Pages x + 768 including index, map and illustrations. An unread copy.
Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend
The intimate and moving portrait of an extraordinary friendship; for over twenty years – from Robben Island, to Pollsmoor Prison, to Victor Verster jail, James Gregory was Nelson Mandela’s jailer. Yet, when the time came at last for Mandela’s release they embraced as close friends. Paperblock is a little cocked. DJ now in loose protective plastic overwrap. 378pp including index and some plates.
When Mandela Goes the Coming of South Africa’s Second Revolution
Wraps are a bit rubbed. pages lightly tanned. 301pp, internally clean and tightly bound. No markings or inscriptions.
Young Mandela
Pages ix + 340 including index with a number of b&w photographs.
Churchill
Wraps are a bit creased. 159 pages of text with in-text monochrome illustrations and maps.
Churchill the Rise to Failure 1874-1915
Wraps have very light creases. Pages lightly tanned. 672 pages including index with eight pages of monochrome illustrations. A balanced perceptive and very readable biography.
Churchill Wanted Dead or Alive.
In October 1899, the twenty four year old Winston Churchill set sail from Southampton Docks for South Africa, where he was to cover the Boer War for the London newspaper the Morning Post.The young Churchill’s exploits on the North West Frontier of India and in the Sudan had already won him a considerable reputation as an intrepid war correspondent, but for sheer audacity and excitement nothing in his long and distinguished life would compare to his adventures during his sojourn in South Africa. Pagex xxxi + 233 text and illustrations including index.Unclipped dj,
Battlefields of Northern France and the Low Countries
240pp of text, illustrations and maps, including index. Agincourt, Cambrai, Omaha Beach, Ypres, the Somme and others… some of the most dramatic battles in history. each battle is dealt with in three sections: First the background and influences which led up to the action; Secondly, a guide to the ground, showing precisely how the battle was fought and how the scene looks today; Finally, contains penetrating accounts of nearby people, places, events, weapons, tactics of inspired works of art, which give the reader special insight into the reality and atmosphere of the battle.
A Diplomat’s Story – Apartheid and Beyond 1969-1998
Pieter Wolvaardt’s 29 years as a carea
r diplomat in the Department of Foreign Affairs ran from 1969 to 1998. In these recollections he deals with the age-old dilemas that all South African diplomats had to deal with, namely working around morally questionable government policies.
The Assassination of King Shaka Zulu History’s Dramatic Moment
Laband tackles the questions that swirl about the assaasination in 1828 of King Shaka, the celebrated founder of the Zulu kingdom and war leader of legendary brilliance. Pages xiv + 226 including chapter notes, reading list, acknowledgements and index. Some intext illustrations.