Mutiny

There had never been a mutiny in the United States Navy before the one on the Caine so there was no precedent. And no one wanted to represent the defendants at the court martial. Except for Lieutenant Greenwald that is. If found guilty the officers faced the death penalty. Maryk and Keith were on trial for relieving Commander Francis Queeg as Captain of the Caine. It was thought that Queeg was not mentally fit to command the ship and that he was placing the crew's lives unnecessarily in danger.  At the court martial the very able Greenwald let the drama unfold until the time was right to close in on Queeg. This he did with surgical precision and he had Queeg floundering all over the show. The climax of the novel centers on the trial of Lieutenants Maryk and Keith for mutiny. REPRINT SOCIETY LONDON RED HARDBACK WITH DUSTCOVER CLEAN PAGES, PICTORIAL MAP END PAGES   INSCRIPTION ON FIRST END PAGE, BINDING GOOD, AGE SPOTS MOSTLY TO END PAGES., 494 PAGES, DUSTCOVER HAS WEAR AND TEARS TO EDGES.    

The Bounty - the True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty By: Caroline Alexander A first edition hardcover published by Harper Collins in Blue cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete, clean & bright, an as new copy. Postage within South Africa R Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postage Quote  

The Potemkin Mutiny by Richard Hough A first edition hard cover published by Hamish Hamilton in 1960, Cover boards clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, front picture plate is loose otherwise book is like new, dustjacket is complete, minor chipping to top & bottom of spine. Postage cost within South Africa will be R30.00 Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote

NORFOLK ISLAND, 1989. The 200th Anniversary on Mutiny on the "Bounty". WM: None    Perf:     13½ x 13¼.  Mini sheet, m int, not hinged. View scans for  condition as it form part of the description, CV +-R  95.00.  Note, display card not  included, and,  t he horizontal line across the images are due to   the display card that we use to scan items.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

   TITLE:   AN UNRECORDED CHAPTER OF THE INDIAN MUTINY BY REGINALD G. WILBERFORCE 1894 DESCRIPTION:    HARDCOVER WITH WEAR TO COVER AND FOX SPOTS TO INSIDE PAGES AS IN PHOTO.  FEEDBACK:   I TYPICALLY WAIT UNTIL ITEM IS RECEIVED BY THE WINNING BIDDER PRIOR TO POSTING FEEDBACK. THIS ALLOWS BOTH PARTIES TIME TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WITH ANY GIVEN TRANSACTION. POSTAGE:   PLEASE REMEMBER TO ADD POSTAGE WHEN MAKING PAYMENT                

NORFOLK ISLAND, 1989. The 200th Anniversary on Mutiny on the "Bounty". WM: None    Perf:     13½ x 13¼.  Mini sheet, m int, not hinged. View scans for  condition as it form part of the description, CV +/-R  95.00.  Note, display card not  included, and,  t he line across the images are due to   the display card that we use to scan items.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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In 1905 Imperial Russia's newest and most powerful battleship was seized by its crew. Having raised the red flag on the Potemkin, the mutineers expected the rest of the fleet to follow, inciting a national uprising against the Tsar. Yet, the Romanov dynasty toughed it out. Neal Bascomb tells the story.Ex-library; with stamps and stickers

 Jonathan Cape, 1952, 6th impression. Pages yellowing, owner name on ffep. DJ has 4 small clippings, but original price still shown as 15s. net.  If only books cost that today! The classic book of war at sea and the impact on the ordinary people caught up in it. 494 pp.   This is a work of fiction in the historical setting of World War II. It contains errors of fact. Times and places of specific circumstances in actual military operations, names and missions of ships, and naval communication procedures have been distorted either to suit the story or to avoid inadvertent recounting of still-secret information. All the persons and events aboard the Caine are imaginary. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is coincidental. No ship named U.S.S. Caine exists or existed. The records of thirty years show no instance of a court martial resulting from the relief of a captain at see under Articles 184, 185 and 186 of the U.S. Naval Regulations. The fictitious figure of the deposed captain was contrived from a study of psychoneurotic case histories to motivate the central situation and is not a portrait of a real military person or a type. This statement is made in view of an existing tendency to seek lampoons of living people in fiction. The author served under two captains of the regular Navy in three years aboard destroyer-minesweepers, both of whom were decorated for valour. One comment on style: The general obscenity and blasphemy of shipboard talk have gone almost wholly unrecorded. This good-humoured Billingsgate is largely monotonous and not significant, mere verbal punctuation of a sort and its appearance in print annoys some readers. The traces that remain are necessary where occurring.

Softcover edition by Wordsworth Military Library. 208 pages with index. Illustrated throughout. Good condition. Tracked postage is R40.00.

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"

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days People overcome impossible odds where others surrendered and failed. What would you do if you were stranded or trapped in a situation where you had to fight for your life? "When the Worst Happens" is a collection of intense, true stories set in distant corners of the earth. After a fierce storm, the crew of the Polaris was stranded on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean. A massive cave-in traps 19-year-old Jimmy Sanchez and 32 other Chilean miners deep below the earth. Twelve-year-old Bala and his two sisters must survive on a tiny island off the Australian coast after their boat capsizes. When her plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle, 17-year-old Juliane struggles to find help. In extreme situations such as these, people can pull together, show almost super-human skill, and survive. But sometimes they face madness, greed or mutiny. These action-packed accounts reveal the critical decisions that determined the fate of each victim. In an attempt to answer the question why people react the way they do in extreme circumstances, "When the Worst Happens" also looks at modern psychological studies, interesting historical details and settings, as well as seemingly unrelated events, to discover what draws the line between success and tragedy. Graphic icons point readers to successful or poor decisions as each story unfolds, and outstanding illustrations capture the real-time developments in each riveting story. Features Summary People overcome impossible odds where others surrendered and failed. What would you do if you were stranded or trapped in a situation where you had to fight for your life? Author Tanya Lloyd Kyi (Author), David Parkins (Illustrator) Publisher Annick Press Release date Pages 126 ISBN -X ISBN

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.

  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.

1974 first edition ex-library hardcover with 158 pages in good condition. R55 postage in SA. Also pictures of Anglo-Boer War, Anglo-Boereoorlog. Sikh war, Burma war, Crimean war, Indian Mutiny, Chinese wars, American Civil war, Japan 1984,  German-Danish, Abyssinian, Franco-Prussian, Paris Commune, 2nd Afghan, Boer War, Sudanese wars, Spanish-American,. Ladysmith, Dundee, Colenso, Magersfontein, Spion Kop, Moder river, Paardeberg, Mefeking, Colesberg, Kroonstad.

1974 first edition ex-library hardcover with 158 pages in good condition. R60 postage in SA. Also pictures of Anglo-Boer War, Anglo-Boereoorlog. Sikh war, Burma war, Crimean war, Indian Mutiny, Chinese wars, American Civil war, Japan 1984,  German-Danish, Abyssinian, Franco-Prussian, Paris Commune, 2nd Afghan, Boer War, Sudanese wars, Spanish-American,. Ladysmith, Dundee, Colenso, Magersfontein, Spion Kop, Moder river, Paardeberg, Mefeking, Colesberg, Kroonstad.