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Captives Courageous by Maxwell Leigh tells the story of the South African prisoners of war during World War II. Part of the Ashanti South Africans at War Series 1992. Hard cover with dust cover. 333 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Under 1kg.  

  Captives Courageous South African Prisoners of War World War ll by Maxwell Leigh  Published by Ashanti Publishing, 1992, 1st Edition Hardcover, 219 pages, black & white photographs and schetches Dust cover in good condition, slight shelf wear on the edges. Original price sticker on the back. Hardcover in red, white lettering. Corners and bottom of spine show slight shelf wear. Tight binding, clean inside, a beautiful book. Captives Courageous; South African prisoners of war in World War II is the ninth work in the South Africans at War series published by Ashanti Press. "Leigh has divided his book into two parts. In the first part, entitled "Into the bag", he details the capture of South Africans in the Western Desert and their rapid transition from efficient fighting men to often sickly and weak prisoners of war (POW). The Western Desert was an unforgiving environment in which to find oneself a prisoner of war. If passing fighters or bombers (of either side) did not "get" you the dysentry invariably did. The heat, lack of water and lack of compassion shown by Axis non-frontline troops towards South African prisoners of war are all documented by Leigh. He also highlights the differences South Africans experienced in the treatment meted out by Italians on the one hand and Germans on the other. Ironically this relationship was to change later in the war, when many South Africans were moved north into Germany after the collapse of Italy in mid-1943. The conditions in POW camps in Germany were much tougher than those experienced in Italy."      Please judge by these images:         Please note: Payment must be made within three days of auction close.     Please have a look at all my Items here!!  

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MAXWELL LEIGH 1992. Hard cover with dust cover, 333 pages. Good condition. Minor edgewear. date written in front and initials in the back. Rubber stamp in front. Under 1kg Captives Courageous by Maxwell Leigh tells the story of the South African prisoners of war during World War II.     

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CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS SOUTH AFRICAN PRISONERS OF WAR - WORLD WAR II By Maxwell Leigh South Africans at War Series No 9. Ashanti Publishing 1992. Hardcover with D/J, 333pp, with many photographs, drawings and maps. Very little shelf-wear to jacket, book + content + binding very good. CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS presents an overall picture of the life South Africans endured in the hell-camps of North Africa, on the move in the holds of ships, in cattle trucks and box-cars, and on long forced marches. Postage: R100 Postnet / R75 Sapo

    Maxwell Leigh Captives Courageous   Johannesburg 1992, first edition, hard cover, illustrations, 332 pages, original dust jacket, dedication on first free page, otherwise in very fine antiquarian preservation     Buy bulk to save on postage. Kindly have a look to my related books on Africana, South West Africa (Südwestafrika, Suid-Wes Afrika), SWA, DOA, German East Africa, ZAR, Anglo-Boer War, Border War (grensoorlog), Germany (Deutsches Reich), Colonies, Paul Kruger, Jan Smuts, Eugene Terre'Blanche, AWB, HNP, National Party, vryheidsoorlog, Rhodesia, Verwoerd, Angola, Bataljoen 32, SADF, Koevoet, Bushmen, Recce, Legion, Pik Botha PW, Viljoen, Weermag, Cuba, Paratroopers, Panzer, Cheetah, Olifant, SWAPO, terrorists, elite forces, Army, BBB

SOUTH AFRICAN FISHES by K H Barnard (South African Museum) (A Pictorial Guide to South African Fishes, Marine and Freshwater) Hard cover WITHOUT d/wrapper – 217x140 mm – Maskew Miller 1 st Edition? Date unknown. 226 pages – index included – numerous b/w plates V/Good cond. clean; tightly bound; shelf wear; corners bumped; mild aging; up to page a light stain at the upper confluence of the pages, at its worst point ±28 x 24mm, but not impinging on the text at any point.

South African Forces - World War II - East African and Abyssinian Campaigns - Vol 1 By: Niel Orpen A first edition hardcover published by Purnell in 1968 Blue cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, previous owners stamp on first page, no dustjacket Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #

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