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 VICTORY IN EUROPE.....D-DAY TO V-E DAY: FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOUR VICTORY IN EUROPE IS THE FIRST AND ONLY ALL-COLOUR PORTRAYAL OF THE MOMENTOUS EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN EUROPE BETWEEN D-DAY IN 1944 AND V-E DAY IN 1945. A LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY OF MILITARY PUBLISHING, THESE UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM RECENTLY DISCOVERED FILM MADE DURING THE LAST YEAR OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR BY THE AWARD-WINNING HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR, GEORGE STEVENS. EARLY IN 1944 STEVENS WAS ASKED BY GENERAL EISENHOWER TO ORGANIZE A FILM UNIT WHITCH WOULD TRAVEL WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES DURING THE LANDINGS IN FRANCE AND FOLLOW THEIR CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE. IN ADDITION TO THE UNIT'S OFFICIAL COVERAGE OF THE WAR, STEVENS RECORDED THESE HISTORIC EVENTS HIMSELF ON COLOUR FILM, WHICH WAS THEN SENT TO CALIFORNIA WHERE IT REMAINED FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS. VICTORY IN EUROPE IS INTRODUCED BY GEORGE STEVENS, Jr. WHO EXPLAINS HOW HIS FATHER MADE THE FILM AND TELLS THE STORY OF ITS REDISCOVERY. ACCOMPANIED BY AN AUTHORITATIVE COMMENTARY BY BRITAIN'S LEADING WAR HISTORIAN MAX HASTINGS, AND NINE INFORMATIVE MAPS, THESE PICTURES TELL THE STORY OF THE STRUGGLE FOR EUROPE; FROM D-DAY AND THE GREATEST NAVAL INVASION IN HISTORY TO THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, FROM THE ARDENNES AND THE BATTLE OF A MILLION TOOPS TO THE HORROR OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND THE FINAL COLLAPSE OF THE NAZI REGIME. AFTER SIX YEARS, VICTORY WAS FINALLY WON IN EUROPE. THIS VIVID DOCUMENTARY COMMEMORATES TO THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF V-E DAY.   MAX HASTINGS,  PICTURES BY  GEORGE STEVENS,  INTRODUCTION BY GEORGE STEVENS, Jr.......TEXT, PICTURES, INTRODUCTION AND CARTOGRAPY COPYRIGHT 1985. JACKET ILLUSTRATIONS FRONT - THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, AUGUST 1944, BACK - ABOVE GENERAL DE GAULLE AND GENERAL BRADLEY, PARIS 1944, CENTRE - SOVIET CECTOR, BERLIN 1945, BELOW RIGHT - YOUNG CONCENTRATION CAMP INMATES, DACHAU 1945, BELOW LEFT - M4 SHERMAN TANK, NORMANDY 1944. HARD COVER BOOK, DUST JACKET HAS SOME  MINOR WEAR AND TEAR AND IS COVER WITH TAPE ON THE INSIDE COVER. BOOK HAVE WONDERFULL PICTURE'S IN BLACK & WHITE AND IN COLOUR WITH SOME FEW MAPS', BOOK HAVE 192 PAGES AND STILL IN FARE CONDITION. POSTAGE R55-00  

2003. Large soft cover, 207 pages. Very good condition. Under 1kg. From Leonidas of Sparta to Colin Powell, the great commanders of history are profiled and their most significant battles are analyzed. Ranging in scope from the strategic level of army commanders and emperors to the tactical and operational levels of captains of single ships and leaders of individual units, this book examines the achievements of some of history’s greatest military commanders.  

The First Campaign Victory of the Great War: South Africa, Manoeuvre Warfare, the Afrikaner Rebellion and the German South West African Campaign, 1914-1915. The First World War moulded the global landscape and had a lasting effect on much of the World. Where the majority of international research focusses on the European theatre, Antonio Garcia explores one of the peripheral campaigns of the Great War. South Africas First World War campaign in German South West Africa was a daring military undertaking epitomised by manoeuvre and rapidity. The author takes a novel approach in comparing the campaign to manoeuvre warfare theory. Manoeuvre theory is based on the principles of mobility, rapidity and surprise which attempts to achieve victory with the least loss of resources and in the shortest time possible. In order to achieve a rapid victory against the German forces, the South African soldiers were pushed to the limits of exhaustion to achieve the Union of South Africas strategic objectives. The campaign in the deserts of German South Africa became the setting for adventure and war, where Briton, Boer and People of Colour served together as a Dominion of the British Empire. Blacks, Coloureds and Indians fought for the hopes of better political franchise, an ambition which was not to be achieved until 80 years later. The book addresses the complex political dynamics in South Africa at the time of the Great War, the deep division between Afrikaners and British South Africans and the Afrikaner Rebellion. With the backdrop of political difficulties and a lack of overwhelming support for the entry into the Great War, the Botha government needed a quick result so as to maintain the delicate balance of power. The author provides an analysis on the campaign through the lens of military theory so as to determine how the swift victory was achieved. The book answers the question of whether the campaign was won through numerical superiority or through the use of a superior operational strategy. The victory was the first campaign victory led by a British Dominion. Paperback, 208 pages.

Ukraine 5 hryvnas Battle of the Dnieper WW II Victory 1943 nickel silver 2013 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2013 Weight:   16.54 CoA:   No Face Value:   5 hryvnias Dimensions:   35     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   30000   New coin with capsule The commemorative coin is dedicated to the offensive operations of September-December of 1943. These events became the accomplishment of the radical turn in the Great Patriotic War, i.e. of the battle of the Dnieper, in the course of which the city of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, was liberated. The battle became the culmination in the liberation of Ukraine, had a significant influence on the subsequent course of the military operations and was conducive to the defeat of the fascist invaders. Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre there is the composition symbolizing the victory: the figures 1943 with the image of fireworks above and a laurel wreath, ribbon and star below; to the right over the star there is the coin issue year indication 2013; below there is the bow-shaped inscription: ¿`¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (five hryvnias); to the right, there is the National Bank of Ukraine Mint mark.Reverse: there is a conventionalized dynamic composition consisting of the images of an offensive combat wherein different arms participate - tanks, infantry, artillery, aviation, Dnieper Military Flotilla and so on; the mirror-finished part of the reverse symbolizes the Dnieper river; above there is the inscription ¿¿¿¿¿ / ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Battle / of the Dnieper). ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

 Charge! History's greatest Military Speeches - Steve Israel - 2007 - Hard cover in nearly new condition. One of the leading voices on national security issues in the U.S. Congress demonstrates how words have been sharp and powerful weapons of victory in this compilation of great military speeches that helped turn the tide of history. Among the dozens of inspirational speeches featured are: Moses instructing his followers to cross the Jordan River without him... Queen Elizabeth pledging to die with her soldiers as they faced the Spanish Armada... Patrick Henry choosing between liberty and death... Napoleon exhorting his troops as they marched on Egypt... Winston Churchill rallying his nation to victory... General Sir Montgomery refusing to retreat from Rommel... President Roosevelt preparing the American people for World War II... General Eisenhower fortifying his troops for the invasion of Normandy... President Reagan demanding that Gorbachev tear down the Berlin Wall... President George W. Bush encouraging America after 9/11... and more. Congressman Israel has included speeches that have motivated and mobilized, challenged and comforted. Some were blurted in the heat of combat, others were carefully written in places far removed from the brutality of the battlefield, but all will inspire readers with the courage that moved people forward against all odds. Each speech is introduced with an insightful historic context. This dramatic sweep of military history in the words of history's military leaders serves to reinforce the concept that the pen is mightier than the sword.

Ukraine, 5 UAH, 70 Years of Victory 1945, Coloured Coin, 2015 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2015 Weight:   16.54 CoA:   No Face Value:   5 hryvnias Dimensions:   35     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   35000   New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism in Europe and perpetuate the act of bravery of the Ukrainian nation, its significant contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition in World War II. From the first days of the war and until October 1944, the territory of Ukraine was the central part of the entire European theater of military operations in World War II and suffered enormous human and material losses. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Hi up fro grabs is my Matches Matchbox Match Book Military WW2 era Canadian   V FOR VICTORY  - 1940s 100% original authentic World War 2 memorabilia. The item is just the card and does not have any matches. I am selling my personal collection. 100% IMPORTED IN BY OURSELVES! Please keep a look out for all my other TV, FILM, SUPERHERO & SCI-FI related toys & memorabilia ranging from 1930 to present. Thanks & Good Luck - Ag pleez daddy

Hi up fro grabs is my Matches Matchbox Match Book Military WW2 era    CANADA MARCHES ON V FOR VICTORY  - 1940s. 2nd photo shows the inside of the booklet. 100% original authentic World War 2 memorabilia. The item is just the card and does not have any matches. I am selling my personal collection. 100% IMPORTED IN BY OURSELVES! Please keep a look out for all my other TV, FILM, SUPERHERO & SCI-FI related toys & memorabilia ranging from 1930 to present. Thanks & Good Luck - Ag pleez daddy

Hi up fro grabs is my Matches Matchbox Match Book Military WW2 era  CANADA  PULL FOR VICTORY with Adolf Hilter's head on a worms body - 1940s 100% original authentic World War 2 memorabilia. The item is just the card and does not have any matches. I am selling my personal collection. 100% IMPORTED IN BY OURSELVES! Please keep a look out for all my other TV, FILM, SUPERHERO & SCI-FI related toys & memorabilia ranging from 1930 to present. Thanks & Good Luck - Ag pleez daddy

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 70 years of Victory in WWII 1945 poppy color nickel coin 2015 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2015 Weight: 16.54 CoA: No Face Value: 5 hryvnias Dimensions: 35 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 35000 New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism in Europe and perpetuate the act of bravery of the Ukrainian nation, its significant contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition in World War II. From the first days of the war and until October 1944, the territory of Ukraine was the central part of the entire European theater of military operations in World War II and suffered enormous human and material losses. ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

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  (Johannesburg: Ashanti Publishing, 1991) 1874800243, 1991. 8vo; Very good, as new original pale boards; As new dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. xiv + 301, incl. index; profusely illustrated with battle plans and photographs. As new condition. "James Ambrose Brown's journal of the life of a South African infantryman in the British North African 8th Army, almost exactly half a century ago, gives a day-to-day account of the campaign in the Western Desert against the redoubtable Rommel's Afrika Korps.. Brown's hour-to-hour depiction of the great battle [of El Alamein] that at last sent the enemy reeling back across North Africa remains a classic. A leading American journal, The Saturday Evening Post, called it 'The greatest worm's eye view of battle to come out of the war so far'. To bring today's reader into the picture, James Ambrose Brown has provided a preamble that sets out the political and military events which led up to World War II and the two years of lost North African battles that almost gave total victory to Germany and Italy. Splendid maps by Dr Richard Wood vividly illustrate the tactical situations described in the diary; they also fill in the gaps in large-scale operations. Lavish use of photographs taken by official war photographers illustrate the text. Also reproduced are sketches done by official war artists who were there. Retreat to Victory is a moving and timeless record of despair and hope; and the ultimate devastation that is left in the path of war."

PLEASE READ BEFORE BID !  USSR Russia, Soviet Order of the Victory / Pobeda replica Material: pewter, zirkons, enameled, gold plated Size: 80mm, mount 28mm Weight: 66gram Black velvet gift box size: 90x90x38mm / FREE Condition: new Bulk orders - please ask for full coins/bars/bills catalog Please see my other items and you will find something special   The  Order of Victory  (Russian:  Orden "Pobeda") was the highest  military decoration  awarded for  World War II  service in the  Soviet Union, and one of the rarest orders in the world. The order was awarded only to Generals and Marshals for successfully conducting combat operations involving one or more army groups and resulting in a "successful operation within the framework of one or several fronts resulting in a radical change of the situation in favor of the  Red Army." 20 recipients of this order was in the history only. Each single piece of original costs millions of dollars.  

  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  

2003 large paperback with 192 pages in good condition. R60 postage in SA. Helped by more than 180 dramatic photographs, the story unfolds of how the best air forces developed, and of their winning strategies--including the Nazis' devastating Blitzkrieg tactics. Now, in the 21st century, much warfare is waged from the air. High-flying, high-tech air forces around the world keep breaking barriers in speed and in stealthiness. Find out how we got to this point, and where the modern air force will soar in the future. All the groundbreaking planes of the past and the ones revolutionizing our present receive illustrated coverage, as do those wars where control of the skies proved crucial to victory and humanitarian efforts in which the air force played a pivotal role.

  This is a fascinating book that covers the military career of General Jannie Geldenhuys, including his role in military operations against SWAPO, MAPLA and the Cubans during the "Border War" in Angola. This book reveals how Castro tried to dress up political, economic and military failures in Angola as glorious triumphs. He provides actual numbers and details of the myth of Cuito Cuanavales and how the Marxist forces were defeated there. The author takes you through the dynamics and strategies that defeated the Communist forces trying to establish a totalitarian regime in Angola and Namibia. The South Africans, with inferior forces, were able to achieve almost every military objective, producing some ingenious strategies and causing a high rate of casualties to a numerically superior enemy. They didn't lose the military battles but lost the political one. Cuito Cuanavales was the last part of a series of battles that started as the South Africans, like many times before, stopped and defeated the last big Cuban/Fapla/Russians offensive against UNITA main bases, obliterating the FAPLA's offensive of 1987. The South Africans had the MAPLA and their Cubans advisers on the run. They were picking them apart at will, but they stopped because of a series of events, like the UNITA false alarm about the possibility of incoming Cuban MIGs and the rotation of the South African troops after the end of their military service cycle, etc. This gave the retreating MAPLA enough time to cross the river and dig in to fight for their lives, and stop the South Africans from annihilating them. All the MAPLA/Cubans did at Cuito was create an immense mine zone and defend it, to stop the South Africans from destroying the remaining troops. When one looks back and counts the number of casualties the South Africans inflicted on them before they crossed the river, you can see that the MAPLA/CUBANS suffered major casualties vs. the light number of casualties suffered by the South Africans. Then one can ask: who won the battle when one side lost thousands of soldiers just before they dug in? Cuito Cuanavales wasn't a typical clear cut defeat like the South Africans were used to inflicting on the FAPLA/Cubans because they didn't finish them, but it wasn't a Cuban victory like Castro put it. This gave Castro the opportunity to claim a "victory" that wasn't there via his propaganda machine and use it to leave Angola for good without being seen by those that weren't in the battle field as a defeated army. For the Marxist-Communist regimes, perceptions are more important than facts and no matter what the Cuban propaganda says, the facts are that FLAPA-Cubans suffered many humiliating losses at the hands of the numerically outnumbered South African army.   Hardcover:  328 pages Publisher:  Jonathan Ball; 1st Edition edition (1995) Language:  English

Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1999. Hard cover with dust cover, 274 pages. Very good condition; tightly bound, neat and clean. Under 1kg. The Boer War (1899-1902) witnessed the professionals of the British Army pitted against the gifted amateurs who led the Boer commandos. For the Boers, it was a struggle for independence; for Britain, an attempt once and for all to assert her political supremacy in South Africa. While sheer weight of numbers and ruthless tactics eventually secured a British military victory, the extraordinary Boer effort won respect worldwide. This is an in-depth study of the principal commanders on both sides, in a conflict that was both "the last of the gentlemen's wars" and the first modern one. The three British Commanders-in-Chief were established regular soldiers who stood high in public esteem when they went out to South Africa. For Roberts, the war was a final triumph, albeit somewhat tainted when it dragged on for another year and a half after his departure; for Kitchener, it was a tedious and exhausting interlude which delayed his appointment as Commander-in-Chief in India; and for Buller, the graveyard of his reputation. The Boer Generals were Louis Botha, Christiaan de Wet, Koos de la Rey and Jan Smuts, of whom the first three were farmers and legislators with little conventional military experience. Smuts, after a brilliant academic career at Cambridge, was a senior but very young state official. In the course of the war, the men proved in different ways to have outstanding natural military ability. For De Wet, this was a time of fulfilment when all his special gifts came into play; for Smuts and Botha, it was a preparation for their future careers as politicians; and for De la Rey, who hated war, it was a heavy but unavoidable duty which he discharged with distinction. Peter Trew's narrative examines each personality separately, highlighting the differences between the command styles of the experienced, professional British generals and the natural ingenuity of the "amateur" Boers.

  BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS x 2 =  BOER WAR = NATAL WAR ZULU WAR = NATAL NATIVE CONTINGENT = 2nd PHOTO. Copyright local History Museum   he Anglo-Zulu war was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Following Lord Carnarvon's successful introduction of Federation in Canada, it was thought that similar political effort, coupled with military campaigns, might succeed with the African kingdoms, tribal areas and Boer Republics in South Africa. In 1874, Sir Henry Bartle Frere was sent to South Africa as High Commissioner for the British Empire to bring such plans into being. Among the obstacles were the presence of the independent states of the South African Republic and the Kingdom of Zululand and its army. Frere, on his own initiative, without the approval of the British government and with the intent of instigating a war with the Zulu, had presented an ultimatum on 11 December 1878, to the Zulu king Cetshawyo with which the Zulu king could not comply, including disbanding his army and abandoning key cultural traditions.   Bartle Frere then sent Lord Chelmsford  to invade Zululand after this ultimatum was not met.  The war is notable for several particularly bloody battles, including an opening victory of the Zulu at the Battle of Isandlwana, followed by the defeat of a large Zulu army at Rorke's Drift  by a small force of British troops. The war eventually resulted in a British victory and the end of the Zulu nation's dominance of the region.   Sold as seen in the images. Images form part of the description.   POSTAGE in is R10.00 for the FIRST item. Registered mail with tracking number, please add R20.00. SAFER OPTION!! Combined Postage = Please add R1.50 for each additional item purchased.

  BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS x 2 =  BOER WAR = NATAL WAR ZULU WAR = NATAL NATIVE CONTINGENT = 2nd PHOTO. Copyright local History Museum   he Anglo-Zulu war was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Following Lord Carnarvon's successful introduction of Federation in Canada, it was thought that similar political effort, coupled with military campaigns, might succeed with the African kingdoms, tribal areas and Boer Republics in South Africa. In 1874, Sir Henry Bartle Frere was sent to South Africa as High Commissioner for the British Empire to bring such plans into being. Among the obstacles were the presence of the independent states of the South African Republic and the Kingdom of Zululand and its army. Frere, on his own initiative, without the approval of the British government and with the intent of instigating a war with the Zulu, had presented an ultimatum on 11 December 1878, to the Zulu king Cetshawyo with which the Zulu king could not comply, including disbanding his army and abandoning key cultural traditions.   Bartle Frere then sent Lord Chelmsford  to invade Zululand after this ultimatum was not met.  The war is notable for several particularly bloody battles, including an opening victory of the Zulu at the Battle of Isandlwana, followed by the defeat of a large Zulu army at Rorke's Drift  by a small force of British troops. The war eventually resulted in a British victory and the end of the Zulu nation's dominance of the region.   Sold as seen in the images. Images form part on the description. ++ PLEASE READ THE SHIPPING AND PAYMENT TAB TERMS BEFORE PURCHASE ++