Author: Gibbs, Peter.
Title: The History of the British South Africa Police. Volume Two. The Right of the Line 1903-1939.
Description: Kingstons, for the British South Africa Police. Salisbury 1974 1st edition. Printed orange & white on navy paper-covered boards. 244pp illustrated 8vo. Bookplate to front pastedown. top edge dusty, 4 square corners. VG+ in G-VG dustwrapper (spine fading, rubbed, no chips, tears, or loss). ISBN: 9780797400252 The story of the BSAP is the story of growing up - the transformation of a mounted infantry regiment into an efficient professional police force. Nevertheless the period covers military involvement in the 1914-1918 war when the BSAP conducted a bloodless invasion of German South-West Africa; and then - by the raising of two BSAP Service Companies, and by the secondment of many members to Rhodesian military forces - participated in fighting in German SWA.

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