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Buy Liberators - South Americas Savage Wars of Freedom 1810 - 30 -- Robert Harvey for R45.00

  1992 1st Edition 303pp Hardcover with B&W photos Book Very Good, DJ Very Good some very minor shelfwear, contents very clean and crisp, tightly bound. Large heavy book, extra postage required: R55.00 An account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front. In April 1945, some Black American soldiers were among the first 'liberators' to enter Nazi death camps, encountering the survivors described by one GI as "walking skeletons." Companion volume to an upcoming PBS special, this work recounts the tragic saga of the 761st Tank Battalion, whose African American personnel trained for two years in the racist backwaters of the South, made a major contribution to Gen. George Patton's Third Army in the WW II European campaigns, then returned to the U.S. after the war to find that discrimination against them had grown worse. The 761st's military record is impressive. The battalion fought farther east than any other U.S. unit (but was prevented from making the historic link-up with the Red Army, a ceremony reserved for white troops), and led the way for U.S. forces in the liberation of Jewish survivors at Dachau and Buchenwald. In the saddest irony of all, the authors (all New York City film producers) describe how the African Americans received a warm welcome in England and from German civilians during occupation duty, and as a result were roundly resented by their white comrades in arms. Photos.  

  Crazy R1 Start Auction! Collection of old South Africa and South West Africa Stamps We are certainly not philatelists or stamp experts but was asked to sell the stamps for a friend. The stamps come from this old Strand album, and some of them are definitely not in a good condition   – see sample pictures… We are taken some  pages out and grouped the collection into categories being, Lot 1: Mostly Great Britain Lot 2: Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Orange Free State Lot 3: BSA Company, Rhodesia and ZAR/Transvaal (and a few others) Lot 4: South Africa and South West Africa Lot 5: USA, Canada and other countries from the Americas You are bidding here on Lot 4: South Africa and South West Africa We cannot comment on the condition of each and every stamp as we do have the knowledge. Please look at the following scans.  

  Crazy R1 Start Auction! Collection of old USA, Canada and other countries from the Americas Stamps We are certainly not philatelists or stamp experts but was asked to sell the stamps for a friend. The stamps come from this old Strand album, and some of them are definitely not in a good condition   – see sample pictures… We are taken some  pages out and grouped the collection into categories being, Lot 1: Mostly Great Britain Lot 2: Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Orange Free State Lot 3: BSA Company, Rhodesia and ZAR/Transvaal (and a few others) Lot 4: South Africa and South West Africa Lot 5: USA, Canada and other countries from the Americas You are bidding here on Lot 5: USA, Canada and other countries from the Americas We cannot comment on the condition of each and every stamp as we do have the knowledge. Please look at the following scans.  

The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980's included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of advanced weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and thousands of armoured vehicles. Their   intent - to eradicate the US-backed Angolan opposition (UNITA), then push southwards into South Africa's protectorate SWA/Namibia, ostensibly as liberators. 1985 saw the first large-scale mechanized offensive in Southern African history. Russian Generals planned and oversaw the offensive but without properly accounting for the tenacity of UNITA (supported by the South African Defence Forces - SADF) or the treacherous terrain typical in the rainy season. The '85 offensive floundered in the mud and FAPLA returned to their capital Luanda. The South Africans stood down, confident their 'covert' support for UNITA had demonstrated the folly of prosecuting war so far from home against Africa's military Superpower. The South Africans were mistaken. Fidel and FAPLA immediately redoubled their efforts, strengthening fifteen battalions with even more Soviet hardware while Russian and Cuban specialists oversaw troop training. As Cuban and Angola fighter pilots honed their skills over the skies of Northern Angola, David Mannall, a normal 17-year old kid completing High School, was preparing for two years of compulsory military service before beginning Tertiary education. Through a series of fateful twists he found himself leading soldiers in a number of full-scale armoured clashes including the largest and most decisive battle on African soil since World War II. This is the David and Goliath story that, due to seismic political changes in the region, has never been truthfully told. The author lifts the hatch on his story of how Charlie Squadron, comprising just twelve 90mm AFVs crewed by 36 national servicemen, as part of the elite 61 Mechanised Battalion, engaged and effectively annihilated the giant FAPLA 47th Armoured Brigade in one day - 3 October 1987. Their 90mm cannons were never designed as tank-killers but any assurances that it would never be used against heavy armour were left in the classroom during the three-month operation and never more starkly than the decisive 'Battle on The Lomba River'. The Communist-backed offensive died that day along with hundreds of opposition fighters. 47th Brigade survivors abandoned their remaining equipment, fleeing north across the Lomba, eventually joining the 59th Brigade in what became a full-scale retreat of over ten thousand soldiers to Cuito Cuanavale. The myth perpetuated by post-apartheid politicians goes something like this "The SADF force that destroyed 47th Brigade on 3 October numbered 6,000 men and that all the hard yards were run by the long suffering UNITA!" The inconvenient truth is that there were just 36 South African boys on the front-line that day, but it is also true to say they would never have achieved such a stunning victory without the support of many more. This is their story. Paperback, 192 pages First Published October 2014, Second Revised Edition May 2015        

The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980's included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of advanced weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and thousands of armoured vehicles. Their   intent - to eradicate the US-backed Angolan opposition (UNITA), then push southwards into South Africa's protectorate SWA/Namibia, ostensibly as liberators. 1985 saw the first large-scale mechanized offensive in Southern African history. Russian Generals planned and oversaw the offensive but without properly accounting for the tenacity of UNITA (supported by the South African Defence Forces - SADF) or the treacherous terrain typical in the rainy season. The '85 offensive floundered in the mud and FAPLA returned to their capital Luanda. The South Africans stood down, confident their 'covert' support for UNITA had demonstrated the folly of prosecuting war so far from home against Africa's military Superpower. The South Africans were mistaken. Fidel and FAPLA immediately redoubled their efforts, strengthening fifteen battalions with even more Soviet hardware while Russian and Cuban specialists oversaw troop training. As Cuban and Angola fighter pilots honed their skills over the skies of Northern Angola, David Mannall, a normal 17-year old kid completing High School, was preparing for two years of compulsory military service before beginning Tertiary education. Through a series of fateful twists he found himself leading soldiers in a number of full-scale armoured clashes including the largest and most decisive battle on African soil since World War II. This is the David and Goliath story that, due to seismic political changes in the region, has never been truthfully told. The author lifts the hatch on his story of how Charlie Squadron, comprising just twelve 90mm AFVs crewed by 36 national servicemen, as part of the elite 61 Mechanised Battalion, engaged and effectively annihilated the giant FAPLA 47th Armoured Brigade in one day - 3 October 1987. Their 90mm cannons were never designed as tank-killers but any assurances that it would never be used against heavy armour were left in the classroom during the three-month operation and never more starkly than the decisive 'Battle on The Lomba River'. The Communist-backed offensive died that day along with hundreds of opposition fighters. 47th Brigade survivors abandoned their remaining equipment, fleeing north across the Lomba, eventually joining the 59th Brigade in what became a full-scale retreat of over ten thousand soldiers to Cuito Cuanavale. The myth perpetuated by post-apartheid politicians goes something like this "The SADF force that destroyed 47th Brigade on 3 October numbered 6,000 men and that all the hard yards were run by the long suffering UNITA!" The inconvenient truth is that there were just 36 South African boys on the front-line that day, but it is also true to say they would never have achieved such a stunning victory without the support of many more. This is their story. Paperback, 284 pages First Published October 2014, Second Revised Edition May 2015   

The Verlaque range of Balsamic Reductions combine wild fruits and flora from Southern Africa, tropical fruits from Northern, Central and Southern Africa, spices from the East, berries from Europe and the Americas and slowly cook them with aged balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy and grape vinegar from the Western Cape of South Africa. These versatile condiments can be used on salads, on steamed and roasted vegetables, as marinades and drizzles, and with desserts and cheeses. Thick, sweet, sticky balsamic reduction Hints of mango and chilli for a tropical touch Perfect on salads, roast veggies, as a marinade or even with cheeses and desserts

The Verlaque range of Balsamic Reductions combine wild fruits and flora from Southern Africa, tropical fruits from Northern, Central and Southern Africa, spices from the East, berries from Europe and the Americas and slowly cook them with aged balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy and grape vinegar from the Western Cape of South Africa. These versatile condiments can be used on salads, on steamed and roasted vegetables, as marinades and drizzles, and with desserts and cheeses. Thick, sweet, sticky balsamic reduction Hints of cranberry for a tart, fruity touch Perfect on salads, roast veggies, as a marinade or even with cheeses and desserts

The Verlaque range of Balsamic Reductions combine wild fruits and flora from Southern Africa, tropical fruits from Northern, Central and Southern Africa, spices from the East, berries from Europe and the Americas and slowly cook them with aged balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy and grape vinegar from the Western Cape of South Africa. These versatile condiments can be used on salads, on steamed and roasted vegetables, as marinades and drizzles, and with desserts and cheeses. Thick, sweet, sticky balsamic reduction Hints of wild flower, honey and rooibos for a local, floral touch Perfect on salads, roast veggies, as a marinade or even with cheeses and desserts

The Verlaque range of Balsamic Reductions combine wild fruits and flora from Southern Africa, tropical fruits from Northern, Central and Southern Africa, spices from the East, berries from Europe and the Americas and slowly cook them with aged balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy and grape vinegar from the Western Cape of South Africa. These versatile condiments can be used on salads, on steamed and roasted vegetables, as marinades and drizzles, and with desserts and cheeses. Thick, sweet, sticky balsamic reduction Hints of Turkish fig for a Middle Eastern touch Perfect on salads, roast veggies, as a marinade or even with cheeses and desserts

Crazy R1 Start Auction! Collection of old Victorian and later Great Britain Stamps We are certainly not philatelists or stamp experts but was asked to sell the stamps for a friend. The stamps come from this old album, and some of them are definitely not in a good condition   – see sample pictures… We are taken some  pages out and grouped the collection into categories being, Lot 1: Mostly Great Britain Lot 2: Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Orange Free State Lot 3: BSA Company, Rhodesia and ZAR/Transvaal (and a few others) Lot 4: South Africa and South West Africa Lot 5: USA, Canada and other countries from the Americas You are bidding here on Lot 1: Mostly Great Britain We cannot comment on the condition of each and every stamp as we do have the knowledge. Please look at the following scans.  

  Crazy R1 Start Auction! Collection of BSA Company, Rhodesia and ZAR / Transvaal Stamps We are certainly not philatelists or stamp experts but was asked to sell the stamps for a friend. The stamps come from this old Strand album, and some of them are definitely not in a good condition   – see sample pictures… We are taken some  pages out and grouped the collection into categories being, Lot 1: Mostly Great Britain Lot 2: Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Orange Free State Lot 3: BSA Company, Rhodesia and ZAR/Transvaal (and a few others) Lot 4: South Africa and South West Africa Lot 5: USA, Canada and other countries from the Americas You are bidding here on Lot 3: BSA Company, Rhodesia and ZAR / Transvaal (and a few others) We cannot comment on the condition of each and every stamp as we do have the knowledge. Please look at the following scans.  

  Crazy R1 Start Auction! Collection of Cape of Good Hope, Natal & OFS Stamps We are certainly not philatelists or stamp experts but was asked to sell the stamps for a friend. The stamps come from this old Strand album, and some of them are definitely not in a good condition   – see sample pictures… We are taken some  pages out and grouped the collection into categories being, Lot 1: Mostly Great Britain Lot 2: Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Orange Free State Lot 3: BSA Company, Rhodesia and ZAR/Transvaal (and a few others) Lot 4: South Africa and South West Africa Lot 5: USA, Canada and other countries from the Americas You are bidding here on Lot 2: Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Orange Free State We cannot comment on the condition of each and every stamp as we do have the knowledge. Please look at the following scans.  

An incident on the Botswana border with South West Africa, involving the strange death of a young border guard, puts Specialist Insurgency Neutralisation Squad Officer - Lieutenant Ray Pike - on the tail of a lethal adversary. Ingwe - is a man with a deadly mission which will ultimately impact on the outcome of South Africas border war with Angola. The bloody trail culminates in a battle near a small village deep in Angola, where Doctor Rebecca Goodbrother the daughter of an American Senator unwittingly provides Ingwe with the ideal opportunity to sour Americas relationship with the South African Government.Beautiful Paula Getz, an amateur wildlife photographer living a reclusive life on the edge of the vast Kalahari desert, enters Rays life at precisely the wrong time in precisely the wrong place Novel, Paperback, 424 pages.