Valour history s africa

History's Worst Battles and the People Who Fought them By: Joel Levy A first edition softcover published by Zebra Press in 2014 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, a clean copy Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

For Valour by Ian S Uys A first edition hartdcover published by the author in 1973 White cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete, spine is faded. Postage within S Africa R70 thru P Office Postnet, Courier or Paxi options are available Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote Abe #

Subtitle: The History of Southern Africa's Victoria Cross Heroes Author: Ian S. Uys Inscription from the author to journalist Denis Godfrey who wrote on Africana collecting for The Star newspaper and a copy of his article reviewing the book loosely inserted. Unique association copy. Publisher: Ian S. Uys () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Cover corners bumped. Dust jacket slightly soiled and creased along edges, corners & spine with small closed tear at bottom of spine fold. Small stain on spine & inside edge of dust jacket. Internally clean. Tightly bound. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 398 Dimensions: 22.5 x 15 x 30.5 cm +++ by Ian S. Uys (with inscription by author) +++ After 15 years of research Ian S. Uys has collected the biographic details of all the Southern African V.C. heroes, not only those serving in South Africa or Rhodesian units, but also those South Africans who served in other commonwealth forces and who received the supreme award for gallantry.   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.

History of the South African defence Force 1912-1987 A first edition softcover published by Militaria in 1987 Picture cover boards are as new, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions as new copy Postage within S africa R60 thru P office Postnet or courier options available Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote

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AFRICA’S SUPERPOWER by Paul L Moorcraft 1 st Edition Sygma/Collins 1981 Hardcover. Near New condition FOR FULL DETAILS OF THIS BOOK AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOS PLEASE CONTACT THE SELLER   Africana / Military / War / Guerrillas / National liberation movements / Rhodesia / Zimbabwe / Rhodesiana / South Africa /Suid-Afrika / Afrikaans / Geskiedenis / History / 

It is May 1983. The UMR is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Headquarters, the UMR Hall, in Greytown. A medal parade, civic dinner and a number of other events are on the programme. The members of the Unit are upbeat and enthusiastic and look forward to all the activities. There is an officers meeting in the old UMR Hall. On the agenda the Unit's history going forward from 1975 when the last edition was published. A decision is taken to appoint a senior officer (Maj. L. Palmer) to commence working on the History project. The idea is to begin collecting material, articles and photographs, interviewing the older ex-members and Comrades of the Unit, collecting anecdotes and any other related information. The years passed and the work load increased as time went on. The one man project became a 4 member committee and members came and went. Cmdt. John Allchin took over the project. Under his direction the work continued until in, 2004, there was enough progress to appoint a professional scribe to put it all together. Mark Coghlan of the Pietermaritzburg Museum, a person of great experience and insight into military history in KwaZulu-Natal, was approached and accepted the assignment;  To draft, collate and produce the History of the UMR 1864 to 2004. The rest is history, the culmination of over 20-odd years of hard but fulfilling work. As the reader turns the pagers of this document, the history of the illustrious UMR will unfold before his/her very eyes, and the reader will be taken for the ride of a lifetime. The ride starts with a small band of 45 cavalry volunteers in Greytown and ends with a modern Armoured Car Regiment, a compliment of 254 trained men and women, equipped with Rooikat armoured vehicles and a modern and functional headquarters at Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal. The Umvoti Mounted Rifles is the second oldest Regiment in the South African National Defence Force. It was 150 years old on 16 May 2014. The regiment fought gallantly and with honour in the South African (Zulu) War of 1879; The South Africa (Anglo Boer) War of 1899 -1902; Natal (Bambata) Rebellion of 1906; South West Africa (First world War) 1914-1915 and Gibbon, Western Desert (Second World War) 1941-1943. The Regiment stands proud as the only active Armoured Car Regiment in KwaZulu-Natal, and is ready to serve the South African National Defence Force, The Country and its People, where and whenever called upon to do so. Hardcover, 795 pages. Published October 2012 

Subtitle: Eye to Eye with the Unknown Author: Michael Bright Foreword: David Attenborough Publisher: Quercus () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 334 Dimensions: 28.4 x 25.7 x 2.8 cm +++ by Michael Bright +++ David Attenborough and the award-winning BBC Natural History Unit have embarked on a landmark new series on Africa. This lavish companion to the BBC One series reveals the undiscovered side of Africa's five unique regions. Inspiring photography captures a spectacular journey through a vast and diverse continent in all its beautiful and unexpected abundance.  Witness the drama of eagles catching giant bats on the wing,lizards stalking their prey on the backs of lions and a nail-biting giraffe fight. Share the discovery of the world's rarest fish species and the first-ever access to an island sanctuary for the elusive African penguin. Marvel at a Congo fish that flies like a butterfly and a love-struck beetle who thinks he's James Bond.    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.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days David Attenborough presents this five-part BBC natural history series exploring the stunning landscapes and undiscovered creatures of Africa's five major regions. Using state-of-the-art technology, cameramen journey across the length and breadth of the continent, from the Atlas Mountains to the Cape of Good Hope, documenting previously unseen wildlife behaviour, discovering strange new creatures, and uncovering an array of spectacular, never-before-filmed locations.

Scotlands Forgotten Valour by Graham Ross A first edition softcover published by the author in 1995 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions Postage within S Africa R60 thru P Office Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote  

On 4 February 1961, the day regarded by the MPLA as the start of its national revolution, the storm broke. Taken unawares by the shock of the uprisings in Angola, and the subsequent bloody Bacongo insurrection on 15 March 1961, Portugal was to plunge its armed forces, untested since World War I, into an urgent counteroffensive. In January 1961, Angola, one of Portugal's most thriving 'overseas provinces' was in the eye of a storm. A period of sustained growth in the 1950s, a golden decade of Portuguese African history, had led to Angola becoming one of Portugal's most prized possessions. National development plans were embarked on with zeal; new roads, railways, factories, harbors, airfields and settlements were built and exports increased dramatically. While the rest of Africa was in turmoil, Angola and Portuguese Mozambique seemed like oases of peace and progress. Couched between its high-sounding principles and its policy of Luso-Tropicalism, Portugal marched ever onwards to the beat of its own drum, seemingly oblivious to its impending fate. Portuguese Prime Minister, Dr. Salazar, had ruled over Portugal's colonies with an iron fist for over thirty years, enforcing a draconian racial policy on the African territories, whereby the population of the New State was categorized into 'native', white and 'assimilated' groups, and the colonies as a whole, with their burgeoning economies, were bound to the dictates of the European state. The Angolan war has been described as the bloodiest colonial insurgency in the history of Africa south of the Sahara. But it was to become a conflict that Portugal would lose not on the battlefield, but in the hearts of its own citizens. After a thirteen-year war of attrition in Angola, and facing increasing setbacks in two of its other war-torn territories, an enervated Portugal with its weary armed forces would deal the final blow to itself. PAPERBACK, 320 pages

Carboys, Capsules and Crucibles A History of Pharmacy in KwaZulu Natal By: Joyce Wrinch-Schulz A first edition hardcover published by Pharmaceutical co of S Africa in Blue leatherette covers with gold writing to the spine & front cover, bit of white paint on back cover could come off, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions Postage within South Africa R Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postage Quote Abe #

No Bugles, No Drums An oral History of the Korean War by Rudy Tomedi A first edition hardcover published by Wiley in 1993 Black cover boards with white spine with red writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete clean & bright Postage within S Africa R60 thru P Office Postnet or courier options are available Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote

A History of the Seventy First Siege Battery South African Heavy Artillery **SCARCE ** A first edition hardcover published by the Regiment circa 1918 Black leatherette covers with gold writing to the front cover, spine leather is crumbling with loss to top & bottom, internal binding is still held together, previous owners signature on first page dated 1919, pages are agecoloured,  Decorations & battle Rolls in back of book. A scarce title Postage within S Africa R70 thru P Office Postnet, Courier or Paxi options are available Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote Abe #  

 A Modern Illustrated Military History Sea Power by John Batchelor A hardcover edition published by Phoebus in 1979 Black cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete, light agecolour to jacket Postage within S Africa R80 thru P Office Postnet, Courier or Paxi options are available