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 BOOK;  RIBBONS and MEDALS  by TAFFRAIL ; Naval; Military; Air Force and Civil ;                                                              Captain H. Taprell Dorfling D S O ; R N (  " TAFFRAIL ") Enlarged and Revised Edition   ;                                                     Published by;  George Philip and Son Ltd London;  1944;  Hardcover;  (First published 1916  new revised editions 1919 -1926; 1940; 1941; and 1944 - this book)   No. of Pages; 197  (includes a newspaper cutting  from the Cape Argus  of 25/02/1967 with the heading; " Badges of the Brace -South Africa's decorations and medals. " ) Condition; Dust jacket   in two separate pieces as there is a tear down the spine  also  faded and some foxing on the edge. Book ; tightly bound; NOTE;   Pages 7, 8, 9 and 10 have some damage  Please see all the photographs below  - and in particular the last 3 photographs showing the damaged pages and the damages to the  dust jacket. Postage ' Preferably Postnet to Postnet for a PARCEL OF BOOKS  OF UP TO 5KG then please add R104.00   If you request S A Post Office (option 1)  then please add R50.00  

 BOOK;  RIBBONS and MEDALS  by TAFFRAIL ; Naval; Military; Air Force and Civil ;                                                              Captain H. Taprell Dorfling D S O ; R N (  " TAFFRAIL ") Enlarged and Revised Edition   ;                                                     Published by;  George Philip and Son Ltd London;  1944;  Hardcover;  (First published 1916  new revised editions 1919 -1926; 1940; 1941; and 1944 - this book)   No. of Pages; 197  (includes a newspaper cutting  from the Cape Argus  of 25/02/1967 with the heading; " Badges of the Brace -South Africa's decorations and medals. " ) Condition; Dust jacket   in two separate pieces as there is a tear down the spine  also  faded and some foxing on the edge. Book ; tightly bound; NOTE;   Pages 7, 8, 9 and 10 have some damage  Please see all the photographs below  - and in particular the last 3 photographs showing the damaged pages and the damages to the  dust jacket. Postage /Shipping; Option 1 is via SA PO  with tracking no. please ADD R55.00  please add addit. cost under Option 1  or  preferably via Postnet to Postnet for a parcel of up to 5kg  (addit. books may be included - up to 5kg  then please add R100.00 . or via PAXI  which is via the delivery via the PEP Store branch network - delivery around 9 days  then please add R55.00 under Option 1 and add via Pep Stores in the notes.    

 BOOK;  RIBBONS and MEDALS  by TAFFRAIL ; Naval; Military; Air Force and Civil ;                                                              Captain H. Taprell Dorfling D S O ; R N (  " TAFFRAIL ") Enlarged and Revised Edition   ;                                                     Published by;  George Philip and Son Ltd London;  1944;  Hardcover;  (First published 1916  new revised editions 1919 -1926; 1940; 1941; and 1944 - this book)   No. of Pages; 197  (includes a newspaper cutting  from the Cape Argus  of 25/02/1967 with the heading; " Badges of the Brace -South Africa's decorations and medals. " ) Condition; Dust jacket   in two separate pieces as there is a tear down the spine  also  faded and some foxing on the edge. Book ; tightly bound; NOTE;   Pages 7, 8, 9 and 10 have some damage  Please see all the photographs below  - and in particular the last 3 photographs showing the damaged pages and the damages to the  dust jacket.    Preferably via Postnet to Postnet for a parcel of up to 5kg  (addit. books may be included - up to 5kg  then please add R100.00 . Postage /Shipping; Option 1 is via SA PO  with tracking no. please ADD R55.00  please add addit. cost under Option 1 or via PAXI  which is via the delivery via the PEP Store branch network - delivery around 9 days  then please add R55.00 under Option 1 and add via Pep Stores in the notes.    

 BOOK;  RIBBONS and MEDALS  by TAFFRAIL ; Naval; Military; Air Force and Civil ;                                                              Captain H. Taprell Dorfling D S O ; R N (  " TAFFRAIL ") Enlarged and Revised Edition   ;                                                     Published by;  George Philip and Son Ltd London;  1944;  Hardcover;  (First published 1916  new revised editions 1919 -1926; 1940; 1941; and 1944 - this book)   No. of Pages; 197  Please see the photograph below showing one page of the Index and the reference to SouthAfrica /South Africans. (includes a newspaper cutting  from the Cape Argus  of 25/02/1967 with the heading; " Badges of the Brace -South Africa's decorations and medals. " ) Condition; Dust jacket   in two separate pieces as there is a tear down the spine  also  faded and some foxing on the edge. Book ; tightly bound; NOTE;   Pages 7, 8, 9 and 10 have some damage  Please see all the photographs below  - and in particular the last 3 photographs showing the damaged pages and the damages to the  dust jacket. Preferably via Postnet to Postnet for a parcel of up to 5kg  (addit. books may be included - up to 5kg  then please add R100.00 . Postage /Shipping; Option 1 is via SA PO  with tracking no. please ADD R55.00  please add addit. cost under Option 1 or via PAXI  which is via the delivery via the PEP Store branch network - delivery around 9 days  then please add R55.00 under Option 1 and add via Pep Stores in the notes.    

Ops Askari was a large-scale, cross-border, mechanised operation launched by the South African Defence Force in November 1983. As is the nature with an assault like this, the constituent parts of Ops Askari was a complex blend of fighting men and support personnel from different Defence Force corps and combat disciplines. This account does not strive to recount the exploits of all these different elements in all their various facets. The focus is a rather narrow one. It is the story of five disparate, yet very similar, groups of young men who took part in this great raid into enemy territory against a superior force holding most of the battlefield aces. These five groups feature in this story for one reason: they all took part in the two attacks on a rickety little town in Angola called Cuvelai, on the 31st of December 1983 and again on the 3rd and 4th of January 1984. They only formed part of a much larger effort. The entire force is the subject of a number of books, but in this account the focus is on the five groups which I call the Spine of Delta. The first of these groups was a company of National Servicemen, known as Alpha Company (A Coy,) hailing from 1 South African Infantry Battalion (1 SAI Bn) in Bloemfontein, 1983. I was their captain, and it was my privilege to be their company commander from March 1983 right through the training phases and for the duration of Ops Askari. Then there was Delta Company (D Coy,) also NSM from 1 SAI. They formed part of 61 Mechanized Battalion Group (61 Mech Bn Gp) during Ops Askari. Also from the 1983 intake in 1 SAI was an 81 mm mortar platoon from the units Support Company, a young squad who fought courageously as part of The Spine during the hectic final five-day struggle for the occupation of Cuvelai.  The fourth element was also trained at 1 SAI Bn but during operations it did not deploy as a group. These men were Ratel drivers allocated where they were needed. They were fondly referred to as Digue's Platoon, named after their indefatigable platoon sergeant, Pierre Digue. This platoon participated as drivers for The Spine. These four bands of comrades shared their military roots, all being trained at 1 SAI in 1983. There was, however, a fifth and quite different group. They werent national servicemen at all, but students from four University Military Units; from University of Pretoria, University of the Free State, University of Stellenbosch and Rand Afrikaans University. They had already completed their two years' commitment as NSM and were civilians once more. During the university recess they had the option to volunteer for deployment as individuals or as a group from various Citizen Force (CF) Regiments. This book is mainly a compilation of their stories; of the reminiscences of those young national servicemen from Alpha and Delta Companies, 1 SAI; the 81-mm Mortar Platoon from 1 SAI by way of 4 SAI, Middelburg; Digues Platoon, officially the Chief of the Armys Platoon of drivers, and the valiant students from Tuks, Kovsies, Maties and RAU. With 63 black and white photos from the operation and the authentic war journal by Ian Scott from the University of Pretoria Military Unit. FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2014, SECOND PRINT. SOFTCOVER, 163 PAGES AUTHOR: DAWID LOTTER  

Book in good condition. Binding is solid and the book is clean inside. Little shelfwear and minor paperloss, especially at spine. Postage in RSA = R

A young man with a troubled past is left for dead by the syndicate; a death he escapes without their knowing. He begins a plan of vengeance against each of the three bosses that with slow and deadly finality will drive each of them to ruin and ultimate death. Book Club Associates, st publish in Great Britain. neat brown Hard Cover with dust cover well-binded clean good condition, 253 pages.    

 BATTLE SCARRED Hidden Costs of the Border War  ANTHONY FEINSTEIN ; Softcover;  Published by Tafelberg ; First Edition First Impression 2011; ISBN 978 0 624 05374 3 ; No. of Pages; 217; From Goodreads  ; A young doctor is forced to face the Border War when he can no longer escape the call-up. With only a few weeks' training in this field, Anthony Feinstein is thrust into the army's psychiatric unit. Battle scarred is his revealing account of his experiences treating bossies soldiers and all manner of war -induced psychosis in a largely hostile environment. He starts out at 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria where his first patients are talking to the stars or claiming to be Jesus. Next, he is dispatched to Oshakati, home to the largest military base in the war zone, to screen troops for post-traumatic stress disorder. He steps into a world of alcoholism, insomnia, family violence and venereal disease. The consequences of war and the idiosyncrasies of army life present themselves in strange ailments. Chilling stories are told not only by the conscripts, but also by the wives of the permanent force soldiers who live on the base. During a stint at an outpost manned by Koevoet, Feinstein experiences the soldiers' shocking cruelty – and what it does to their psyche. This honest personal account sheds light on the widespread but seldom talked about fall-out from the Border War. It demands to be read, not only by the thousands of ex-soldiers still carrying the invisible scars, but by all South Africans. Very very good condition  no damage, good strong binding, no tears, no writing added , very clean  For POSTAGE (within SA)  PREFERABLY via POSTNET  to POSTNET  for a parcel of up to 5kg  (addit books may be included - up to 5kg) then please ADD R100.00 - add under option 2. Also via PAXI  which is via the Pep Stores branch network  (delivery around 9 days) Please ADD R55.00  under Option 1 and use the " Notes " to note via Pep Stores. If via SAPO  add under option 1  then please ADD R55.00; Collection or drop off can be arranged for Pietermaritzburg / Hilton or Howick. Buyers from outside of SA can contact me for a postal quote. army military medic military doctor border war soldiers national service border war  Oshakati south west Africa namibia  south africans at war   

The Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book A SCARCE first edition hardcover published by G Bell & Sons in 1920 Grey/brown cover boards with gold writing to the spine & front cover, tear & chipping spine top & bottom & nicks up spine, wear to book ends, binding is tight & strong, light foxing front & rear pages, 408 pages, all plates intact & impressive heavy book Postage within South Africa R100.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postage Quote Abe #  

Buy South African defence Book 88/100 cards present - spine damage, still bound for R95.00

THE BOOK OF CONJURING AND CARD TRICKS by Professor R Kunard Hard cover without d/wrapper – 195x140 mm – L. Upcott Gill Date unknown ca pages + 12 page index + 16 pages adverts – numerous b/w illustrations/sketches. Poor cond: (See also photos) rear board detached from spine; no endpapers; material partially detached from the spine; boards stained, rubbed, bumped; sections threatening to detach from stitching etc, BUT THE CONTENTS ARE COMPLETE – AN EXCELLENT REFERENCE WORK FOR THE BEGINNER IN THE ART OF MAGIC, THOUGH IT DOES HAVE SOME ADVANCED ILLUSIONS INCLUDED. This book was found in the house of the grandmother of the Seller in this same poor condition and has been in his possession for 65 years.

A Case Book On The South African Law Of Contract - By I. G. Farlam & E. W. Hathaway  First Edition, Hard Cover (Leatherette Binding), Published By Juta & Co., Ltd. Cover Boards Have Fading To The Spine, Slight Creasing To The Edges & Light Scratches Throughout. There Is Also Rubbing To The Text On The Spine. Binding Is Tight & Strong. Browning & Foxing To The Pages; No Other Marks Or Inscriptions Found.   Postage Within South Africa Will Be R Overseas Buyers Can Contact Us For A Postal Quote. ABE #   

Soft cover Old book but in good condition for its age. Front endpaper missing. Covers are marked and tanned. The spine is creased and spine ends scuffed. Published by The Speciality Press in th print 145 pages which include line drawings, and some B&W and colour photos We do combine postage         

Buy THE YELLOW STAR BY GERHARD SCHOENBERNER (NOTE BOOK HAS COME APART AT THE SPINE) PAPERBACK for R125.00

2014 paperback with 163 pages brand new. R50 postage in SA. I also do an affordable courier.....ask me!   Ops Askari was a large-scale, cross-border, mechanised operation launched by the South African Defence Force in November 1983. As is the nature with an assault like this, the constituent parts of Ops Askari was a complex blend of fighting men and support personnel from different Defence Force corps and combat disciplines. This account does not strive to recount the exploits of all these different elements in all their various facets. The focus is a rather narrow one. It is the story of five disparate, yet very similar, groups of young men who took part in this great raid into enemy territory against a superior force holding most of the battlefield aces. These five groups feature in this story for one reason: they all took part in the two attacks on a rickety little town in Angola called Cuvelai, on the 31st of December 1983 and again on the 3rd and 4th of January 1984. They only formed part of a much larger effort. The entire force is the subject of a number of books, but in this account the focus is on the five groups which I call the Spine of Delta. The first of these groups was a company of National Servicemen, known as Alpha Company (A Coy,) hailing from 1 South African Infantry Battalion (1 SAI Bn) in Bloemfontein, 1983. I was their captain, and it was my privilege to be their company commander from March 1983 right through the training phases and for the duration of Ops Askari. Then there was Delta Company (D Coy,) also NSM from 1 SAI. They formed part of 61 Mechanized Battalion Group (61 Mech Bn Gp) during Ops Askari. Also from the 1983 intake in 1 SAI was an 81 mm mortar platoon from the units Support Company, a young squad who fought courageously as part of The Spine during the hectic final five-day struggle for the occupation of Cuvelai.  The fourth element was also trained at 1 SAI Bn but during operations it did not deploy as a group. These men were Ratel drivers allocated where they were needed. They were fondly referred to as Digue's Platoon, named after their indefatigable platoon sergeant, Pierre Digue. This platoon participated as drivers for The Spine. These four bands of comrades shared their military roots, all being trained at 1 SAI in 1983. There was, however, a fifth and quite different group. They were'nt national servicemen at all, but students from four University Military Units; from University of Pretoria, University of the Free State, University of Stellenbosch and Rand Afrikaans University. They had already completed their two years' commitment as NSM and were civilians once more. During the university recess they had the option to volunteer for deployment as individuals or as a group from various Citizen Force (CF) Regiments. This book is mainly a compilation of their stories; of the reminiscences of those young national servicemen from Alpha and Delta Companies, 1 SAI; the 81-mm Mortar Platoon from 1 SAI by way of 4 SAI, Middelburg; Digues Platoon, officially the Chief of the Army's Platoon of drivers, and the valiant students from Tuks, Kovsies, Maties and RAU. With 63 black and white photos from the operation and the authentic war journal by Ian Scott from the University of Pretoria Military Unit.