Somme day account

A Diary of the Siege of Ladysmith written by Miss Bella Craw, a day to day account of a young woman resident in the town. A reprint soft cover edition published by The Ladysmith Historical Society in 1972 Soft cover boards are agecoloured, binding is tight & strong, Postage within South Africa will be R40-00 Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote.

Buy The First Day Of The Somme 1 July 1916 - Martin Middlebrook for R85.00

The Great War of 1914-18 was a conflict which engulfed the whole world, directly or indirectly.nbsp; An imperialist world war tugged the new Union of South Africa and its people into a series of separate but connected conflicts - from the domestic Afrikaner Rebellion on the highveld, through the sands of German South West Africa, the steamy bush of German East Africa, and on to the mud and blood of France and Flanders.nbsp; This book is the first general study of the complex ways in which South Africans experienced the impact of the First World War, and responded to its demands, burdens and opportunities. Told with his customary narrative energy and style, Bill Nasson's new history is a lively account not only of how South Africa fought the war, but also of the miscalculations and illusions that surrounded its involvement, and of how South African society came to imagine and remember that great and terrible conflict. Softcover. English. Penguin. 2008. ISBN: 9780143025351. 300pp. Good condition in softcover, signed and inscribed on title page. Book No: 2002140

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moment From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden's compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group -- commonly known as SEAL Team Six -- has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines. "No Easy Day" puts readers alongside Owen and the other handpicked members of the twenty-four-man team as they train for the biggest mission of their lives. The blow-by-blow narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter crash that could have ended Owen's life straight through to the radio call confirming Bin Laden's death, is an essential piece of modern history. In N"o Easy Day," Owen also takes readers onto the field of battle in America's ongoing War on Terror and details the selection and training process for one of the most elite units in the military. Owen's story draws on his youth in Alaska and describes the SEALs' quest to challenge themselves at the highest levels of physical and mental endurance. With boots-on-the-ground detail, Owen describes numerous previously unreported missions that illustrate the life and work of a SEAL and the evolution of the team after the events of September 11. In telling the true story of the SEALs whose talents, skills, experiences, and exceptional sacrifices led to one of the greatest victories in the War on Terror, Mark Owen honors the men who risk everything for our country, and he leaves readers with a deep understanding of the warriors who keep America safe. And look for NO HERO, the follow-up to NO EASY DAY, coming May . Features Summary For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moment From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean... Author Mark Owen (Author), Kevin Maurer (As told to) Publisher E.P. Dutton Release date Pages 316 ISBN ISBN

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   

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described 'a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history in vain for its parallel'. Little wonder, for Waterloo was widely recognised - even in its immediate wake - as one of the most decisive battles in history: after more than twenty years of uninterrupted conflict this single day's encounter finally put paid to French aspirations for European hegemony. The culminating point of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo also witnessed levels of determination and bravery by both sides which far exceeded anything experienced by the veterans of Wellington's recent campaigns in Spain and Portugal. Indeed, it was that unconquerable spirit which left over men dead on the field of battle and tens of thousands of others wounded. This thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of one history's greatest human dramas looks first at the wider strategic picture before focussing on the tactical roles played by individual British units - all meticulously examined with the benefit of the extensive array of hitherto unexploited primary sources which reveal the battlefield experience of officers and soldiers as never before. Refusing simply to repeat the same unchallenged accounts and to commit the same errors of previous historians, this work relies exclusively on hundreds of first-hand accounts by men of all ranks and from practically every British regiment and corps present on that fateful day to provide a fresh and revised perspective on one of the most pivotal events of modern times. Features Summary Waterloo Author Gregory Fremont-Barnes Publisher The History Press Ltd Release date Pages 440 ISBN ISBN

South West Africa 1972 SPCA Cats first day cover very fine, unaddressed. Condition as per scans which form part of the description. Domestic Postage and Packaging: R5 for standard mail (at your own risk), R35 for registered mail and R100 for Counter to Counter Speed mail. Single postage charge for multiple purchases. Overseas postage see under Shipping Charges.   Preferred Payment option by EFT direct into my bank account. See "Other Options" under Payment Options for details.    

RSA 1955 I.T.U Centenary 3 diamonds First Day card. Handling bends in left bottom corner. Condition as per scan(s) which forms part of the description.   Domestic Postage and Packaging: R5 for standard mail (at your own risk), R35 for registered mail and R100 for Counter to Counter Speed mail. Single postage charge for multiple purchases. Overseas postage see under Shipping Charges.   Preferred Payment option by EFT direct into my bank account. See "Other Options" under Payment Options for details.  

Union 1918 Red Cross Souvenir Envelope with 3d Our Day label unused. (This is the last copy I have). Foxing and condition as per scan(s) which form part of the description. Domestic Postage and Packaging: R10 for standard mail (at your own risk), R40 for registered mail and R100 for Counter to Counter Speed mail. Single postage charge for multiple purchases. Overseas postage see under Shipping Charges.   Preferred Payment option by EFT direct into my bank account. See "Other Options" under Payment Options for details.  

South Africa 2010 World Post Day x 5 sheets of 12 stamps each, very fine MNH. Condition as per scan(s) which form part of the description. Domestic Postage and Packaging: R10 for standard mail (at your own risk), R40 for registered mail and R100 for Counter to Counter Speed mail. Single postage charge for multiple purchases. Overseas postage see under Shipping Charges.   Preferred Payment option by EFT direct into my bank account. See "Other Options" under Payment Options for details.

 Solid Silver 100th Anniversary medallions commemorating the declaration of Peach 1918. With certificate authenticating that is AG999, 99.9% pure silver. Courier or postage costs for the buyers account. In RSA we use PAXI or DHL. 

HARD COVER - BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS - 176 PAGES

 BRITISH - 1914 Star. - (Aug - Nov) 1122. PTE. J. TURNER. 1/NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. According to my research it appears that Pte.Turner was killed on the 1st July 1916 on the first day of The Battle of the Somme.  The medal is in excellent condition with ribbon. •The postage on this item will be R48.00 within S. A. (Registered with tracking) •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale.  

  A WW1 group of three Medals to Major G.A.Murray  the British and Victory Medals are both stamped the same and named to him, the Military cross, which was awarded to him for conspicuous gallatry in action, has no naming or dates. The major fell at Villiers-Bretonneux in defence of Amiens 4th April1918 in France age 24 yrs whilst in command of the 47 Bde. R.F.A. He was laid to rest in the Parish Churchyard of Aubigney near Corbie and re-intered Aubigney Military Cemetry, 29 Sept 1932 Murray was awarded the M.C. on the very first day Tanks were used in the battle of the Somme 1916, he was in action there continuosly from 9th August to 1st October 1916. He graduated from Cambridge University with a Science degree, he was only married for 5 weeks at the time he was killed to his his wife G.A.Murray. He was the beloved youngest son of Charles F.K. Murray and Grandson of Sir J.Molteno and son in law of P.A.Molteno All three medals are like new and have not been worn  and according to the records his only entitlements. Copy of the medal roll, London Gazette and pictures of his grave are included. Postage/collection by buyer