Ladysmith via winston

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria By Winston Spencer Churchill A reprint hardcover edition published by Griggs in 1982 Brown cover boards with black writing to the spine & front cover, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete, light nick & tear to spine & bookends Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation abe #

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria By Winston Spencer Churchill A reprint hardcover edition published by GRigg Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, all maps present, dustjacket is complete clean & bright, a nice copy Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #

Facsimile of 1900 edition. Limited. Hard cover with dust cover; 498 pages. Very good condition; neat and clean. Tightly bound. The dust cover has some wear and tear.  Under 1kg.  

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REGRET: AVAILABLE TO LOCAL RSA BUYERS ONLY. I DON'T POST OVERSEAS. A Boer War Queen's South Africa (QSA) medal with clasps for CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, RELIEF OF LADYSMITH, LAING'S NEK & BELFAST. The QSA is named to: 416 ARMR-SERJT: W. ADLARD. S.A. LT HORSE. (South African Light Horse) The same Regiment in which Winston Churchill served after his escape during the Boer War. Adlard Died of Wounds at Mooirivier in Natal on 31 January 1900.(see scans from www.AngloBoerWar.com) Adlard's initials are incorrect on his QSA.(Named as "W"). Importantly his number "416" is correct.     The following two screen grabs are courtesy of www.AngloBoerWar.com (David Biggins).        

 AMERICAN CAESAR Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964 WILLIAM MANCHESTER ; Softcover  Arrow Books 1979  See Review below. Good condition  please see the photos below. POSTAGE  / Shipping (within S A) PREFERABLY via Postnet to Postnet for a total weight not exceeding 5kg then add R100.00. (Note with the P/Net option addit books may be included up to 5kg) or via PAXI  which is via the PEP Store branch network  - delivery around 9 days  Please add R60.00  under Option 1 and also add "  via Pep " in the Notes. For postage via SA PO (please add under  option 1)   please add R60.00 Buyers from outside of S A may contact me for a postal quote. American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964 "Author: William Manchester ISBN: 0-316-54498-1 Contributor: C. Peter Chen Review Date: 7 Aug 2005 American Caesar was one of those books that once you pick it up, you will find yourself flipping through pages deep into the night. Without keeping any suspense, I will flat out say that it was easily among one of the best books I have read. The author William Manchester had done an exhaustive research on Douglas MacArthur for this book, detailing every event from his birth at an army fort through his funeral; the bibliography section of the book alone was twenty pages long. The facts dug as deep as the fact that Sarah Barney Belcher of Taunton, Massachusetts was a common ancestor of Douglas MacArthur, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt. However, Manchester did not capture readers by merely loading his book with facts. Instead, he captivated readers with his beautiful narratives. Under his penmanship, the horrors of WW1 trench warfare came alive with two simple description sentences at the beginning of chapter two: What Manchester was most notably successful with this book was the smooth interaction between minute details with the big picture, leaving the reader in complete understanding of how seemingly small events weaved into the fabric of MacArthur's life. MacArthur was one of the most controversial public figures of the 20th century, and Manchester succeeded in explaining how each step he had taken in his life developed his unique personality, and in turn how his personality shaped the modern history of Asia and the United States. However, by my observation by the end of the book Manchester had become so much a worshipful fan of MacArthur that as the book went on, critiques of MacArthur appeared less and less. When critiques were included, they often only appeared in form of a small-fonted footnote. Nevertheless, Manchester's writing alone was worth the time I invested in reading this 700-page volume. Reading about his tenure in WW1 and WW2, I found myself cheering for him in his ventures. When as a general he walked the frontlines in the path of danger, my heartbeats skipped a beat whenever a sniper's scope came near him. By the time he was fired because of the initial American losses at the Korean War, I became enraged over the SCAP becoming the scapegoat for Washington's lack of intelligence on China. When MacArthur tearfully told the people of Philippines that in his old age he could no longer promise again "I shall return", I too became teary-eyed alongside of the Filipino people who listened to their savior with watery eyes. Finally, when I finished reading the last word of the last chapter, I closed American Caesar and wept as if I had lost a lifelong friend. Manchester gets a perfect 10 out of 10 from me for being able to write a book that not only accurately depicts the life of Douglas MacArthur but also being able to reach out and touch me emotionally through the book. Pick it up, and you will see why it is no surprise that American Caesar was a #1 Best Seller. "   war novel 

 MEN AT WAR The Best War Stories of All Time Edited with an Introduction by ERNEST HEMINGWAY ; Hardcover; Bramhall House; 1979; ISBN 0 517 02084 X; No. of Pages; 1072  "This book contains 82 great war stories of all time, selected by Ernest Hemingway to show what war is, how wars are won and lost, the great things and little things the courage and the pity of mern and women at war the Authors include; Virgil; Sir Thomas Malory; Tolstoy; T E Lawrence ; Stephen Crane; Victor Hugo; de Maupassant; Stendhal; Charles Oman; Sir Winston Churchill; James Hilton; Col. John W Thomapson;  William Falkner; Kipling; C S Forrester; Alexander Woollcott; Theodore Roosevelt; Marquis James; Dorothy Parker; Ambrose Bierce; Hemingway; and many others.... "  Condition ' Book and dust jacket; both very good  D/K  minimal damage on top of spine and 2 small nicks  Back top ; Book;  Very good tight binding, no tears and no writing added. Some light browning of the paper  on the outer  edges of the pages. Postage  (with in SA) Preferably via Postnet to Postnet for a parcel of up to 5kg (addit. books may be included - up to 5kg) then please add R100.00  Delivery via Postnet 3 to 4 working days  or via SA PO   with tracking no.  then please add R60.00  delivery around 10 working days. Buyers from outside of SA can contact me for a postal quote.