Seven battles shaped

Seven Battles That Shaped South Africa; Mills, Greg; Williams, David.   "An excellent guide book about seven decisive battles which shaped South Africa, and the distinctive personalities involved. The authors visited all the sites themselves and the book contains substantial new information, including the Black perspective on the various battles and on the aftermath of Cuito Canavale.Contents include:.Blood River -- 1838 (Dingane; Andries Pretorius).Isandhlwana/Rorke's Drift -- 1879 (Matyana; Chard).Majuba 1881 (Colley; Joubert).Colenso (Black Week) 1899 (Redvers Buller; Louis Botha).Delville Wood 1916.The Western Desert (Sidi Rezegh, Tobruk and El Alamein) 1942 (Klopper; Dan Pienaar; Erwin Rommel).Cuito Cuanavale 1988 (Jannie Geldenhuys; Fidel Castro)" Near Fine. Pictorial Laminated Wrappers. (##2334)    boereoorlog, boer war, abo, zulu war, zoeloe-oorlog, wwi, wêreldoorlog, world war, the great war, wwii, grensoorlog, bosoorlog, border war, bush war,

7 Battles that shaped South Africa a must for any collector interested in South African history.

Great Battles - Decisive Conflicts That Have Shaped History Weight 1.1 Kg   Hardcover With no Dust Jacket I send by Ord inary mail and supply a tracking number.     Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I Combine Postage.  I also Combine Postage with Jessies.  

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 Great Battles  Decisive conflicts that have shaped history With full-colour tectical maps of each battle 

The Zulu kingdom established by King Shaka was robust and self-sufficient, but royal rivalries and newly arrived white colonialists made it a bloody period that shaped the face of modern Africa. This detailed depiction of day-to-day combat during nine of the most influential battles--from Thuleka in 1838 through the Civil War to the breaking of the royal house--pulses with excitement. All the courage and horror of hand-to-hand fighting and strategic genius come through on every page.

 HARD COVER - LARGE FORMAT - NEAR MINT CONDITION - COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS - 256 PAGES.

 SOFT COVER - GOOD CONDITION - PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME IN BOOK - BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS - 196 PAGES.

  Softcover covered with plastic. Previous owner's name in front. Tafelberg Publishers. 2006. 196 pages.

In 2012  the South African Army celebrated its 100th birthday. What started out as a small, ill-equipped organisation grew into the most powerful army on the continent by the 1980s. Springboks, Troepies and Cadres tells the story of the SA army in telling the stories of the men who shaped it. A divergent group of soldiers, from general officers to ordinary foot soldiers, tells of the tragedies and triumphs of the battles they took part in. Their first-hand accounts vividly bring home the realities of being a soldier, while some of the officers divulge and discuss military strategy. The book is divided into four eras - World War I, World War II, the Border War and the post-1994 era. Historical battles, including Delville Wood (World War I) and El Alamein (World War II), come alive. The soldiers' stories have recurring themes: Through the army's entire history there was as an emphasis on keeping casualties to a minimum and a military ethos that glorified effectiveness rather than sacrifice. The author also takes a hard look at the state of the SA army in 2012 and the assortment of challenges it faces - from a lack of resources to racial tension and poor discipline. Yet, for the most part, these stories of the army offer a gripping and inspirational historical record. Paperback, 220 pages

FLASH POINT Synopsis: The best action movie of the year with Donnie Yen. They Made It Personal... He'll Make Them Pay. The creators of Kill Zone take action to the next level with a breakthrough combination of hard-hitting mixed martial arts battles and nail-biting tension. Kung fu legend Donnie Yen (Hero, Seven Swords) returns as the police force's most dangerous detective, building a case against a vicious trio of drug smuggling brothers. When evidence is destroyed and witnesses are murdered, he takes the fight directly to his enemies - no holds barred. Climaxing with a spectacular 16-minute bone-crunching showdown, this Hong Kong smash hit is "an entertaining action blowout" (Ross Chen, LoveHKFilm).   Starring: Donnie Yen Louis Koo   Category: Action, Martial Art   Age Restriction: 16 LV

A legendary screen icon, the epitome of beauty, Elizabeth Taylor has long been surrounded by the aura of fame and notoriety.  Now acclaimed biographer J Randy Taraborrelli describes how she evolved from a dazzling but manipulated child star to a woman in her own right. Taraborrelli brings to life the people around her and her stunning rise in s Hollywood.  He examines her eight marriages to seven men, including her abusive relationship with Nicky Hilton, her attraction to swashbuckling Mike Todd, and the complex, incendiary Taylor-Burton love affair that continued for decades and never truly died. Finally, Taraborrelli chronicles what may be Elizabeth Taylor's most bravura performance of all.  Despite the broken marriages and the highly public battles with substance abuse and chronic illness, Elizabeth achieved what few celebrities ever do: she found new success and sustenance in family, friendships and philanthropy. Soft cover, good condition.  548 pages.

  HarperCollins Publishers. Hardback. Book Condition: Very good, 2009, 1st edition. 388 pp. Alamein, Iain Gale, The superb novelist of men at war moves into the twentieth century and World War Two, telling the story of the eleven days in the sands of North Africa that would change history forever. There are some battles that change the course of history: Alamein is one of those. In October 1942, Britain and its allies were in real difficulties: Germany and its Axis partners seemed to be triumphant everywhere - in Europe, in Russia, in the Atlantic and were now poised to take the Suez Canal. It was in North Africa that the stand was made, that the tide of World War Two began to turn. It was a battle of strong characters: the famous battle commander Rommel and the relatively untested new British commander, Montgomery, leading men who fought through an extraordinary eleven day battle, in an unforgiving terrain, amid the swirling sandstorms and the desert winds. Iain Gale, author of the outstanding historical novel Four Days in June on the battle of Waterloo, tells the dramatic story through seven characters, almost all based on real people. Drawn from both sides of the conflict, they include a major from a Scottish brigade, the young lieutenant in the thick of the tank battle, the Australian sergeant with the infantry, the tank commander of the Panzer Division and the charismatic Italian commander of a parachute battalion. Through them and others we see the flow of battle, the strategies, the individual actions and skirmishes, the fear, the determination, the extraordinary courage on both sides.

The Jungle Fighter is a refreshing, revealing portrait of the life of PETER EKANDJO. It traces his history, from a village boy and battle tested fighter to a lone clandestine operative inside Namibia. It is a refreshing autobiography of a gallant peoples Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) fighter, who spent seven years operating inside Namibia. Five years were spent engaging the colonial security forces in various battles, while two years were spent on clandestine assignments in Windhoek, Walvisbay, Luderitz, Grootfontein, Oshakati, Ondangwa, and other places across the northern part of Namibia. The book also provides an insight on how Peter Ekandjo ended up in enemy hands on the 1st May 1986 after his former comrade had betrayed him. He was arrested whilst on his way to Walvisbay on a clandestine mission. Further, the book attempts to detail how he planned his miraculous escape  under life-threatening circumstances when he was wounded by enemy fire during his audacious escape from an enemy cell in Oshakati on the midnight of 30 October 1986.  The book recounts attempts by enemy forces to either re-arrest or kill him after his escape. The enemy forces launched manhunt operations, of foot soldiers backed by aeroplanes, to either re-capture or kill him. During the operations, aeroplanes dropped leaflets with Ekandjos Photos, urging the public to give information that would lead to his re-capture or elimination. The enemy forces offered R280 000.00 for information leading to his re-capture and R170 000.00 for getting him killed.  The book is a thrilling narration of a man who went through untold humiliations at the hand of the colonial troops and traces a torturous experience and his undoubted strength and courage under extreme pressure a testimony of a spirit of never surrender. You are encouraged to read this book as part of the history of the armed liberation struggle against the colonial apartheid regime of South Africa in Namibia by the people of Namibia under the leadership of SWAPO of Namibia.  Peter Ekandjo holds a Masters In Business Management (Masstricht School of Management, The Netherlands); Bachelor of Business Management (University of South Africa; National Diploma in Commerce (Polytechnic of Namibia); Diploma in Political Science (Rostock Institute of Political Science in the Former East Germany) and numerous Certificates in diverse fields of studies.  SOFTCOVER, 324 pages. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT