (at the age of 23) was to take control of the island from the 80,000 strong surrendering Japanese occupation force and oversee the liberation of prisoner of war camps.  

1968 edition. Soft cover, 247  pages. Used and edgeworn but in good reading condition. Under 1kg. South African major Gideon Francois Jacobs of the British Royal Marines recounts his experiences in Sumatra during World War II and whose daunting assignment (at the age of 23) was to take control of the island from the 80,000 strong surrendering Japanese occupation force and oversee the liberation of prisoner of war camps.  

 Hardcover published by Purnell & Sons, copyright date 1965. The card jacket is whole, but is edge-worn, with several small tears, and some insect damage to all faces. The spine and folds are sunned. The boards are warped, and have a few small spots on the spine. The pages are all lightly spotted, a few are yellowed, but are otherwise clean and intact. The first end paper has been dedicated, signed and dated 20:12:65 by the author. This page also contains a small pen price in the top left corner and some small pencil notes. "Gideon Francois Jacobs was a Major in the Royal Marines when the events he describes in this book took place. Born in South Africa in 1922 he had a brilliant academic career before World War II claimed, and put to such effective use, his remarkable talents and qualities of leadership - his outstanding services being acknowledged with the award, at the age of 23, of the O.B.E."