Anderson, Mark Robert Dunbar.

Blue Berg. Britain Takes the Cape. An Account of the 1806 Battle of Blaauwberg and the Participants As Well As the Causes Leading Up to This, the Second Occupation of the Cape By the British.

Self published. Cape Town 2008 1st edition. Argent on blue cloth boards. 207pp illustrated colour & b/w plates. 4to 0.8kg. A Fine copy in VG-Fine dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780620413367 Signed by Author to title page. The Battle of Blaauwberg, also known as the Battle of Cape Town, was fought near to there on 8 January 1806. A small but significant military engagement. It established British rule in South Africa. This work presents a full account of the events and history leading to the battle and the aftermath thereof. Thoroughly researched this sets the scene at the Cape and then details the battle per se, the Generals, and the British & Dutch regiments. This is the only work extant on this battle published in English. (Green morocco bound copies to special order at extra cost. See item Ref: #28680).

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Book number: 28577

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Keywords: military western cape africa african south southern dutch east india company napoleon cape of good hope blaauwberg blouberg strand general willem janssens richard wellesley second earl mornington coenraad de buys gaika commodore popham major john graham c

Anderson, R.C.B.

History of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 1st Battalion 1909-1939.

T. & A. Constable. Edinburgh 1954. Gilt on green cloth boards. 191pp illustrated plates, maps. 0.6kg. Spine and boards show minor insect attrition, contents unmarked, clean VG condition, no dustwrapper. Covers service in Malta, India, France, Ypres, Armentieres & Somme, Salonika, India after the Great War, Egypt & The Sudan, Palestine, and intervening years of home service.

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Book number: 28378

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Keywords: military

Becker, Dave. & Brent, Winston.

At-6 Harvard in South African Service. African Aviation Series No. 1.

Freeworld 1995. Printed wraps. 106pp softcover illustrated A4 format. 0.5kg. Surface tear to front wrap hence VG only. ISBN: 0958388024 "A Pictorial History".

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Book number: 29461

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Keywords: south southern africa african military south african air force at-6 at6 harvard

Bent, R. A. R.

Ten Thousand Men of Africa. The Story of the Bechuanaland Pioneers and Gunners.

HMSO 1952. 1st edition. Red cloth boards. 128pp illustrated b/w plates, maps &c. 8vo. 0.3kg. No inscriptions. A sound copy, insect attrition to boards, contents unmarked, folding map at rear present and excellent. Recounts the activities of these men in World War 2 where they saw service in Italy and the Middle East. Many appendices giving information and statistics. The Bechuana served in companies under the African Pioneer Corps based upon their own regimental age groups.

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Book number: 28353

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Keywords: military royal pioneer corps bechuanas bechuanaland world war two lesotho african poneer corps

Birkby, Carel. (Ed).

The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment 1932-1950.

Howard Timmins, Cape Town, for Hodder & Stoughton 1950. Gilt on tan buckram boards. 749pp illustrated colour & b/w plates, maps. small 4to. 240mm x 190mm x 65mm. 2.0kg. No inscription, 4 square corners. Rear board shows some storage marking, front and spine exceptionally clean. Conservatively VG condition, folding maps and photographs excellent save for one map displaying tanning and frailty at a fold. No dustwrapper. Includes original publisher's bookmark. An excellent tight, clean, and sound copy with excellent shelf and table appearance. "This work is a continuation of the 'History Of The Transvaal Scottish 1902-1932' written by H.C. Juta". It records service in Somaliland, Abyssinia, and North Africa. Usual extensive appendices for a regimental history.

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Book number: 28501

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Birkby, Carel. (Ed).

The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment 1932-1950.

Howard Timmins, Cape Town, for Hodder & Stoughton 1950. Gilt on tan buckram boards. 749pp illustrated colour & b/w plates, maps. small 4to. 240mm x 190mm x 65mm. 2.0kg. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. A sound G-VG copy in G- protected dustwrapper (shows sello offset inside - which also shows to a lesser extent on boards - and heavy wear at top of spine with heavy rubbing, also marks and dibs to rear). "This work is a continuation of the 'History Of The Transvaal Scottish 1902-1932' written by H.C. Juta". It records service in Somaliland, Abyssinia, and North Africa. Usual extensive appendices for a regimental history.

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Book number: 28926

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Keywords: military south southern africa world war two tobruk el alamein somaliland abyssinia transvaal scottish regiment

Bouwer, J.S. & Louw, M.N.

The Saaf at War 1940-1984. A Pictorial Appraisal.

Chris van Rensburg. Johannesburg 1989. 1st editon. Blue cloth boards. 220pp illustrated colour & b/w 4to 1.6kg. Pages damp-crinkled. G-VG in matching dustwrapper (shows damp marking internally only, no chips, loss, or tears). Still an attractive looking copy. ISBN: 9780868460567 More than 750 photographs detail the SAAF involvement in war from the second world war, through the Korean war, and during the border wars..

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Book number: 28370

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: ron belling herman potgieter aviation airforce air force africa african south southern saaf

Brelsford, W.V. (Ed).

The Story of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment.

The Government Printer. Lusaka 1954 1st edition. Grey cloth boards. 134pp illustrated 4to. 0.5kg. No inscriptions. 4 square corners. a Very Good copy. no dustwrapper. A detailed account of the origin and traditions of the Regiment and of its active service in many widely scattered countries. Covers their actions during both World Wars, in various fields including Burma & East Africa. including the pursuit of Von Lettow during the East Africa campaign. The predecessors of the Regiment including the Barotse Native Police, the North-Eastern Rhodesia Constabulary, and the Northern Rhodesia Police, are also covered

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Book number: 27272

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Keywords: military africa african south southern northern rhodesia first world war second world war burma abyssinia somaliland somalia zambia

Briant, Keith.

Fighting with the Guards.

Evans Bothers. London 1958 1st edition. Blue cloth boards. 224pp illustrated plates. 8vo. No inscription. VG condition in lesser price-clipped dustwrapper. Story of the Brigade of Guards.

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Book number: 28870

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: military victoria cross foot guards tanks household cavalry

Brown, James Ambrose.

A Gathering of Eagles. South African Forces: World War 11. Vol. 2. The Campaigns of the South African Airforce in Italian East Africa June 1940 - November 1941. With an Introduction 1912-1939.

Purnell. Johannesburg 1970 1st edition. Blue cloth boards. xviii + 342pp. Illustrated photos. maps. large 8vo. 0.9kg. Four square corners, eps, prelims. a little foxed else VG+ in matching dustwrapper (slightly tanned but no chips, tears, or loss). Inscribed by Author ffep thus: "To Brigadier John & Seti Daniel. J.A. Brown". Covers the early history of the SAAF as well as the campaigns in Italian East Africa during World War 2.An excellent copy.

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Book number: 9679

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: military history saaf aviation air force world war two 2 ii II south southern africa african

Brown, James Ambrose.

Retreat to Victory. A Springbok's Diary in North Africa: Gazala to El Alamein 1942.

South Africans At War series. Ashanti. Rivonia 1991 stated 1st edition. Cream cloth boards. 301pp illustrated b/w photos, maps. 8vo. 0.7kg. Neat ownership signature to half-title page. VG+ condition in VG dustwrapper (chip at top front corner, else excellent). ISBN: 9781874800248 Author's diary chronicles the Allied retreat from the Gazala line; Rommel's thrust for Tobruk and its fall with the capture of nearly 40000 men; the retreat into Egypt and the South African stand at El Alamein. A worm's-eye view of the battle with an hour to hour depiction of the battle that sent the enemy back across North Africa.

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Book number: 27152

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: south southern africa african world war second two 2 ii el alamein gazala

Brown, James Ambrose.

The War of a Hundred Days. Springboks in Somalia and Abyssinia 1940-41.

Volume 1 in the South Africans At War series. Ashanti. Rivonia 1990 stated 1st edition. Blue cloth boards. 301pp illustrated b/w photos, maps. 8vo. 0.7kg. No inscription. minor shelf wear & spine lean. VG+ in VG dustwrapper (tanned inside, slight wear at head of spine, no chips, loss or tears). a bright attractive clean copy. ISBN: 9781874800101 Well-known military author had covered this war for SAPA from the first skirmishes to the last battle at Amba Alagi taking 100 days to advance 1700 miles.

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Book number: 27148

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: south southern africa african world war second two 2 ii press association

Chater, Chater Paul. (Ed. Michael Glover).

An Assemblage of Indian Army Soldiers & Uniforms. From the Original Paintings By the Late Chater Paul Chater.

Perpetua Press. London 1973 1st edition. Milk chocolate cloth boards, xxvii + 33pp + 36 plates with text on facing page. No inscription, 4 square corners. a VG+ copy in Good only dustwrapper (heavily chipped with some closed tears along top edge, no major loss). ISBN: 9780903070041 Indian Army Soldiers & Uniforms contains the original, unpublished watercolour paintings by Chater.

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Book number: 27502

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Keywords: military india

Cockbain, Tom.

Sweeping Circles in the Sky. African Aviation Series No. 14.

Freeworld 2003. Glossy printed boards. 124pp illustrated A4 format. 0.7kg. A Fine copy. ISBN: 0958438862 Signed by Author to title page. Author's "personal story and experiences in the development of South Africa's postwar radar system".

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Book number: 29464

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: south southern africa african military south african air force radar plessey marconi mariepskop operation nassau

Ellis, Guy.

Serve to Save. The South African Air Force at Sea. African Aviation Series No. 10.

Freeworld 2001. Printed wraps. 160pp softcover illustrated A4 format. 0.6kg. A very Fine copy. ISBN: 9780958438834 "Servimus ut Servemus". The story of South African 'crash boats' used to rescue downed aviators or crew of a torpedoed ship.

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Book number: 29463

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: south southern africa african military south african air force