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Buy Union 1929 Darmstadt Trial Proof Series: Complete trial, ungummed with no wmk. NH. See Below. for R1,800.00

Buy Union of South Africa 1956 MH de Kock B Series One Pound Bank Note for R93.00

Buy Union of South Africa 1958 MH de Kock A Series Ten Shillings Bank Note for R71.00

Card with Fairy Clear strikes King Williams town and Cradock. on a Rotary Photographic Series card.  

SHILLING: 1953 TO 1960 QUEEN ELIZABETH II SERIES OBVERSE DESIGN: MG = MARY GILLICK (ON TRUNCATION OF BUST) REVERSE DESIGN: KG = KRUGER GRAY (ON RIGHT HAND SIDE UNDER DRAPERIES) DIAMETER: 23.70mm MASS: 5.65518gm THICKNESS: 1.81mm EDGE: REEDED METAL CONTENT: SILVER 0.500, COPPER 0.500 SILVER CONTENT: 2.83gm

This coin is in excellent condition and is a rare collectable, part of the Nelson Mandela series. The coin is set to be worth millions in the near future according to sacoin.Co.za. whatsapp:

Buy Two 1910 Union of South Africa `Opening of Union Parliament` Series 2 1/2d Stamps SOLD AS IS for R25.00

GOOD CONDITION KING GEORGE V UNION COIN SERIES SET Coins as pictured below: Shipping will be R40 with registered mail OR R110 via PostNet. Good luck with your bidding:). Please have a look at some of my other items!

Buy RSA UNION BUILDINGS PRETORIA UNUSED COLLECTORS SERIES A2 POSTCARD for R12.00

Buy Two 1941 and Four 1942 `War Effort` Series Union of South Africa 3d Stamps SOLD AS IS for R1.00

  2009 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA PROTEA SERIES R1 "THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" Proof Coin. As per Pics. In SA-Mint Box with COA.   ****PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL MY LISTINGS****     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 union silver copper bronze rand penny gold platinum 1d 2,5 quarter half Kruger pound rand sixpence three pence Mandela Luthuli Gandhi Ghandi tickey florin

  2008 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA PROTEA SERIES R1 with MINT ERROR "MAHATMA GANDHI " PROOF Coin. As per Pics. In SA-Mint Bag with COA. Note the missing/unclear letters in the third pic indicative of worn/broken dies. PROOF Mintage = 4818     ****PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL MY LISTINGS****     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 union silver copper bronze rand penny gold platinum 1d 2,5 quarter half Kruger pound rand sixpence three pence Mandela Luthuli Gandhi Ghandi tickey florin

  2009 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA PROTEA SERIES R1 "THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" Uncirculated Coin. As per Pics. In SA-Mint Bag with COA.   ****PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL MY LISTINGS****     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 union silver copper bronze rand penny gold platinum 1d 2,5 quarter half Kruger pound rand sixpence three pence Mandela Luthuli Gandhi Ghandi tickey florin

  2008 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA PROTEA SERIES R1 "MAHATMA GANDHI " Uncirculated Coin. As per Pics. In SA-Mint Bag with COA. UNC Mintage = 3707   ****PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL MY LISTINGS****     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 union silver copper bronze rand penny gold platinum 1d 2,5 quarter half Kruger pound rand sixpence three pence Mandela Luthuli Gandhi Ghandi tickey florin

GRADING STATISTICS AND MY COLLECTING EXPERIENCE RATE THE 1935 SIXPENCE BUSINESS STRIKE COIN AS THE SECOND RAREST BUSINESS STRIKE SIXPENCE IN UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA SIXPENCE SERIES, TOPPED ONLY BY THE 1931 SIXPENCE. I HAVE EXCLUDED THE 1938 "NO KG" DUE TO BEING A VARIANT OF THE 1938 SIXPENCE.   NGC Cert # 2739492-002 NGC Description 1935 S.AFRICA 6P NGC Grade MS 62

Size 4 K-Way Exp Series Hiking Boot for sale. This boot was worn on 2 day walks and not used again. Bought at Cape Union Mart new for R1999. My price R500

  Ultra Rare Key Date | 1925 S.Africa Two Shillings (Florin) NGC Certified AU53 | Unobtainable   The legendary 1925 Florin in superb high grade. Only two coins to date have received an MS grading making this AU piece highly sought after and exceedingly rare. Stunning residual lustre and very minimal wear is present for the assigned grade. Many top collections miss this exclusive coin in AU or higher grade. A unique opportunity to acquire one of the bona fide rare coins of the Union series. All in all a top class coin. Please see following images with more to follow soon...  

      1947 - 1964 SILVER 5 SHILLING  18 COIN SET   1947 TO 1952 UNION KING GEORGE VI SERIES 1953 TO 1960 UNION QUEEN ELIZABETH SERIES 1961 TO 1964 R S A VAN RIEBEECK SERIES   1947 - 1964 NGC  SLABBED AND GRADED images are generic - images strictly copyright of Randburg Coin 1947 PF 62          1948 PF 63        1949 PL 64        1950 PF 66  1951 PF 65        1952 PF 65        1953 PF 63        1954 PF 61  1955 PF 63        1956 PF 64        1957 MS 62      1958 PF 58  1959  PF 63        1960 PF 63        1961 PF 63        1962 PF 64  1963 PF 65        1964   PF 64  

SPECIAL ORDER   (not in stock) - This item is ordered direct from manufacturer upon auction closing and receipt of payment. Normally ships within 5 - 10 business days. Parcel ships USPS 1st Class International™, Priority Mail Express International™, Global Express Guaranteed® or via Courier (subject to value and / or size limitations as noted in Shipping & Other Charges). Allow business days to 8 weeks for delivery from date shipped (subject to how shipped). PLEASE NOTE: Item available when listed. Every now and again an item may be back ordered, temporarily out of stock or discontinued. Should this occur, any payment made will be reverted. Starring Richard Kollmar (12 half-hour episodes on 6 CDs). Created by author Jack Boyle, Boston Blackie was a master safecracker and hardened criminal who served time in a California prison. Rehabilitated, he decided to use his knowledge of the underworld to fight crime as an amateur detective. Known as “an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend” Boston Blackie’s exploits were adapted to films, radio, and television. Chester Morris, who had played Boston Blackie in a series of B-Movies for Columbia, originated the character on radio in . By , Richard Kollmar took over the title role in a radio series syndicated by Frederic W. Ziv. Over 200 radio episodes were produced between and . While investigating the cases, Blackie would invariably encounter harebrained Police Inspector Faraday (Maurice Tarplin) and always solve the crime before Faraday could. Initially, friction surfaced in the relationship between Blackie and Faraday, but as the series continued, Faraday recognized Blackie's talents and occasionally even requested his assistance. Blackie dated Mary Wesley (Jan Miner & Lesley Woods), and for the first half of the series, his best pal Shorty (Tony Barrett) was on hand. Boston Blackie transitioned to TV in starring Kent Taylor as Blackie, Lois Collier as Mary and Frank Orth as Inspector Faraday. CD# “The Brandon Murder” / “The Condon Ransom” CD# “The Baseball Player Murder” / “The Stolen Car Ring” CD# “The Frances Fielding Murder” / “The Winthrope Jewelry Company Thefts” CD# “The Paul Blaine Murder” / “Mike Harlan Escapes From Prison” CD# “The Old Man Graham Murder” / “The Case of the Disappearing Plane” CD# “The Masked Gang Protection Racket” / “Mary Steals a Stolen Diamond Necklace”   PAYMENT:  For your convenience, I gladly accept PayPal (5% PayPal fee added)     EFT / EBT is accepted PROVIDED buyer is agreeable to paying $USD International bank fee charged by BancorpSouth, USA.  Also accepted: Western Union and MoneyGram.  SHIPPING COSTS: See particulars under Shipping & Payment tab. Buyer to pay shipping costs separately once costs are calculated. If you would like a 'guesstimate' of shipping costs, please send an inquiry via Q&A.  I will NOT be responsible for delays in USPS/SAPO, Customs or 'Acts of God'. INSURANCE: Optional. Seller will not be responsible for loss or damage in transit if uninsured. DUTIES / TAXES / VAT: If and when applicable are the responsibility of the buyer.     Not1CentMore

Cook Islands, $5, set, 3 coins, Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena, silver, 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    ¿Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2011 Weight:   1 Oz CoA:   Yes Face Value:   5 dollars Dimensions:   38.60     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   300   Coin has some oxides, presentation paper box may has some attritions Dedicated to the Cartoon ¿Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena¿The set includes the three coins from the Cheburashka series, Cheburashka, Crocodile Gena and Madame ShapoklyakA kind-hearted crocodile was on supervising duty at the zoo by day, but in the evenings he suffered terribly from loneliness. Finally, he made an announcement that he is looking for friends.Thanks to this announcement, he was visited by a girl with a dog, and Cheburashka ¿ a creature of an unidentifiable species, which was very charismatic and kind. And from that day, their lives became completely different.The current series of coins has been released for the 75th anniversary of ¿Soyuzmultfilm¿ Founded in 1936, the film studio ¿ Soyuzmultfilm¿ (Russian translated as Union Animation Film) is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union. The studio has produced 1530 films during its existence. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Cook Islands 2 dollars Sherlock Holmes Baskervilles Hound Coloured Silver 2007 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    ¿Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2007 Weight:   1 Oz CoA:   Yes Face Value:   2 dollars Dimensions:   40,7     Quality:   uncirculated     Mintage:   8,000   New coin, presentation paper box may has some attritions THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESSherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by British author and doctor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases. He is perhaps the most famous fictional detective, and indeed one of the best known and most universally recognisable literary characters.Of the many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes on film and television, surely the most curious and intriguing is the Russian television series featuring Vasily Livanov as Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Watson. Filmed entirely in Russia (the then Soviet Union) between 1979 and 1986, it consists of five series broken over eleven episodes. The series was deemed one of the most successful in the history of Eastern Europe television. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Cook Islands 2 dollars Sherlock Holmes Adventures Coloured Silver Coin 2007 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    ¿Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2007 Weight:   1 Oz CoA:   Yes Face Value:   2 dollars Dimensions:   40,7     Quality:   uncirculated     Mintage:   8,000   New coin, presentation paper box may has some attritions Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by British author and doctor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases. He is perhaps the most famous fictional detective, and indeed one of the best known and most universally recognisable literary characters.Of the many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes on film and television, surely the most curious and intriguing is the Russian television series featuring Vasily Livanov as Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Watson. Filmed entirely in Russia (the then Soviet Union) between 1979 and 1986, it consists of five series broken over eleven episodes. The series was deemed one of the most successful in the history of Eastern Europe television. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Cook Island 5 Dollars Lion & Turtle Soyuzmultfilm Soiuzmultfilm Silver coin 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2011 Weight:   1 Oz CoA:   Yes Face Value:   5 dollars Dimensions:   38.61     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   2000   The cartoon is about a baby lion who saw a big turtle. The turtle lies in the sun and sings a song. The Baby Lion likes it so much, that he wants to sing with the Turtle. But he can't sing about himself because he is very active and can't lie down as the lyrics says. They finally work out something, sing the song and become friends.The current series of coins has been released for the 75th anniversary of ¿Soyuzmultfilm¿.Founded in 1936, the film studio ¿Soyuzmultfilm¿ (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, translated as Union Animation Film) is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union. The studio has produced 1530 films during its existence. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

SPECIAL ORDER   (not in stock) - This item is ordered direct from manufacturer upon auction closing and receipt of payment. Normally ships within 5 - 10 business days. Parcel ships USPS 1st Class International™, Priority Mail Express International™, Global Express Guaranteed® or via Courier (subject to value and / or size limitations as noted in Shipping & Other Charges). Allow business days to 8 weeks for delivery from date shipped (subject to how shipped). PLEASE NOTE: Item available when listed. Every now and again an item may be back ordered, temporarily out of stock or discontinued. Should this occur, any payment made will be reverted. Fibber McGee & Molly had a long and successful run on radio (). The program showcased terrific comic and musical talent, headlined by its creators and stars, married couple Jim and Marian Jordan. Living in the fictional Midwestern city of Wistful Vista, Fibber was an American teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the exasperation of his long suffering wife Molly. Life in Wistful Vista followed a well-developed formula, but was always fresh. Fibber's weekly schemes would be interrupted, inspired by, and often played upon the people of Wistful Vista, a set of regular players and characters that were as beloved as the stars of the program. The program used a series of running gags that would become part of the common language. The show began as a comic reflection of Depression Era America, but as time went on and the shadows of war came over the nation, the show again caught the mood of the country. WWII was fought on the Home front on Wistful Vista as surely as anywhere else in America, but here they had the benefit of Fibber's somewhat addled perspective. CD# “McGee's Fish Fry” / th Wedding Anniversary” CD# “Fibber's Gossip Column” / “Fibber is Too Sick for Housework” CD# “Killer Canova's Autograph” / “The Rummage Sale” CD# “Raking Leaves” / “Halloween Party at Gildersleeve's House” CD# “The Wistful Vista Auto Show” “Hiawatha” CD# “Traffic Ticket” “The Overdue Library Book”   PAYMENT:  For your convenience, I gladly accept PayPal (5% PayPal fee added)     EFT / EBT is accepted PROVIDED buyer is agreeable to paying $USD International bank fee charged by BancorpSouth, USA.  Also accepted: Western Union and MoneyGram.  SHIPPING COSTS: See particulars under Shipping & Payment tab. Buyer to pay shipping costs separately once costs are calculated. If you would like a 'guesstimate' of shipping costs, please send an inquiry via Q&A.  I will NOT be responsible for delays in USPS/SAPO, Customs or 'Acts of God'. INSURANCE: Optional. Seller will not be responsible for loss or damage in transit if uninsured. DUTIES / TAXES / VAT: If and when applicable are the responsibility of the buyer.     Not1CentMore

SPECIAL ORDER   (not in stock) - This item is ordered direct from manufacturer upon auction closing and receipt of payment. Normally ships within 5 - 10 business days. Parcel ships USPS 1st Class International™, Priority Mail Express International™, Global Express Guaranteed® or via Courier (subject to value and / or size limitations as noted in Shipping & Other Charges). Allow business days to 8 weeks for delivery from date shipped (subject to how shipped). PLEASE NOTE: Item available when listed. Every now and again an item may be back ordered, temporarily out of stock or discontinued. Should this occur, any payment made will be reverted. “Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that’s with a U.S. Marshal and the smell of … GUNSMOKE!” Radio westerns were strictly for kids until when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves. The stories were grim, the deaths brutal and life on the plains was harsh. Radio audiences had never heard anything like Gunsmoke and they made it the #1 western on radio. It soon made a successful transition to television becoming the longest-running dramatic series in TV history. Join William Conrad (U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Deputy Chester Proudfoot), Georgia Ellis (Kitty Russell) and Howard McNear (Doc Adams) in the continuing “story of the violence that moved west with young America and the story of a man who moved with it”: Matt Dillon, United States Marshal.” CD# “Tara” / “Fingered” CD# “Kitty” / “I Don’t Know” CD# “The Old Lady” / “Cavalcade” CD# “Indian Scout” / “Doc Quits” CD # “Thick ‘n’ Thin” / “Box O’ Rocks” CD# “Pretty Mama” / “Brother Whelp”   PAYMENT:  For your convenience, I gladly accept PayPal (5% PayPal fee added)     EFT / EBT is accepted PROVIDED buyer is agreeable to paying $USD International bank fee charged by BancorpSouth, USA.  Also accepted: Western Union and MoneyGram.  SHIPPING COSTS: See particulars under Shipping & Payment tab. Buyer to pay shipping costs separately once costs are calculated. If you would like a 'guesstimate' of shipping costs, please send an inquiry via Q&A.  I will NOT be responsible for delays in USPS/SAPO, Customs or 'Acts of God'. INSURANCE: Optional. Seller will not be responsible for loss or damage in transit if uninsured. DUTIES / TAXES / VAT: If and when applicable are the responsibility of the buyer.     Not1CentMore

SPECIAL ORDER   (not in stock) - This item is ordered direct from manufacturer upon auction closing and receipt of payment. Normally ships within 5 - 10 business days. Parcel ships USPS 1st Class International™, Priority Mail Express International™, Global Express Guaranteed® or via Courier (subject to value and / or size limitations as noted in Shipping & Other Charges). Allow business days to 8 weeks for delivery from date shipped (subject to how shipped). PLEASE NOTE: Item available when listed. Every now and again an item may be back ordered, temporarily out of stock or discontinued. Should this occur, any payment made will be reverted. Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBC’s Blue Network in January . Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history: an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous “creaking door” slowly began to open. Every week, Inner Sanctum Mysteries told stories of ghosts, murderers and lunatics. Produced in New York, the cast usually consisted of veteran radio actors, with occasional guest appearances by such Hollywood stars Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Claude Rains. What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly sinister sounding fellow originally known as “Raymond.” The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt-Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show’s host until ; Paul McGrath took over as host until the show left the air in . Producer Hiram Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. CD# “The Voice on the Wire” and “Desert Death” CD# “Death Is An Artist” and “Death in the Depths” CD# “No Coffin For the Dead” and “The Bog Oak Necklace” CD# “The Black Art” and “Dead to Rights” CD# “Death Across The Board” and “Portrait of Death” CD# “Dead Man’s Deal” and “The Murder Prophet”   PAYMENT:  For your convenience, I gladly accept PayPal (5% PayPal fee added)     EFT / EBT is accepted PROVIDED buyer is agreeable to paying $USD International bank fee charged by BancorpSouth, USA.  Also accepted: Western Union and MoneyGram.  SHIPPING COSTS: See particulars under Shipping & Payment tab. Buyer to pay shipping costs separately once costs are calculated. If you would like a 'guesstimate' of shipping costs, please send an inquiry via Q&A.  I will NOT be responsible for delays in USPS/SAPO, Customs or 'Acts of God'. INSURANCE: Optional. Seller will not be responsible for loss or damage in transit if uninsured. DUTIES / TAXES / VAT: If and when applicable are the responsibility of the buyer.     Not1CentMore

Subtitle: South African Forces in German South West Africa Author: Gerald L'Ange Publisher: Ashanti () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: Condition: Very Good Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 352 Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.5 x 2 cm +++ by Gerald L'Ange +++ Urgent Imperial Services is Volume 4 in the Ashanti Publishing series 'South African at War'. It details the Union of South Africa’s involvement in what was then German South West Africa during World War 1. This is a campaign that has been largely ignored by the historians of the First World War as it was overshadowed by the carnage of the Western Front.   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.

Ukraine 10 grivnas BISON BONASUS Fauna Endangered-Species Silver Proof 2003 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2003 Weight:   31,1 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   10 hryvnias Dimensions:   38,6     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   2000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box Series: Flora and FaunaThe coin of is dedicated to BISON BONASUS, an almost completely annihilated representative of the artiodactila species in the fauna of Ukraine who has been successfully bred and settled in Ukraine since 1965. The bison is on the endangered-species list of Ukraine, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and Europe.On the coin obverse set in the wreath made of images of plants and animals there is engraved the small National Emblem of Ukraine and a legend:On the coin reverse there is a bison depiction circumscribed by: ¿¿¿¿(bison) -above and BISON BONASUS -beneath ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 10 gryvnas Fauna SPALAX ARENARIUS RESHETNIK Rodent Red List 2005 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2005 Weight:   31,1 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   10 hryvnias Dimensions:   38,6     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   8,000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box Series: Flora and FaunaThe coin is dedicated to SPALAX ARENARIUS RESHETNIK, a rare species living only in the territory of Ukraine, which is on the endangered-species list of Ukraine, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and EuropeOn the coin obverse set in the wreath made of images of plants and animals there is engraved the small National Emblem of Ukraine and a legend:On the coins reverse ¿ there is a depiction of the rodent on the background of plants (left) and inscriptions: ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (above) and SPALAX ARENARIUS RESHETNIK (beneath). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

AFRICA@WAR SERIES: VOLUME 9 SOMALIA: US INTERVENTION 1992-1994 The end of the Cold War introduced an altered global dynamic. The old bond of East/West patronage in Africa was broken, weakening the first crop of independent revolutionary leadership on the continent who no longer had the support of one or other of the superpowers. With collapse of the Soviet Union, all this changed. The question of global/strategic security devolved into regional peacekeeping and peace enforcement, characterized primarily by the Balkans War, but also many other minor regional squabbles across the developing world that erupted as old regimes fell and nations sought to build unity out of the ashes. In Africa the situation was exacerbated by an inherent tribalism and factionalism that had tended to be artificially suppressed by powerful, often military, dictatorships, generally unconcerned with the needs and requirements of an oppressed population. No more striking example of this can be found than Somalia. One of the only effective armed resistance movements mounted against European colonisation in Africa took place in Somalia, which was suppressed only after enormous military expenditure. The crisis in Somalia that began to take shape with the ouster of military leader Mohammed Siad Barre during the early years of the 1990s forced both the United States and the United Nations to adapt their collective military policy toward the challenges of peacekeeping, and peace enforcement, in a human environment only dimly understood, extremely austere in terms of local infrastructure and with a warring clan leadership. This book tells the story of the international intervention that took place in Somalia, the successes, failures and lessons learned. Many broad assumptions were made based on an unclear understanding of the dynamics of a regional conflict, coupled with the necessity for the first time in modern military history to balance political necessities with military. The crisis in Somalia set the tone for military intervention in a post-Cold War world, and although the same mistakes have been depressingly often repeated, the complexion of global military organization changed dramatically as a consequence of this episode. Paperback,  72 pages. 130 colour & b/w photos, maps