[Return to Home Page]

 

Books, Manuals, Documents,

Certificates and Photos

 

Updated 15 November 2010

 

 

New Books

 

1)  LRDG Rhodesia – The Men Talk  by Jonathan Pittaway, 2nd edition, soft cover, about A4 size, 468 pages, about 1000 photos of the Long Range Desert Group (L.R.D.G.), some Special Air Service (S.A.S.) photos too, including photos of David Stirling and Paddy Mayne, most of which have never been in print before, chapters include Introduction, Desert, Aegean, Middle-East, Adriatic, Rhodesia, Association and Epilogue, Roll of Honour, Honours and Awards and Nominal Roll, mint condition. R400.00 plus postage.

2)   Special Air Service Rhodesia – The Men Talk by Jonathan Pittaway

 

Email Jonathan Pittaway to order a copy and request it to be signed if you want. pittaway@iafrica.com or agencies@iafrica.com

 

Books

All non-fiction books in very good condition and hard back, unless otherwise stated. Anyone interested in fiction books on Rhodesia or South Africa, or any other Southern African book titles, can send me a wants list.

 

Air Force and Aircraft

1.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.15 No.9, September 1994, A4, 34 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

2.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.15 No.10, October 1994, A4, 34 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

3.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.15 No.11, November 1994, A4, 35 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

4.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.16 No.11, November 1995, A4, 34 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

5.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.16 No.12, December 1995, A4, 34 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

6.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.17 No.4, April 1996, A4, 34 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

7.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.17 No.7, August 1996, A4, 34 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

8.      Ad Astra S.A.Air Force magazine, Vol.17 No.8, September 1996, A4, 34 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans, VGC. $ 3.00

9.      Aircraft of the Aces: Men & Legends The Legendary Spitfire Mk I/II 1939-41, Osprey Aviation series, just smaller than A4, soft cover, 64 pages, lots of photos and drawings of all the Spitfires, VGC. $ 15.00

10.  Aircraft of World War 3, by Anthony Robinson, A4 size, hard back, dust cover has some tears but is complete, 190 pages, hundreds of photos, index, VGC. $ 15.00

11.  History of the South African Air Force (1920 – 1990), magazine type book given out for the 70th anniversary of the SAAF, A4, 32 pages, lots of photos, includes a small booklet for the anniversary Gala Concert of 19 July 1990, near mint. $ 20.00

12.  Israel Air Force book, soft cover, 28 pages, lots of photos, half in English, half in Israeli, VGC. $ 10.00

13.  Modern Combat Aircraft, Viscount Books, 1984, larger than A4, soft cover, covers 29 jets, nice large pictures, covering each jet from front, side and above, in full colour, with a write up on each, VGC. $ 15.00

14.  S.A. Air Force Pride of the Nation, 75th anniversary 1920-1995, booklet, A5, soft cover, 22 pages, different plane on each page with all its information, staples removed, otherwise VGC. $ 3.00

15.  Spitfire, Sixty Fabulous Years, a Flypast Special, A4, soft cover magazine, 82 pages hundreds of photos, 1996, mint. $ 20.00

16.  The Air Battle of Malta The Official Account of the R.A.F. in Malta, June 1940 to November 1942, prepared for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of information 1944, larger than A5, soft cover, 95 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 15.00

17.  The Triumph of Speed Book 3 Swift Aeroplanes and Flying Boats, A4, soft cover, 14 pages, lots of black and white photos, old book, cover missing two corners and spine worn through in places, otherwise good. $ 4.00

 

Arms and Weapons

1.      Ammunition, missiles, gunpowder and reloading, 15 pamphlets with colour photos and specs and a Somchem Ballistic Data Manual for reloading powders, an A5 booklet with 28 pages, and 3 REAG Munitions stickers, all in VGC. $ 10.00

2.      An Illustrated History of Firearms, by Ian V.Hogg, large A4 size, hard back, 64 pages, lots of photos and drawings, name written inside, otherwise near mint. $ 5.00

3.      Firearms Collecting for Amateurs, by James Henderson, A5, hardback, dust cover, first edition, 1966, 143 pages, index, many black and white photos and diagrams, VGC. $ 10.00

4.      Firepower, by Jeremy Flack, hardback, dust cover, larger than A4, 96 pages lots of photos, near mint. $ 10.00

5.      The History and Development of Small Arms Ammunition, Vol.1, by George A.Hoyem, large A4 size, hard back, dust cover, 230 pages, hundreds of photos, mint. $ 20.00

1.      War Machine magazines, issues 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 78, 79, 86, 88, and the cardboard cover that came with issues 1 and 2, A4 size, cover scuffed and folded but magazines are in good condition. $ 5.00

2.      Weapons and Equipment of Counter-Terrorism, by Michael Dewar, large format, hard cover, dust cover, 239 pages, lots of photos, index, name sticker inside front cover, small cut in dust cover, VGC. $ 15.00

3.      Weapons of the Vietnam War, by Anthony Robinson, Antony Preston and Ian V.Hogg, A4, hardback, dust cover missing, hundreds of photos, 192 pages, VGC. $ 10.00

 

Badges, Flags, Medals and Uniforms

1.      Insignes de Armee Francaise, Les Troupes Aeroportees, by Christian Malcros, hard back, large format, 167 pages, hundreds of full size colour photos of all the French paratrooper badges and wings, from WWII up to 1983 when the book was printed, name and rubber stamp inside front cover, otherwise near mint, number 0249 of 1000 numbered copies. A very scarce book. $ 75.00

2.      Medal News magazine, April 2001, VGC. $ 5.00

3.      Medal News magazine, April 2002, VGC. $ 5.00

4.      Medal News magazine, August 1997, corner of back cover torn off, otherwise VGC. $ 5.00

5.      Medal News magazine, August 2000, VGC. $ 5.00

6.      Medal News magazine, August 2001, VGC. $ 5.00

7.      Medal News magazine, August 2002, VGC. $ 5.00

8.      Medal News magazine, Dec.1997/Jan.1998, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 5.00 each

9.      Medal News magazine, Dec.1999/Jan.2000, VGC. $ 5.00

10.  Medal News magazine, February 2000, VGC. $ 5.00

11.  Medal News magazine, February 2002, VGC. $ 5.00

12.  Medal News magazine, June/July 1997, VGC. $ 5.00

13.  Medal News magazine, June/July 2000, VGC. $ 5.00

14.  Medal News magazine, March 2001, VGC. $ 5.00

15.  Medal News magazine, May 2001, VGC. $ 5.00

16.  Medal News magazine, May 2002, VGC. $ 5.00

17.  Medal News magazine, November 2000, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 5.00 each

18.  Medal News magazine, November 2001, VGC. $ 5.00

19.  Medal News magazine, September 1997, VGC. $ 5.00

20.  Medal News magazine, September 2000, VGC. $ 5.00

21.  Medal News magazine, September 2001, VGC. $ 5.00

22.  Medal News magazine, September 2002, VGC. $ 5.00

23.  Orders and Decorations, by Alec A.Purves, soft cover, A5 size, 160 pages, lots of medals and ribbons in full colour plus histories of most of the medals, some repairs to book and inscription inside front cover, otherwise good. $ 10.00

24.  Royal Air Force Squadron Badges, by Peter C.Smith, smaller than A4, hard back, dust cover, 96 pages, a brief history of 40 RAF bomber and fighter squadrons, each with a colour reproduction of the squadron badge, plus an 8 page illustrated section providing a brief account of the origins of RAF heraldry, index, some small tears and wear around edges of dust cover, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00

25.  The Military and Maritime Museums at the Castle of Good Hope Cape Town, A5, soft cover, 24 pages, lots of photos and articles, VGC. $ 10.00

26.  The Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa, by Colin R.Owen, larger than A4 size, hard back, 4000 badges in black and white photos and 2375 badges in colour photos, cap, beret and collar badges, rank badges, arm flashes, parachute and pilot wings, submariner and diver badges, etc, covering all Southern African countries, including South Africa, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia, etc, signed by the author, mint. (Postage is expensive due to the size and weight of the book. $ 95.00

27.  Uniforms of the Indo-China and Vietnam Wars, by Leroy Thompson, hard cover, dust jacket, 160 pages, smaller than A4, lots of photos, name stamped inside cover, covered in plastic, VGC. $ 20.00

 

Flags

For further information on, and the ordering of these 8 books below, please contact Bruce Berry, of the Southern African Vexillological Association, at Bruce@dbsa.org, or P.O.Box 836, Pinegowrie, 2123, South Africa.

1.         Flags and Symbols of Rhodesia 1890-1980 by Richard Allport, 159 pages, many black and white illustrations, A4.

2.         Flags of the Union and S.A.Defence Forces by Prof.H.H.Smith, 75 pages, 52 black and white illustrations, A4.

3.         Flags of the World by Peter Martinez, 293 pages, numerous colour plates, covers SA, Zim, Regimental Colours 1652-1994, Boer Flags, Political Flags, Masonic banners, Czech, Kuwait, Guatemala, Knights of St.John in Malta, Australia, etc.

4.         S.A.Military Colours 1664-1912, Vol.1 by Prof.H.H.Smith, 198 pages, 69 black and white illustrations, A4.

5.         Some Southern African Flags 1940-1991, F.G.Bownell.

6.         Sovereign Flags of Southern Africa by A.P.Burgers, 61 pages, 83 colour illustrations, A5.

7.         The History of Flags of South Africa before 1900, by J.A.van Zyl.

8.         The Union Jack over Southern and Central Africa 1795-1994, by F.G.Brownell.

9.         South African Military Colours 1664 to 24 April 1994, by Prof.H.H.Smith and Major F.G.Brownell.

10.     The History of South African Flags from Dias to Mandela, by A.P.Burgers.

 

Freemasons

  1. New Zealand Pacific Lodge No.2, Centennial History 1842-1942, Freemasons history for Lodge No.2 in Wellington, hard cover, photos, 330 pages, VGC. Printed 1942. (Offers?)
  2. The Chronicle of Lodge Southern Cross 398 S.C. 1860 to 1981, by K.J.Wilson PM, hard back, A5 size, 124 pages, photos, nominal rolls, index, very useful book, mint. (Offers?)

 

Navy

1.      500 Jaar van Navigasie en Seekaarmaak in Suidelike Afrika, booklet A5, soft cover, 16 pages, lots of photos, all in Afrikaans, near mint. $ 5.00

2.      500 Years of Navigation and Chart Making in Southern Africa, booklet A5, soft cover, 16 pages, lots of photos, near mint. $ 5.00

3.      Assistance Operations, The Peacetime role of the S.A. Navy, A4 size, soft cover, 4 pages, 11 photos, VGC. $ 4.00

4.      Chatham Naval Base in Pictures booklet, A5, soft cover, 24 pages of photos, VGC. $ 2.00

5.      Deep as the Sea, Biography of Admiral Sir Bertie Packer, by Joy Packer, A5, soft cover, 331 pages, VGC. $ 4.00

6.      Liberty Men, Fall In!, by Eric H.Little, the adventures of three South African sailors during World War II, first edition 1945, A5, hard cover, no dust cover, 130 pages, some photos, some water damage to cover and sticker inside book cover, otherwise good, scarce book. $ 35.00

7.      Liberty Men, Fall In!, by Eric H.Little, the adventures of three South African sailors during World War II, first edition 1945, A5, hard cover, no dust cover, 130 pages, some photos, inscription inside cover from Bill Bailey H.M.S.Exeter, sank March 1942, and a small book code sticker, otherwise VGC, scarce book. $ 40.00

8.      Nelson and H.M.S. Victory, larger than A5, soft cover, 24 pages, lots of photos and diagrams, VGC. $ 4.00

9.      S.A. Navy first day cover, number S.9, of 2 April 1982, with stamps of the submarine, strike craft, mine sweeper and harbour patrol boats, large size, with insert covering basic history of S.A. Navy, some dirty storage marks on the envelope, otherwise good. $ 5.00

10.  South Africas Maritime Interests and Responsibilities, A4 size, soft cover, 8 pages, few photos and maps, VGC. $ 4.00

11.  The Luck of H.M.S. Dragon, by Eric H.Little, A South Africans thrilling sea story containing numerous incidents of the war in the Far East, including the evacuations of Singapore and Batavia, South African sailor during World War II, first edition 1944, A5, hard cover, no dust cover, 92 pages, some photos, inscription inside cover, back cover and top of spine badly damaged, otherwise VGC, scarce book. (Note: with the book being printed during the war some names of ships have been left out and some portions of sentences have been blacked out by the censor.) $ 30.00

12.  Three Corvettes, by Nicholas Monsarrat, A5, soft cover, 223 pages, VGC. $ 2.00

13.  War at Sea, South African Maritime Operations during World War II, by Captain C.J.Harris, No.5 in the South Africa at War series, larger than A5, hard back, dust cover, 356 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 45.00

 

Navy News Magazines

Each magazine has many photos and articles of naval interest, from the beginning of the South African Navy up to date.

  1. June 1993, A4 size, soft cover, 19 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  2. August 1996, A4 size, soft cover, 23 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  3. September 1996, A4 size, soft cover, 23 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  4. October 1996, A4 size, soft cover, 27 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  5. November/December 1996, A4 size, soft cover, 27 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  6. October 1996, A4 size, soft cover, 27 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  7. No.1 1997, A4 size, soft cover, 27 pages, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 3.00 each
  8. No.2 1997, A4 size, soft cover, 30 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  9. No.3 1997, A4 size, soft cover, 23 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  10. No.4 1997, A4 size, soft cover, 23 pages, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 3.00 each
  11. No.6 1997, 75th Anniversary Collectors Edition, A4 size, soft cover, 47 pages, VGC. (4 in stock) $ 5.00 each
  12. No.4 1998, A4 size, soft cover, 27 pages, diving special, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 3.00 each
  13. No.2 1999, A4 size, soft cover, 27 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  14. No.1 2000, A4 size, soft cover, 31 pages, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 3.00 each
  15. No.2 2000, A4 size, soft cover, 31 pages, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 3.00 each
  16. No.4 2001, A4 size, soft cover, 30 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  17. No.6 2002, A4 size, soft cover, 30 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  18. No.1 2007, A4 size, soft cover, 38 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  19. No.2 2007, A4 size, soft cover, 37 pages, VGC. $ 3.00
  20. No.4 2007, A4 size, soft cover, 39 pages, plus a special 38 page Navy Women edition to celebrate National Womens Day, mint. $ 5.00

 

Rhodesia and Zimbabwe

  1. Contact II, by Paul L.Moorcraft, larger than A4, hardback, dust cover, 1st edition, 1981, 208 pages, lots of photos, casualty and medal rolls, medal citations, very scarce book, dust cover has some tears around the edges and wear to top of spine, otherwise VGC. $ 250.00
  2. Contact, by John Lovett, larger than A4, hardback, dust cover, 1st edition, 1977, 240 pages, lots of photos, casualty and medal rolls, medal citations, very scarce book, dust cover has some wear around the edges, otherwise VGC. $ 170.00
  3. Contact, by John Lovett, larger than A4, hardback, dust cover, 2nd edition, 1977, 240 pages, lots of photos, casualty and medal rolls, medal citations, very scarce book, dust cover has some wear and a couple of small tears around the edges and inscription inside front page, otherwise VGC. $ 150.00
  4. Contact, by John Lovett, larger than A4, hardback, dust cover, 3rd edition, 1978, 240 pages, lots of photos, casualty and medal rolls, medal citations, very scarce book, dust cover in excellent condition, has been covered in plastic and there are some sticky tape marks on the inside cover pages and two inscriptions have been blackened out, otherwise in near mint condition. $ 150.00
  5. Cry Zimbabwe, Independence, Twenty Years On, by Peter Stiff, hard back, dust cover, 496 pages, lots of photos, index, bibliography, VGC. $ 45.00
  6. Fireforce, One Mans War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, by Chris Cocks, 1988 edition, larger than A5, soft cover, 255 pages, 37 photos, very scarce book, VGC. $ 55.00
  7. LRDG Rhodesia, by Jonathan Pittaway, 2nd edition, soft cover, about A4 size, 468 pages, about 1000 photos, most of which have never been in print before, chapters include Introduction, Desert, Aegean, Middle-East, Adriatic, Rhodesia, Association and Epilogue, Roll of Honour, Honours and Awards and Nominal Roll, mint condition. R400.00 plus postage. Email Jonathan Pittaway to order a copy and request it to be signed if you want. pittaway@iafrica.com or agencies@iafrica.com
  8. None but Ourselves, Masses vs, Media in the Making of Zimbabwe, by Julie Frederikse, A4, soft cover, 368 pages, hundreds of photos, index, cover worn in places and corners folded, otherwise VGC. $ 55.00
  9. Now I Call Him Brother, The rebel son of Ian Smith tells his extraordinary story, by Alec Smith, soft cover, 128 pages, rubber stamp and inscription inside front cover, good. $ 10.00
  10. Operation Zambezi – The Raid into Zambia, by Peter Armstrong, soft cover, 256 pages, fictional characters, based on the actual operation of 19 October 1978, name written in front, cover a bit dirty, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00
  11. Remember Mazoe, by Geoffrey Bond, story of the Mazoe Patrol and Captain Nesbitt, who won the Victoria Cross for his leadership of the patrol, hard back, 164 pages, 6 photos, ex-library copy, VGC. $ 25.00
  12. Rhodesia Accuses, by A.J.A.Peck, A5 size, soft cover, 168 pages, seven photos, VGC. $ 15.00

13.  Selous Scouts Top Secret War, by Lt.Col. Ron Reid Daly and Peter Stiff, lots of photos, soft cover, cover a little dirty, otherwise VGC. (2 in stock) $ 25.00 each

  1. The Elite, The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service, by Barbara Cole, hard back, 449 pages, lots of photos, dust cover in poor condition, with tears and repairs, signed by Barbara Cole, inscription written next to title pages, book in VGC. $ 45.00
  2. The Elite, The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service, by Barbara Cole, hard back, 449 pages, lots of photos, dust cover spine bit faded and some small tears around edge, otherwise VGC. $ 40.00
  3. The Elite, The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service, by Barbara Cole, hard back, 449 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 45.00
  4. The Silent War, The Fight for Southern Africa, by Reg Shay and Chris Vermaak, A5, hardback, 267 pages, lots of photos, cover bleached and in poor condition, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00
  5. The Whispering Death, A Novel of terrorism in Africa, by Daniel Carney, A5, soft over, 157 pages, fiction, VGC. $ 5.00
  6. War in the Air, Rhodesian Air Force 1935-1980, by Dudley Cowderoy and Roy C.Nesbit, hard back, dust cover, larger than A5, 248 pages, 34 photos, index, dust cover stuck to cover with pine sticky tape, otherwise VGC. $ 65.00

 

Rhodesian Documents

Most of these documents were bought from a Rhodesian Intelligence Corps Officer.

  1. Aide Memoire For Patrol Intelligence Briefings, Rhodesian Intelligence Corps, JOC Umtali Grand Reef, March 1978, one typed page on official Rhodesian Army RESTRICTED (Z 541) paper, VGC. (4 in stock) $ 15.00 each
  2. Aide Memoire For Patrol Intelligence Briefings, Rhodesian Intelligence Corps, JOC Umtali Grand Reef, March 1978, one typed page on official Rhodesian Army RESTRICTED (Z 541) paper, small tears on two edges and paper folded a few times, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00
  3. B.S.A. Police Special Branch, Diary page, Form S.B. 10 of 27-10-76, marked CONFIDENTIAL top and bottom and has the BSAP badge in the top right hand corner, single sheet, blank, never been filled in, VGC. (25 in stock) $ 6.00 each
  4. Formation or Unit Log-Sheet, one page, mint, never been filled in. (6 in stock) $ 6.00 each
  5. Intelligence and Sitrep worksheet report, marked SECRET, one page, mint, never been filled in. (4 in stock) $ 6.00 each
  6. Rhodesian Army CONFIDENTIAL (Z 539) sheets of paper, blank, never been used. (16 pages in stock) $ 10.00 each
  7. Rhodesian Intelligence Corps Intelligence Log report sheet, marked SECRET, one page, mint, never been filled in. (4 in stock) $ 6.00 each
  8. Rhodesian Intelligence Corps mini poster, Kiss Dont Talk, Think About National Security, Dont Talk About It with a drawing of a man and woman kissing, scarce, mint. $ 15.00
  9. Rhodesian Intelligence Corps stickers/decals, Talk out of turn and your turn will come, Think About National Security, Dont Talk About It, scarce, mint. $ 10.00
  10. Southern Rhodesia Government Gazette Extraordinary, Salisbury, 8th February, 1952, notification of King George 6th death, single page, water stain in middle and two holes punched into left side, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00

 

Rhodesia and Southern Africa non-Military Books

  1. An Introduction to Chinyana, by M.Sanderson and W.B.Bithrey, hardback, dust cover missing, A5, 107 pages, 1953 reprint, this book is an introduction to the Chinyanja language and it is hoped that newcomers who intend to make a study of the language will find it useful as a primer, VGC. $ 35.00
  2. Anatomy of a Rebel, Smith of Rhodesia: a biography, by Peter Joyce, hard back, dust cover, 480 pages, the story of Ian Smith, from birth to Prime Minister, good coverage of his WWII service as a pilot and how he was shot down, injured and led partisans for a period, lots of photos, name written inside cover, dust cover has some wear and small tears on edges, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00
  3. Anatomy of a Rebel, Smith of Rhodesia: a biography, by Peter Joyce, hard back, dust cover, 480 pages, the story of Ian Smith, from birth to Prime Minister, good coverage of his WWII service as a pilot and how he was shot down, injured and led partisans for a period, lots of photos, dust cover has some wear and small tears on edges, otherwise VGC. (2 in stock) $ 30.00 each
  4. Ancient Ruins and Vanished Civilizations of Southern Africa, by Roger Summers, A4, hard back, 246 pages, many photos and diagrams, published 1971, near mint condition. $ 40.00
  5. Automobile Association of Zimbabwe fold out map of Durban and surrounding area, VGC. $ 5.00
  6. Cecil Rhodes – The Man and His Dream, by Herbert Baker and W.T.Stead, combination of two early books, Cecil Rhodes and The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodesa, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Silver Series, Volume 14, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1977, hardback, dust cover, A5, 380 pages, lots of black and white photos, index, an excellent biography of Rhodes by his architect, some scuffing to dust cover and small tear on edge of cover, otherwise VGC. $ 45.00
  7. Ex Africa, by Hans Sauer, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 27, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1973, hardback, dust cover, A5, 336 pages, 12 black and white photos and illustrations, 1 fold out map, index, autobiography of Sauer from his childhood on a Boer farm, his life searching for gold on the Rand for Cecil Rhodes and his later experiences including the Jamieson Raid on Johannesburg, was imprisoned during the Raid, and was the sole survivor of the Indaba of Matopos, VGC. $ 25.00
  8. Great Days, by Lt.Col.Frank W.F.Johnson DSO, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 24, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1972, hardback, dust cover, A5, 366 pages, 20 black and white photos and illustrations, 2 maps, index, includes a nominal roll of the Pioneer Corps, both soldiers and civilians, along with what Troops they served in, autobiography of an Empire Pioneer who led the Pioneer Corps into Rhodesia, two tears to dust cover, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00
  9. Guide to Southern Africa 1971, smaller than A5, hardback, dustcover, 576 pages, lots of photos and maps, covers all of Southern Africa, name on dust cover and edges of dust cover with some small tears, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00
  10. How We Made Rhodesia, by Major A.G.Leonard, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 32, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1973, hardback, dust cover, A5, 364 pages, 37 black and white photos and illustrations, index, CO of E Troop, BSA Company Police, a detailed memoir, excellent research material for the Rhodesian medal collector, VGC. $ 35.00
  11. Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa, by T.V.Bulpin, just smaller than A4, hard back, 544 pages, hundreds of photos, covers Rhodesia and South Africa, published 1978, VGC. $ 35.00
  12. Journey through Zimbabwe, by Mohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Brian Tetley, larger than A4, hard back, dust cover, 192 pages, hundreds of colour photos, name inside cover and a dust cover a bit dirty, otherwise near mint. $ 30.00
  13. Kingsley Fairbridge – His Life and Verse, by Colonel J.G.Wood, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 34, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1974, hardback, dust cover, A5, 374 pages, 34 black and white photos and illustrations, 1 map, the story of a boys adventures in the early days of Rhodesia, ending with a few brief reminiscences of his years as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, some scuffing to dust cover, otherwise VGC. $ 15.00
  14. My Friend Kumalo, Sidelights of Matabele Traditions, by Dr.Neville Jones, A5, hard back, 126 pages, some photos, 1972 reprint of the 1944 edition, VGC. $ 10.00
  15. One Mans Hand, by J.P.R.Wallis, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 22, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1972, hardback, dust cover, A5, 254 pages, 2 black and white photos, index, it was said of Sir Charles Coghlan, the first Premier of Rhodesia (1924-1927), that almost every advance in the countrys political evolution during the previous 25 years had largely been the work of his hands, this is his biography, Sir Charles came to Rhodesia from South Africa in 1900 and he represented Bulawayo in the Legislative Council for 19 years, to him fell the task of piloting the country on the road from Charter Company administration to a self-governing Colony within the British Commonwealth, he was considered, after Rhodes, to be the greatest Rhodesian, VGC. $ 20.00
  16. One Mans Vision, by W.D.Gale, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Silver Series, Volume 12, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1976, hardback, dust cover, A5, 285 pages, 33 black and white photos and illustrations, 3 maps, index, tells the complete story from Occupation to Rebellion, describing in detail the gathering and march of the Pioneer Column, conflict with the Portuguese, the Boer invasion, the Matabele War of 1893, the Matabele and Mashona Rebellions of 1896-97, and an epilogue summarising the developments up to the mid 1930s, VGC. $ 20.00
  17. Precious Stones, by Idar-Oberstein, smaller than A4, soft cover, 48 pages, lots of photos, stamped in side Central African Gem Company, Salisbury Rhodesia, VGC. $ 15.00
  18. Rhodesia of Today, by E.F.Knight, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Silver Series, Volume 3, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1975, hardback, dust cover, A5, 151 pages, 1 fold out map, 24 black and white photos, index, an account of Knight, a noted Military correspondent, travels through South Africa to Rhodesia at the turn of the century, chapters on Cape Town, Kimberley, Durban and Natal, Bulawayo and the Victoria Falls, some scuffing to dust cover, otherwise VGC. $ 40.00
  19. Rhodesia Past and Present 1894, by S.J.Du Toit, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Silver Series, Volume 15, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1977, hardback, dust cover, A5, 218 pages, 16 black and white photos, index, the story of Du Toits 3 month journey by ox-cart from Vryburg in South Africa to Rhodesia to report on the then four year old country, includes an interview with the American Scout, Burnham, who took part in the Shangani Patrol, VGC. $ 40.00
  20. Rhodesiana Publication No.30, June 1974, A5, soft cover, 121 pages, covers various historical subjects on Rhodesia and the early Pioneer days, VGC. $ 10.00
  21. Rhodesiana Publication No.31, September 1974, A5, soft cover, 112 pages, covers various historical subjects on Rhodesia and the early Pioneer days, VGC. $ 10.00
  22. Rhodesiana Publication No.32, March 1975, A5, soft cover, 99 pages, covers various historical subjects on Rhodesia and the early Pioneer days, VGC. $ 10.00
  23. Rise Up and Walk, an autobiography, by Bishop Abel Muzorewa, hard back, dust cover, 289 pages, 19 photos, VGC. $ 15.00
  24. Rolins Rhodesia, by Henri Rolin, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Silver Series, Volume 21, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1978, hardback, dust cover, A5, 304 pages, lots of black and white photos and illustrations and fold out maps, index, Rolin, a Belgian jurist, visited Rhodesia in 1911-12, this book is regarded as the foremost text book on the British South Africa Companys administration system, VGC. $ 20.00
  25. Scouting on Two Continents, by F.R.Burnham, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Silver Series, Volume 4, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1975, hardback, dust cover, A5, 370 pages, 31 black and white photos and illustrations, index, an American scout, gold miner, hunter, explorer, world travelling adventurer, Chief of Scouts under Lord Roberts in the Boer War, best known for his service to the British Army in Colonial Africa and for teaching woodcraft, or scout craft, to Lord Baden-Powell, chapters on the American West, Indians, African adventures, Boer War, the Klondike, and more, VGC. $ 30.00
  26. Southern Africa, Land of Beauty and Splendour, by T.V.Bulpin, larger than A4, hard back, dust cover, 319 pages with hundreds of colour photos, some maps, covers Rhodesia and South Africa, published 1978, near mint condition. $ 35.00
  27. Spectrum Guide to Zimbabwe, Compiled and Edited by Camerapix, paperback, larger than A5, 375 pages, lots of photos, tourist book, some pages loose, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00
  28. The Ancient Ruins of Rhodesia, by R.N.Hall and W.G.Neall, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 23, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1972, hardback, dust cover, A5, 404 pages, lots of black and white photos and illustrations, 1 fold out map, index, an important work on the archaeology of Rhodesia and the traces of the Sabean, Phoenician and Portuguese occupations of the country, the description of Zimbabwe ruins is of a comprehensive nature and detailed accounts are given of a very large number of ruined temples, forts and other buildings all over the country, based on years of research, the work lists 250 gold mines and estimates the efforts that must have occurred to operate them, VGC. $ 30.00
  29. The Autobiography of An Old Drifter, by Percy M.Clark, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 26, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1972, hardback, dust cover, A5, 272 pages, 32 black and white photos and illustrations, account of his experiences as one of the old hands in Southern Rhodesia and the Zambesi Valley of Northern Rhodesia throws an illuminating sidelight on more conventional records, VGC. $ 20.00
  30. The Bundu Book of Geology, Gemology and Archaeology, published by Longman Rhodesia, 1974, smaller than A5, soft cover, 124 pages, lots of photos and drawings, name written inside cover, VGC. $ 15.00
  31. The Great Betrayal – The Memoirs of Africas most Controversial Leader, by Ian Smith, soft cover, A4, 422 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 30.00
  32. The Guardians – A story of Rhodesias outposts and the men and women who served in them, by Joy Maclean, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1974, hardback, dust cover, just smaller than A4, 305 pages, lots of photos and sketches, a history of the Southern Rhodesia Native Department, its serving members and their wives, charged with the task of reconciling, as painlessly as possible, two very different racial cultures, their trials, joys and accomplishments, VGC. $ 25.00
  33. The Mashona and the Matabele, by Charles Bullock, hardback, dust cover missing, A5, 310 pages, Juta & Co. Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1950, a study of the indigenous peoples of Rhodesia, VGC. $ 20.00
  34. The Pattern of Things, Animal Stories of Africa, by Bryan ODonoghue, A5, hard back, dust cover, 128 pages, some sketches, VGC. $ 10.00
  35. Three Years With Lobengula and Experiences in South Africa, by J.Cooper-Chadwick, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Silver Series, Volume 1, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1975, hardback, dust cover, A5, 160 pages, 16 black and white photos and illustrations, 1 fold out maps, index, Cooper-Chadwick spent 4 years as a soldier and failed businessman in South Africa and Rhodesia and writes informatively and at length about the Ndebele, VGC. $ 30.00
  36. Through Matabeleland – Ten Months in Wagon, by Colonel J.G.Wood, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 33, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1974, hardback, dust cover, A5, 198 pages, a few black and white photos and illustrations, 1 map, VGC. $ 20.00
  37. To the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi, by Eduard Mohr, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 28, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1973, hardback, dust cover, A5, 462 pages, 17 black and white photos and illustrations, 1 fold out map, index, an interesting account of the journey, reaching the Victoria Falls on June 20, 1870, Mohr appears to have got on very well with the Boers and the natives, and his account of some of his adventures are very amusing, he was the first German-born traveller to visit the Victoria Falls, 15 years after its discovery by Livingstone, a classic of 19th century travel in Southern Africa, it also makes a valuable contribution to the history of the development of routes north, especially to the Gwaai area, rich in detail, it is one of the rarest and most difficult to obtain pieces of Rhodesiana, dealing with the pre-pioneer era, Mohr, a seasoned traveller, had earlier been in the California goldfields, South America and the Far East and was well-versed in botany, entomology, zoology so that his observations have great relevance, he refers to his meetings with Thomas Baines and Carl Mauch, and to his stay at Sir John Swinburnes mining camp at Tati, VGC. $ 30.00
  38. With Plumer in Matabeleland, by Frank W.Sykes, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 21, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1972, hardback, dust cover, A5, 296 pages, lots of black and white photos and illustrations, 2 fold out maps, the story of a Trooper with the Matabeleland Relief Force under Colonel Plumer, later joined the Native Department and became District Commissioner of the Victoria Falls area, in 1901 Civil Commissioner for Livingstone, returned to Australia in 1906 and died in 1945, VGC. $ 40.00
  39. With Rhodes In Mashonaland, by D.C.De Waal, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 36, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1974, hardback, dust cover, A5, 356 pages, a few black and white photos and illustrations, index, VGC. $ 30.00
  40. With the Mounted Infantry and the M.F.F. 1896, by Lt.Col.E.A.H.Alderson, Rhodesian Reprint Library – Gold Series, Volume 20, printed by Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1971, hardback, dust cover, A5, 308 pages, 9 black and white photos and illustrations, 1 fold out map, index, Alderson led a force of Mounted Infantry to serve in Matabeleland, a detailed account of the five month Matabele Rebellion, small chip out of and some scuffing to the dust cover, otherwise VGC. $ 40.00
  41. Xhosa, Tales of Life from the African Veld, by Sir Robert Tredgold, A5, hard back, dust cover, 143 pages, Authors biographical sketches of life in Rhodesia, some illustrations, 1st edition, 1973, small section of front page cut off, otherwise VGC. $ 15.00
  42. Zimbabwe Focus, The Zimbabwe Tourism Directory 1998, A4, soft cover, 96 pages, hundreds of photos, VGC. $ 10.00

 

South Africa and Angola

1.         6th Battery Natal Field Artillery S.A. Artillery, A Saga of Gunners in the Western Desert 12th August 1941 to 13 June 1942, by J.H.Newman and A.G.Vosloo, A5, soft cover, 75 pages, nominal roll, Roll of Honour, some photos, one of which is a large fold out photo of the 6th Battery 2nd Field Regiment S.A. Artillery June 1941, complete with all names, some fold out maps, mint. $ 35.00

2.         About Turn: The Transformation of The South African Military and Intelligence, edited by Jakkie Cilliers and Markus Reichardt, soft cover, A5, 270 pages, VGC. $ 45.00

3.         Captivity Captive, by James B.Chutter, hard back, dust cover, the story of Reverend James Chutter, senior Chaplain for the South Africa 2nd Division, his service in North Africa, captured at Tobruk and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp, 222 pages, two maps, scarce book, name written inside cover page, otherwise VGC, published 1954. $ 20.00

4.         Communism in Africa, by Coen Groenewald, A5, soft cover, 40 pages, some photos, VGC. $ 20.00

5.         From Aldershot to Pretoria, A Story of Christian Work among our Troops in South Africa, by W.E.Sellers, A5, original pictorial red cloth hardback with gilt titles, 224 pages, 15 illustrations and photos, good portrait photos of some of the Padres, printed by The Religious Tract Society, no date, front end page torn, stained and name written inside front cover, covers scuffed and pages foxed. $ 40.00

6.         Hostage, The epic 1000 km forced march of Glen Dixon, hostage of UNITA, by Glen Dixon as told to Anthony Mockler, hardback, dust cover, his story of being captured and forced to march from Cafunfo to Jamba, 189 pages, 9 photos and maps, VGC. $ 40.00

7.         Images of War, by Peter Badcock, large format, hard back, dust cover, drawings and poems about the South African Defence Force, South African equivalent of the Rhodesian Faces of War, drawings of many of the weapons used during the Border War with a description of each one, inside cover page torn out and small tear to bottom of dust cover on spine, otherwise VGC. $ 50.00

8.         Ma Weet Mos – Nog briewe van Kleinjan, by Johan van Pletzen, A4, hard back, dust cover, short stories about the army, all Afrikaans, VGC. $ 15.00

9.         Nine Flames, by Ken Anderson, the war history of the South African Engineers, hard back, dust cover, 282 pages, 16 sketches, index, complete Roll of Honour, a must for the Engineer collector, some minor tears on edge of dust cover and some scuff marks, and short inscription on first page inside cover, otherwise VGC and scarce. $ 30.00

10.     Out of the Crucible, being the Romantic Story of the Witwatersrand Gold Fields and of the Great City which Arose in their Midst, by Hedley A.Chilvers, A5, hardback, 274 pages, index, 14 drawings by William M Timlin, covers the initial finding of gold, how the Rand got its railways, the Reform Plot of 1895, the Jameson Raid, the Boer War, Roberts capture of the Johannesburg on 31 May 1900, and the 1922 Revolt, front endpaper torn out and name written inside front cover, cover scuffed and pages foxed. $ 20.00

11.     Round the Camp Fire, From Poems of a South African, by A. Vine Hall, A5, soft cover, 48 pages, printed in 1943, some mothing, otherwise good. $ 5.00

12.     South African Memories, by Sir J.Percy Fitzpatrick, The autobiography of the South African politician and entrepreneur (1862-1931), prepared for the press from the manuscript of the author by G.H. Wilson after the authors death, larger than A5, hardback, gilt title and ruling on blue cloth boards, 320 pages, index, 4 portrait photos, boards scuffed, some foxing to pages, good. $ 40.00

13.     South African War Machine, by Helmoed-Romer Heitman, A4 size, hard back, dust cover, 192 pages, hundreds of photos, name written inside front cover, excellent book, near mint. $ 45.00

14.     South African War Machine, by Helmoed-Romer Heitman, A4 size, hard back, no dust cover, 192 pages, hundreds of photos, excellent book, VGC. $ 30.00

15.     South African War Machine, by Helmoed-Romer Heitman, A4 size, hard back, dust cover repaired, 192 pages, hundreds of photos, covered in plastic, name stamped in front cover, excellent book, VGC. $ 35.00

16.     The Cape Town Highlanders 1885-1970, by Neil Orpen, hard back, dust cover, 396 pages, lots of photos, superb studio portraits, portraits, groups, battle scenes, parades, colours, regimental devices, silver, uniforms, maps, etc. One superb colour plate of the post republic regimental colour, detailed regimental history of the Cape Town Highlanders, by the foremost military historian of his day, covers the period from date of raising to the post war years under the republic, including services during the Anglo-Boer War, early years of the Citizen Force after union in 1910, the Great War with extensive coverage of the Second World War: Middle East and North Africa, El Alamein, Italy, Orvieto, Monte Sole, Chiusi, etc, Rolls of Honour, Honours and Awards, succession lists, Battle Honours, bibliography, index, mint. $ 65.00

17.     The Inner Circle, Reflections on the last days of white rule, by Jan Heunis, A5, soft cover, 207 pages, 14 photos, index, name and date written on title page, otherwise VGC. $ 15.00

18.     The Melancholy State, The Story of a South African Prisoner-of-War, by S.G.Wolhuter, A5 size, hard cover, dust cover, 139 pages, 11 photos, sticker on front dust over, otherwise near mint. $ 15.00

19.     The South African Defence Force, a cigarette card album, detailing the different units and giving a short history of each one, contains a full set of 100 cigarette cards in full colour, large format, A4 size, hard cover, 63 pages, many other illustrations, some water damage, mostly to the cover, otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

20.     Three Years War, by General Christiaan de Wet, hard back, dust cover, 459 pages, 35 photos, his story of his experiences during the Boer War, VGC. $ 30.00

21.     Uncle George, by Carel Birkby, hard back, dust cover missing, larger than A5, 282 pages, lots of photos, the story of Lt.Gen.George Edwin Brink, from Boer War to WWII, index, inscription written on inside cover page, VGC. $ 15.00

 

South African Military Magazines and Journals

1.      Commando, Vol. 19 No.10, October 1968, smaller than A4, 88 pages, lots of photos, English and Afrikaans articles, a very good article on Badges of the South African Instructional Corps, Military College and Veterinary Corps, with photos of their badges, VGC. $ 8.00

2.      Danie Theron Combat School, 1 November 1969, smaller than A4, 24 pages, some photos, mostly Afrikaans articles, VGC. $ 2.00

  1. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Leer-Gevegskool Ontstaan en Ontwikkeling: 1978 tot 1996, by Dr.Kriek van der Merwe, A4 size, soft cover, 246 pages, lots of photos, list of all previous commanding officers, second in charge, regimental sergeant majors, all Afrikaans, VGC. $ 55.00
  2. Infantry School Annual Magazine 1980, smaller than A4, soft cover, 128 pages, hundreds of photos, English and Afrikaans articles, VGC. $ 25.00
  3. Natal Command, Meeting the Challenge, A4, 4 pages, 11 photos, VGC. $ 1.00
  4. South African Soldier Vol.12 No.12, December 2005, soft cover, A4, 46 pages, lots of photos and articles, mostly English, mint. $ 3.00
  5. South African Soldier Vol.14 No.6, June 2007, soft cover, A4, 46 pages, lots of photos and articles, mostly English, mint. $ 3.00

 

Special Forces and Paratroopers

  1. Airborne Invasions, Paratrooper and Glider-borne Forces in Action, World War II Special, A4 size, soft cover, 64 pages, lots of photos of various paratroop forces, covers Germany, UK, USA, Russia and Japan, cover a bit dirty, otherwise VGC. $ 5.00
  2. Airborne Warfare 1918-1941, by Barry Gregory and John Batchelor, soft cover, large format, 64 pages, lots of photos, drawings and diagrams, covers military parachuting from the 1918 to 1941, good. $10.00

3.      Ambush, The War Between the SAS and the IRA, by James Adams, Robin Morgan and Anthony Bambridge, paperback, 200 pages, mint. $ 3.00

  1. Bravo Two Zero, by Andy McNab DCM & MM, hard back, dust cover, 374 pages, about a Special Air Service operation during the Gulf War, where things went wrong and of the eight soldiers, three died, one escaped and the other four were captured and tortured, mint. $ 15.00

5.      Hand of Steel, The enthralling true story of the Commandos, by Rupert Butler, soft cover, A5, 274 pages, photos, WWII to Falklands, VGC. (2 in stock) $ 10.00 each

  1. PARATROOPER! The Saga of U.S. Army and Marine Parachute and Glider Combat Troops During World War II, by Gerard M.Devlin, hard back, dust cover, A5 size, 717 pages, lots of photos, covered in plastic, some marks where the sticky tape gum has stained the two front and back pages, name stamped inside, otherwise VGC. $ 45.00
  2. Red Berets 1944, Official Publication of the Airborne Forces, printed by The Illustrated London News in 1994, large A4 size magazine, soft cover, 114 pages, lots of photos, complete roll of all soldiers killed at Arnhem, mint. $ 10.00
  3. Shock Troops, The History of Elite Corps and Special Forces, by David C.Knight, hard back, dust cover, large format, 192 pages, covers SAS, Special Forces, Marines, Commandos, Rangers, Green Berets, SS, and others, lots of photos, name stamped inside, covered with plastic, otherwise near mint. $ 10.00
  4. The Aero Club of South Africa, The Parachute Section, Membership Card for 1983, VGC. $ 10.00
  5. The Red Beret, The story of the Parachute Regiment at was 1940-45, by Hilary St.George Saunders, A5 size, hard back, dust cover, 336 pages, lots of photos, index, VGC. $ 15.00

 

French Foreign Legion

1.      Legionnaire 31022, by Tom Cushny, hard back, dust cover, A5 size, his life story from being turned down after wanting to join the Royal Air Force, to joining the Legion in the 1920s, his service with them, serving with the British army during WWII and ending the war with the rank of Major, VGC. $ 40.00

 

Mercenaries

1.      Sunset in Biafra, by Elechi Amadi, hard back, dust cover, 184 pages, story of the Biafran War by an ex-Nigerian Army Officer who became Minister of Information, VGC. $ 35.00

2.      The Seychelles Affair, The legendary mercenarys dramatic account of the coup that failed, by Mike Hoare, soft cover, 285 pages, 18 photos, VGC. $ 20.00

 

Miscellaneous Books, Royalty, Military

1.         A Full Life, by Lieut.General Sir Brian Horrocks, hard back, 320 pages, index, good. $ 5.00

2.         A History of the 1st Middlesex Volunteer Engineers 1860-1967, Together with Extensive Notes on the Formation of the Volunteer and Territorial Forces, by Major D.K.Edwards, larger than A5, hardback, no dust cover, private publication, in blue and red cloth with silver lettering and regimental badge on front. 260 pages, complete with Appendices containing matters of Regimental Pride, Roll of Honour for South African War, 1914-18 and 1939-45, Honours and Awards for 1914-18 and 1939-45, Honorary Colonels, Commanding Officers and Company and Squadron Commanders, from 1860, scarce book, small sticker with book code inside, otherwise VGC. $ 50.00

3.         Alexander of Tunis, by Norman Hillson, hard back, 252 pages, 18 photos, index, dust cover missing and inscription inside front cover, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00

4.         An Illustrated History of Military Vehicles, by Ian V.Hogg and John Weeks, A4, hard back, 64 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 10.00

5.         Defending Singapore in the 21st Century, larger than A5, soft cover 78 pages, lots of photos, a CD included shows weapons and soldiers, VGC. $ 5.00

6.         Documents concerning German-Polish Relations and the Outbreak of Hostilities Between Great Britain and German on September 3, 1939, printed and published by His Majestys Stationery Office in 1939, larger than A5, soft cover, 220 pages, cover scuffed and has some moth holes, contents good. $ 20.00

7.         Famous Land Battles From Medieval to Modern Times, by Richard Humble, larger than A4, hard back, dust cover, 184 pages, lots of photos, name written inside cover, otherwise VGC. $ 15.00

8.         Famous Sea Battles, by David Howarth, larger than A4, hard back, dust cover, 184 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 15.00

9.         From Spear & Musket 1879-1979 Caboolture Centenary, Australia, smaller than A4, soft cover, 320 pages, hundreds of photos, general history of the Caboolture Shire Land, VGC. $ 15.00

10.     Hitler, Military Commander, by Rupert Matthews, A5, dust cover, hard back, 240 pages, lots of photos, index, near mint condition. $ 25.00

11.     Images of War, The Real Story of World War II, Issue 1 Volume 1, a Marshall Cavendish/Imperial War Museum, Reference Collection, London, Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk 10 May to 4 June 1940, glossy pictorial card, black and white and colour illustrations throughout, comes complete with reprinted Daily Express newspaper from 1940 and fold out campaign map, VGC. $ 5.00

12.     Keep Smiling Through, The Home Front 1939-45, by Susan Briggs, large format, soft cover, 256 pages, hundreds of photos, good. $ 10.00

13.     Military Customs, by Major T.J.Edwards, hard cover, A5 size, 5th edition, 1961, 251 pages, lots of photos, covered in plastic, name inside, VGC. $ 15.00

14.     More True Stories from This Africa, by Michael McNeile, hardback, dust cover with lots of wear around edges, published 1958, true stories of Africa, from Rorkes Drift, Birkenhead, Zulu War, etc., good. $ 5.00

15.     Napoleon by Emil Ludwig, story of Napoleon Bonaparte, hard back, printed 1925, 695 pages, German text, lots of illustrations, index, VGC. $ 10.00

16.     On War Vol.1, by General Carl von Clausewitz, translated by Colonel J.J.Graham, 1949, A5, hard back, dust cover, 314 pages, some water stains and wear to dust cover, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00

17.     Pioneer Railroads, Early Steam Lines, Road Expansion, Trans-continental Railroad, by Hank Wieand Bowman, large than A5, soft cover, 144 pages, hundreds of photos, covers some famous locomotives, Rocket, Tom Thumb, York, DeWitt Clinton, Sandusky, etc, printed 1954, some fading to yellow on cover and some dirt marks, otherwise VGC. $ 45.00

18.     Secrets and Stories of the War Vol.1 and 2, Readers Digest, hard back, 720 pages, lots of photos, some wear to spine, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00

19.     Secrets and Stories of the War Vol.2, Readers Digest, hard back, 350 pages, lots of photos, some wear to spine, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00

20.     Summons of the Trumpet, A History of the Vietnam War from a Military Mans Viewpoint, by Dave Richard Palmer, A5, soft cover, 354 pages, index, VGC. $ 5.00

21.     Surgery on Trestles, by R.Campbell Begg MC, MD, FRCS, hard back, dust cover covered in plastic, 259 pages, illustrated with drawings, the story of this surgeon and his adventures during WWI, VGC. $ 10.00

22.     The Great Crusade, A New Complete History of the Second World War, by H.P.Willmott, soft cover, 500 pages, some photos, index, VGC. $ 10.00

23.     The Life of King George the Fifth, by W.J.Makin, hard back, large format, 320 pages, 250 photos, VGC. $ 10.00

24.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1959, A5, hard back, 155 pages, lots of photos, index, VGC. $ 20.00

25.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1961, A5, hard back, 138 pages, lots of photos, index, VGC. $ 20.00

26.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1963, A5, hard back, 155 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 20.00

27.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1964, A5, hard back, 116 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 20.00

28.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1965, A5, hard back, 140 pages, lots of photos, index, VGC. $ 20.00

29.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1966, A5, hard back, 272 pages, lots of photos, VGC. (2 copies in stock) $ 20.00 each

30.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1967, A5, hard back, 267 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 20.00

31.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1968, A5, hard back, 256 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 20.00

32.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1969, A5, hard back, 268 pages, lots of photos, index, VGC. $ 20.00

33.     The Royal Green Jackets Chronical 1970, A5, hard back, 256 pages, lots of photos, VGC. $ 20.00

34.     The Story of Twenty Five Years, Silver Jubilee Book 1910-1935, King George V, by W.J.Makin, hard back, large format, 335 pages, 300 photos, VGC. $ 15.00

35.     The World at War, by Mark Arnold-Forster, A5, soft cover, 384 pages, 27 photos, good. $ 4.00

36.     These Men Shall Never Die, by Lowell Thomas, hard cover, name stamped inside front cover, 308 pages, hundreds of photos, published September 1945, the stories of various U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen, with their photos and lists of their decorations and medals, from Pearl Harbour through all the campaigns, some colour off the spine otherwise VGC. $ 20.00

37.     Victor Book for Boys 1977, A4, hard back, 125 pages, name written inside cover, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00

38.     Victor Book for Boys 1978, A4, hard back, 125 pages, some damage to spine, repaired, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00

39.     Victor Book for Boys 1984, A4, hard back, 125 pages, VGC. $ 10.00

40.     West German Army brochure, 18 pages, fold out, showing all their vehicles, tanks, cannon, helicopters, rank and qualification badges, VGC. $ 4.00

41.     Witnesses to War – Personal documents of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) from the collections of the South African Library, edited by Karel Schoeman, larger than A5, soft cover, 176 pages, lots of photos, index, inscription on title page, otherwise VGC. $ 35.00

 

Maps

 

Papers, Documents, Letters, First Day Covers, Cards, etc.

  1. Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, The Case For Independence, printed 1959, large magazine type booklet, 44 pages, lots of photos, soft cover, torn half way down middle of spine, otherwise good. $ 15.00
  2. S.A. Equestrian Centre Mission Declaration card, signed by Major Swanepoel, all in Afrikaans, picture of their badge on the front, and explanation of what their mission is, signed on the back, VGC. $ 5.00
  3. S.A. Rover Scouts first day cover for 1973, envelope with SARSI stamp, map of South Africa and Rover Scouts badge printed on front, a postage stamp, cancelled, and on the reverse the same design stamped with a rubber stamp, VGC. (5 in stock) $ 5.00 each
  4. S.A. Transvaal Scottish card inviting Brigadier J.S. van Heerden to the Transvaal Scottish Regimental Ball on 24 April 1981, some age spots, otherwise VGC. $ 4.00
  5. U.K., 2 x WWI embroidered cards, the first with crossed Union Jack and French flags, leaves and berries and CHRISTMAS GREETINGS embroidered on white, on reverse To Cecil and Douglas from George, some foxing, otherwise VGC. The second with The Rangers, 12th London Regiment cap badge and the Union Jack and Red Ensign embroidered in colour above the badge, on the reverse In Remembrance of George, to his Brother John William Twos 10.7.17 France, VGC. I had a look on the Commonwealth War Graves site to see if there was a George Twos killed but could not find any. $ 45.00
  6. West German Police identity card, Polizei-Ermachtigungs-Ausweis, Polizei-Meister Georg Barthel, with photo, rubber stamps, all info on the Policeman, date of birth, description, etc, dated 1952, VGC. $ 15.00
  7. Southern Rhodesia Firearm Certificate, dated 7 February 1964, for a .22 Rohm revolver, and a South African License To Possess An Arm, dated 9 September 1964, for the same revolver and owner, made out when he moved from Rhodesia to South Africa, both VGC. $ 15.00

 

Prints, Posters and Pamphlets

  1. A World at War, Conflicts and confrontations since 1945, large fold out poster with map of the world, showing the different wars since 1945, listing them and their dates, VGC. $ 2.00
  2. Canada/U.N. poster of the United Nations medals and their ribbons, colour photos, 43cm x 28cm, English and French, mint, laminated. $ 10.00
  3. Canadian Forces Sequence for Wearing Ribbons of Orders, Decorations and Medal, colour photos of all the ribbons and ribbon devices of the Canadian Forces, 71cm x 56cm, mint, laminated. $ 15.00
  4. Italian Army, Specialist and Corps collar badges for 1976, colour photos, 62cm x 36cm, VGC, laminated. $10.00
  5. Royal New Zealand Air Force, set of ten fold up pamphlets covering: Pilot Training Sqn, Headquarters Air Command, No.2 Sqn, No.3 Sqn, No.5 Sqn, No.14 Sqn and No.40 Sqn, No.75 Sqn, Red Checkers Aerobatic Display Team, and the RNZAF Museum, each with a history of the squadron and what aircraft are used, photos as well, VGC. $ 2.00
  6. S.A. 9 S.A. Division pamphlet showing their Objective and list of all units that fall under 9 SA Div control, along with a colour picture of the units arm flashes, where they are based, who the officer commanding is, contact phone numbers, showing 19 units flashes and information, mint. (10 in stock) $ 2.00 each
  7. S.A. nine full colour pictures taken out of the Paratus and Salut military magazine, The Skua high-speed target drone, the Ratel MK III ZT3 Missile System, the Namacurra harbour patrol vessel, and the Mechem Meerkat mine detection vehicle, the Two Ton-class Minesweepers on patrol, the Ystervark 20mm ordnance quick fire anti-aircraft gun, a Vlakvark military bulldozer ascending a two-story medium girder bridge, a Kobra 4 x 4 mine-protected armoured personnel carrier, and a Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) ZA35 on a Rooikat chassis, each in full colour, VGC. $ 2.00
  8. S.A. Recce print, a Recce in HALO gear with a landing Dakota behind him, black and white sketch, 60cm x 42cm, number 06 of set 49, mint, laminated. $ 25.00
  9. S.A. Recce print, a Recce rappelling down the side of a building, black and white sketch, 60cm x 42cm, number 11 of set 49, mint, laminated. $ 25.00
  10. S.A. Recce print, three Recces running towards a helicopter after an ops, helicopter cannot be seen, but the sketch is from a well know photo, black and white sketch, 60cm x 42cm, number 02 of set 49, mint, laminated. $ 25.00
  11. S.A. Recce print, two Recces doing hostage release practice, black and white sketch, 60cm x 42cm, number 05 of set 49, mint, laminated. $ 25.00
  12. S.A. Recce print, two Recces under a tree, black and white sketch, 60cm x 42cm, number 07 of set 49, mint, laminated. $ 25.00
  13. S.A. Recce recruiting poster, five different scenes of Recce training, with DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? and SPECIAL FORCES, colour photos, 60cm x 43cm, mint. $ 20.00
  14. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 fold out poster, a sketch drawn by J.H.Clark for the Aeroplane, 1942, printed in 1985, VGC. $ 1.00

 

Photos and Postcards

  1. Danie Theron Combat School, Platoon Sergeants Course number 7629, 2/8/76-20/8/76, large group photo with names and ranks printed below, VGC. $ 15.00
  2. Hoopstad Commando 1966, large group photo with names and ranks printed below, VGC. $ 15.00
  3. Hoopstad Commando, B Company, September 1974, large group photo with names and ranks printed below, VGC. $ 15.00
  4. Images of War, set of five postcards, reprints of posters of WWII, UK and German, VGC. $ 3.00
  5. S.A. Army and Police post cards, three of a book of six different scenes on the Border and Army life, given to soldiers serving during the Border War for writing home to the family, 1970-80, VGC. $ 5.00
  6. S.A. Army postcard, A New Army For a New Challenge, a parade inspection, soldiers in Soldier 2000 camo, mint. $ 1.00
  7. S.A. Military College Course 487G, Regimental N.C.O.s 10.1.40-31.1.40, close to 100 soldiers in the photo, with all their ranks and names printed below, 9cm x 46cm, VGC. $10.00
  8. S.A. Police College named group photo, A Company 1964, titles in Afrikaans, cardboard backing shows signs of wear over some names, photo in excellent condition, large size photo and backing. $ 5.00
  9. S.A. Police College named group photo, Equestrian Troop 15, 4 December 1964, titles in Afrikaans, cardboard backing shows signs of wear over some names, photo in excellent condition. $ 5.00
  10. S.A. Police College named group photo, Equestrian Troop 53, 14 December 1962, titles in Afrikaans, cardboard backing trimmed around edge, photo in excellent condition. $ 5.00
  11. S.A. Police College named group photo, Under 19 Rugby Team 1964, Winners of the Northern Transvaal Under 19 League, titles in Afrikaans, cardboard backing shows signs of wear over some names, photo in excellent condition. $ 5.00
  12. S.A. Police College named group photo, Under 19 Rugby Team 1964, Winners of the Northern Transvaal Under 19 League, titles in Afrikaans, cardboard backing shows signs of wear over some names, photo in excellent condition. $ 5.00
  13. World Aircraft Information Files, six cards, depicting CF-188 Hornet, Dassault Rafale D, Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker B, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle, and Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcram-A, VGC. $ 2.00
  14. WWII poster reprint postcards, American, nine, various scenes, mint. $ 8.00
  15. WWII poster reprint postcards, British, nineteen, various scenes, mint. $ 15.00
  16. WWII poster reprint postcards, French, eleven, various scenes, mint. $ 8.00
  17. WWII poster reprint postcards, German, nine, various scenes, mint. $ 8.00
  18. WWII poster reprint postcards, Italian, six, various scenes, one duplicate, mint. $ 4.00
  19. WWII poster reprint postcards, Japanese, four, various Japanese pilot scenes, mint. $ 4.00
  20. WWII poster reprint postcards, Russian, eight, various scenes, mint. $ 8.00

 

Certificates and Scrolls

 

Stickers & Decals

  1. France, three French Air Force stickers, one round with the pilot wings in cold and silver, and two rectangular, mint. $ 2.00
  2. New Zealand, five N.Z. Air Force stickers, Red Checkers (Display Team), 5 Squadron, 14 Squadron, 40 Squadron and 75 Squadron, mint. $ 1.00
  3. Rhodesia, round license disc sticker, plant in the middle on a white background with a green border, with RHODESIA in white on the green, mint. $ 10.00
  4. U.K, The Paras Simply The Best, with the Para Regiment beret badge in the middle, round, mint. $ 2.00
  5. U.N./Finland, four stickers, two pairs of the same stickers, on a sheet, top two have a red and yellow crocodile wearing the blue beret with 1st COY above and FINBATT UNTAG below, next to the croc is a map of Africa with South West Africa/Namibia in yellow and KATIMA MULILO marked in red, the lower two stickers have the Finnish coat of arms in yellow, red, white and blue, with the UN blue wreath around it, and above FIRST COY FINBATT and below UNTAG, mint. (2 sheets in stock) $ 15.00 each

 

Military Manuals

  1. Musical Drill A Book of Physical Exercises, for use in Schools, with Musical Accompaniments. Also containing the Physical Exercises, as used throughout the British Army, by Authority of the War Office, 16th Edition, soft cover, 51 pages, illustrated, old, but good. $ 2.00
  2. Rhodesia/U.K. Cadet Training Vol.I 1956, 147 pages, photos, VGC. $ 2.00
  3. Rhodesia/U.K. Cadet Training Vol.II 1956, 164 pages, VGC. $ 2.00
  4. S.A. Army College Senior Warrant Officer course manual, A5, soft cover, about 200 pages, all in Afrikaans, name crossed out on cover, otherwise near mint. $ 10.00
  5. S.A. Army Company Sergeant Major/Regimental Sergeant Major Course notes, A4, soft cover, about 100 pages handwritten in Army exercise book, VGC. $ 10.00
  6. S.A. Army Headquarters ring binder cover, holds notes, booklets, aide memoire, etc, near mint. $ 10.00
  7. S.A. Army training notes, Duties and Responsibilities of a Company Sergeant Major, A4, no cover, 6 pages, photocopies of handwritten notes, VGC. $ 2.00
  8. S.A. Army training notes, Engineers Course 8026 Demolition Phase 1, A4, Army exercise book with hand written notes, some loose printed notes, questions and answers sheets, about 100 pages in all, VGC. $ 20.00
  9. S.A. Army training notes, Manpower Management, A4, no cover, 9 pages, photocopy of handwritten notes, VGC. $ 1.00
  10. S.A. Army training notes, Mediums van Instruksie (Mediums of Instruction), A4, no cover, 3 pages, Afrikaans, VGC. $ 1.00
  11. S.A. Army training notes, Primary Tasks of the S.A. Army, A4, no cover, 20 pages, photocopies of hand written notes, VGC. $ 5.00
  12. S.A. Army training notes, Road Transport of Ammunition and Explosives, A4, no cover, 5 pages, VGC. $ 2.00
  13. S.A. Army Users Pamphlet, 40mm Multi Shot Grenade Launcher, Issue 1, July 1986, card that folds into 8 pages with diagrams and instructions, a bit dirty, otherwise VGC. $ 10.00
  14. S.A. Army, Foreign Weapons, A5, soft cover, 1980, about 250 pages, lots of photos, covers most hand guns, rifles, machine guns, etc, excellent book, VGC. $ 55.00
  15. S.A. Army, The Officer as Gentleman, A5, soft cover, 1980, about 112 pages, some diagrams, covers all aspects of dress, courtesy, etiquette, etc, VGC. $ 25.00
  16. S.A. Defence Force Service and Pay Book plastic cover, green, later pattern, VGC. $ 10.00
  17. S.A. Defence Force Shooting Guide and Score Register, English and Afrikaans, 22 pages each, mint. (2 in stock) $ 10.00 each
  18. S.A. Defence Force Shooting Guide and Score Register, English and Afrikaans, 22 pages each, one page torn out and bit dirty, otherwise good. $ 6.00
  19. S.A. Government Gazette, dated 15 July 1992, that covers all the laws about drugs and drug trafficking, VGC. $ 5.00
  20. S.A. Hints to Young NCOs, This pamphlet is approved for use in the South African Army, photocopy of an A5 manual copied onto A4 paper, 32 pages, VGC. $ 5.00
  21. S.A. Infantry Training, Vol.1, Infantry Platoon Weapons Pamphlet No.3, No.4 Rifle and Bayonet, 1955, A5, soft cover, 88 pages, lots of photos, Union stamp on cover, a U with an arrow inside, VGC. $ 15.00
  22. S.A. Military Leadership, A5, soft cover, 175 pages, half English and half Afrikaans, belonged to Colonel Welgemoed of 101 Battalion, VGC. $ 30.00
  23. S.A. Musketry Handboek (Musketry Hand Book), Dutch text, printed in 1913, Union of South Africa, smaller than A5, hard cover, cover damaged but inside is VGC. $ 10.00
  24. S.A. Operation Contact, A5, soft cover, 78 pages, half English and half Afrikaans text, printed by S.A. Intelligence Corps, note on cover says Bev. 202 Bn (Officer Commanding 202 Battalion), some rust marks on cover, otherwise VGC. $ 25.00
  25. S.A. Police Crime, Punishment and Correction, Criminological Journal, A5, soft cover, 84 pages, half English and half Afrikaans, rubber stamp of the Staff officer South African Police College on the cover, with the date 9-11-1973, VGC. $ 10.00
  26. S.A. Police Regulations covering (1) Act No.14, 1912 (South African Police), (2) South African Police Regulations, and (3) Index to Act and Regulations, slightly longer than A5, soft cover, 153 pages, half English and half Afrikaans, printed 1932, lots of amendments inside, VGC. $ 10.00
  27. S.A. Police Republic Arms R.A.P. 401 pistol Instruction Manual, smaller than A5, 19 pages, soft cover, holes punched through for keeping in a file, otherwise VGC. $ 15.00
  28. S.A. Police Standing Orders (Financial) 1932, slightly longer than A5, soft cover, 110 pages, half English and half Afrikaans, lots of amendments, VGC. $ 10.00
  29. S.A. Police training booklet, Ways in Which a Victim of Family Violence Can Make Use of the Legal System, about 50 Xerox pages, VGC. $ 5.00
  30. S.A. Police Wenke in Verband Met Die Ondersoek Van Misdaad (Information in Connection with Investigation of Crime), A4, hard covers, SA Police badge and name of the file embossed in gold on blue background, about 150 pages, all Afrikaans, VGC. $ 5.00
  31. S.A. Rifle Training, Notes for Fire Unit Commanders, Union Defence Force, 1928, smaller than A5, soft cover, 21 pages of English and 23 pages of Afrikaans, Colonel Welgemoeds name on cover, OC of 101 Battalion, VGC. $ 15.00
  32. S.A. Signal Corps Aide Memoire, Tactical Radio Equipment August 1977, soft cover, larger than A5, 14 pages, good. $ 10.00
  33. U.K. Greek, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croat and Rumanian List of Phrases, blue card-fold out contained in a blue cardboard cover with the countries names on the outside and, in red, NOT TO BE PRODUCED IN PUBLIC, VGC. $ 20.00
  34. U.K. Manual of Field Engineering, 1911, 121 pages of notes and 64 pages of illustrations, red soft cover, A5 size, good. $ 2.00

 

[Return to Home Page]