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DURBAN - ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY : A GUIDE ©
Cost: R80.00 (R70.00 + R10.00 p&p, in South Africa)
Published by: Itafa Amalinde Heritage Trust (Formerly the Durban Heritage Trust). © 2010
The book was written by: D.R. Bennett; Cllr. S. Burrows; A. Gammage; L. Napier; D. Hughes; Prof. B.T. Kearney and K. White. (Each contributing different sections). Maps by J. Kitching. Final editing by Prof. B.T. Kearney.
The guide deals with the natural history; the surviving open spaces - the tiny surviving links with its environmental past. It briefly describes a very long prehistory; more recent waves of refugees, settlers and immigrant peoples and their origins; military and political life; culture, religion, recreation and sport; technology, science and education; and trade, commerce and industry. It includes details of monuments, statues, local saints and myths.
To enable some understanding of the local architecture a section is devoted to townscape - the quality of urban environment that reaches beyond individual buildings. The development of Durban's historic architecture is told briefly. There are descriptions of the significant works of architecture to be found in and around the city: the City Centre; Point and Beachfront; the Berea and inner suburbs; and the newly incorporated areas to the north, south and west. Other noteworthy buildings are noted.
To enable a greater depth of understanding a list of appropriate publications - further reading - is included as well as lists of local tours, museums and galleries. The guide also incorporates a set of excursions for those wishing to explore the City, whether by foot, car or taxi. Three maps are included in a pocket at the back of the book and present three scales of the city - the city centre; the old Borough between the Indian Ocean, the Berea Ridge and the Umbilo and Umgeni Rivers. There is also a map at a much larger scale of the post 1994 city.
Below is shown the contents page of the book, and below that the front cover of this wonderful, fact-filled, profusely illustrated and very interesting guide. The book is suitable for readers of any age, and for anyone wishing to learn more about the many fascinating secrets of Durban. Whether you are a local resident, a person living elsewhere in South Africa, or an overseas visitor / tourist to Durban, this book will tell you everything you need to know about our City. And more.
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I have just published a book that details the Angolan War of 1987/8 and takes the unique approach of looking at it from the perspective of the troops involved; those who fought in Operations Moduler and Hooper, including the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the Calueque Dam incident. The book is based on the war diary I wrote during this time and for more detailed information about the book, please visit http://www.atthycall.com
Clive Holt
cliveholt@bigpond.com
Details of a book I publish concerning the Boer War: It is a spiral bound book, costing £3.99
(minimum publication costs)
containing all the letters and news stories concerning the local soldiers who served in the
Boer War, which were published
in the local newspaper.
Its called The Boer War Letters from the Veldt and this describes the contents
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I also sell it from my web site, along with one about WW1. The address for this is
http://www.dg.petch.btinternet.co.uk/Two.htm
The book is £3.99 and 90p postage to anywhere in the world.
MRS D PETCH
14 BURDALE CLOSE
DRIFFIELD
E YORKSHIRE
YO25 6SG
ENGLAND
I would like to inform you of the books published by the Southern African
Vexillological Association (SAVA) which might be of some interest to your
members. Vexillology is the study of flags and SAVA was established in
1990 and is a member of the International Federation of Vexillogical
Associations. Every year we publish a Journal which is dedicated to a
particular topic. The most recent Journal is Part I of a three part
series on SA Military Colours, entitled:
"South African Military Colours 1664 - 26 April 1994" by Prof Emeritus HH
Smith
Part I - Introduction and South African Military Colours : 1664 - 30 June
1912 (ISBN 0-620-25670-2)
This is a 198 page soft cover book in A4 format with black and white line
drawings.
The next in the series will be: Part II - South African
Military Colours: 1912 - 30 May 1961 (i.e. Union period)
Part III - South African Military Colours: 31 May 1961 - 26 April 1994 (i.e.
Republic period).
Part II is currently in preparation and is due for publication later this year and Part III to following in 2002.
Your members might also be interested in an earlier Journal we published
entitled: "Flags of the Union Defence Forces and of the South African
Defence Force, 1912 - 1993". (ISBN 0-620-17683-0)
This is also in A4 format with b&w line drawings and comprises 75 pp.
Limited copies are available for R70 (incl. surface mail postage).
Part I of the SA Military Colours series is available for R120 (incl. postage) from SAVA (address details below).
Bruce Berry
Tel: +27-11-313-3502
Secretary/Treasurer
Southern African Vexillological Association
P O Box 836
PINEGOWRIE
2123 SOUTH AFRICA
General Jan Smuts and his Long Ride
by Taffy and David Shearing
A NEW BOOK IN THE CAPE COMMANDO SERIES:
The epic journey by General Jan Smuts during the Anglo-Boer War is
retold by Taffy and David Shearing who specialise in the Cape Colony's
involvement during 1901-1902.
Follow the Smuts story from December 1900 and discover how this Boer leader, faced with overwhelming opposition from the British, decided to campaign in the Cape Colony. He raced through the Orange Free State and crossed the Orange River on 4 September, 1901.
In twelve action-packed weeks, Smuts and his small force fought the British, hunger and starvation, and endured appalling storms in the eastern Cape. They reached the Zuurberg without food and ate the toxic cycad fruit. Smuts and many of his men were desperately ill, but survived.
He arrived in Vanrhynsdorp with his command intact. For the next four months he waged guerilla warfare until he was called to the Peace negotiations.
The Shearings have followed the Smuts route from the Orange River to Okiep. They have also traced the routes of Jaap van Deventer and a party of stragglers, including Deneys Reitz.
ISBN 0-620-26750-X
Specifications: Soft cover, 240 x 70 mm, 248 pages, 9 full page maps
and 92 photographs. Privately published by the authors during October
2000. The war record of 323 of his men is included. The book is fully
referenced.
Retail price R155 plus R15 postage and packing.
Other books in this series are:
· Commandant Johannes Lötter and his Rebels @ R80 plus R15 p&p
· Commandant Gideon Scheepers and the Search for his Grave @ R135 plus
R15 p&p
E-mail david.taffy@pixie.co.za
A Canadian Mounted Rifleman at War, 1899-1902
The Reminiscences of A.E. Hilder, edited and annotated by A.G. Morris.
His writings are rare accounts of the Canadian action in the Anglo-Boer War, as seen from the perspective of the mounted infantry, and are clear, well-written and oftne humorous descriptions of the lives of ordinary soldiers.
Van Riebeeck Society, Second Series, No 31, 2000, 170pp. Illus., maps.
ISBN 0-9584 112-7-1
Price: Local R95 (including postage)
Overseas R160 (including surface mail)
Email: vanriebk@mweb.co.za
"ELANDS RIVER SIEGE - 1900".
Robert L. Wallace
details from www.warbooks.com.au
GRENSVEGTER? SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY PSYCHOLOGIST
By Barry Fowler
This book details the experiences of a military psychologist in Sector 10, Owamboland, South West Africa / Namibia in 1987. Appendices include children's descriptions of their experiences of living in Oshakati and Ondangwa, as well as the Critical Incident Debriefing Model used with personnel vulnerable to developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
1996 - Sentinel Projects: ISBN 0 9524423 2 9
Details at:http://www.geocities.com/sadfbook/index.html
PRO PATRIA: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF SADF SERVICE
Edited by Barry Fowler
Personal accounts of South African national servicemen who did operational duty in South West Africa / Namibia and Angola in the 1970s and 1980s. Most of the contributors to this book were medical personnel and very little of the material relates to actual combat.
1995 - Sentinel Projects: ISBN 0 9524423 0 2
Details at:http://www.geocities.com/sadfbook/index.html
PEACE, WAR AND AFTERWARDS (1914-1919) LETTERS FROM WWI
by Brian Wade
Frederick Brian Wade set off from South Africa to join the British Forces to serve King and Empire during the First World War. He trained with the King Edward’s Horse at Bishops Stortford and the Curragh in Ireland. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment which formed part of the 47th Division. Generally serving in the transport section, he served at the Somme and Ypress. Medically discharged due to illness, he returned to South Africa, and then went on to colonial service in formerly German-held Tanganyika. The military sections of this material were written subject to the censorship restrictions of the time.
1996 - Sentinel Projects: ISBN 0 9524423 1 0
Details at: http://www.geocities.com/sadfbook/index.html
Bugs in Armor
by Robert Bwire
I wish to draw your attention to "Bugs in Armor" with a forward
by General Albert Jan van Leusden (Royal Netherlands Air Force), which
I believe is of interest to the members of the South African Military History
Society. The book can be ordered at www.iuniverse.com (also available for
browsing online); www.amazon.com; www.bn.com and www.borders.com.
Description:
From military expeditions in antiquity to peacekeeping missions in the
twentieth century, malaria has been the single most important medical problem
confronting nonimmune troops in malarious regions. Its devastating effects
were clearly visible during both world wars. During the Macedonian campaign
in World War I, an exasperated French general could not counterattack as
he desperately reported, "Regret that my army is in hospital with
malaria." Malaria also popped up in Korea, Vietnam and during Operation
Restore Hope in Somalia. Often malaria causes more casualties than enemy
action. A 1772 Dutch force sent to quell rioting slaves in Surinam lost
three-quarters of its troops to malaria, and only handful to the rebels.
Bugs in Armor takes the reader on a historical journey of military expeditions
and their encounters with a relentless bug—the malaria parasite. It is
also a story of how this confrontation fuelled research that gave the world
a better understanding of the nature of malaria, its treatment and prevention.
THE BOER ARMY 1899-1902: A MILITARY HANDBOOK
Subtitle: The Organisation, Experiences and Methods of the Boer
Army
by Anthony David Jones.
This is the first detailed description of the Boer Armies to appear
in English since the end of the war nearly 100 years ago. The author explains
the background of the Second Anglo-Boer War and includes a chronology.
The historical background of the Commandos and the different command structures
between the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The war-time alterations
and reorganisations by both states. The foreign volunteer units who served
in the Boer forces. List of Transvaal Commandos and their strengths at
the outbreak of war, with both Boer Orange Free State and Transvaal Order
of Battle. Boer small arms, the types of rifles, such as the Martini-Henry,
Lee-Metford, Guedes, Krag- Jorgensen and Masuer, how and why they were
acquired. The Boer in the field, his dress, and later in the war the wearing
of British captured uniforms. The Boer method of fighting, and the development
of their tactics during the "guerilla phase". Also the Boer Commissariat
and Medical Services are described.
To be published May 2000.
Cased edition £25.99 / Paper edition £12.99
Essential back list books published by the MILITARY PRESS - all available
for immediate despatch - major credit cards accepted.
A GAZETTEER OF THE SECOND ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899-1902
Huw M. Jones and Meurig G.M. Jones
> ix +286 pages, 2 figures and 7 maps.
210 x 295mm.
The result of many years of research drawing from Afrikaans, Dutch and
English sources, it lists over 1,800 locations where military activity
took place ranging from cities to farms, mountain ranges to koppies, major
railway junctions to sidings. Each location is listed under the name used
in the war with details of variations as well the name in present use.
Details of military activity are provided under each entry with equal emphasis
given to both sides.
For easy location a cadastral reference is included as well as detailed
references to leading histories and maps. Indices include Boer Commandos,
British units and formations (including over 70 from the Cape, Natal and
Transvaal), sites of Refugee Concentration Camps for both Black and Boer,
Boer and British personalities, and the accurate location of all actions
where a Victoria Cross was awarded.
Here are some of the reviews: "I was so rivetted by the Gazetteer
that I dropped everything . . . to review [it]. Nobody with a serious interest
in the Anglo-Boer War can afford to be without this book . . .
Having this book handy adds enormous value to the study of contemporary
histories and diaries . . .
The summaries of the actions which took place at the various locations
are well-researched and cross-referenced to original sources.
All credit to the Authors, who have produced a masterly work" Covos
Books of South Africa " . . . your research is probably the most valuable
and resource-rich I've > seen to date." Robert Wootton, webmaster
South African War Virtual Library "
. . . it will be an essential reference tool any library with a serious
interest in South African or military history should consider acquiring
[it]" John Pinfold, Rhodes House Library, Oxford "
. . . this is the sort of handy reference that will save you hours"
Stephen Dance.
Cased edition ISBN 0-85420-180-7 £45.00 Paper edition ISBN 0-85420-175-0 £25.00
THE BATTLES AND BATTLEFIELDS OF THE ANGLO-BOER 1899-1902
by Anthony Baker.
This is a study of the significant battles fought in the Anglo-Boer
War 1899-1902. It describes the battles in detail and can be used as a
guide for anyone visiting the battlefields. The text and maps clearly explain
to the reader the problems facing the commanders and how the battles were
fought, the location and movements of units &c. The reputation of some
of the British generals has been sullied from their failures in the field,
for example Buller, here will be found a detailed account of what he faced,
and with the problems he had to overcome together with the forces that
were at his disposal, the outcome could not have been unexpected. The British
Army that fought the war was the largest force until World War I that Britain
fielded and it was supported by numerous units of volunteers raised throughout
the Empire. When it went to war in Southern Africa it faced problems initially
of being considerably out numbered, and later when reenforcements arrived
of fighting a war in a vast theatre in very difficult conditions. Its lines
of communications were limited to a few vulnerable railway lines. The Army
had to create organisations such as divisions and control the war without
the benefit of a trained corps of staff officers. In addition to the maps,
there are orders of battle of the British Army, as well as indices listing
personalities, places and units. The author has also written a comment
on the infamous "Concentration Camps". 240 pages 60 colour maps,
210 x 295mm
ISBN 0-85420-149-1 Cased £35.00 ISBN 0-85420-154-8 Paperback £19.99
KAFIR WAR OF 1834-1835
by C Andrews
One of the very few eyewitness accounts of this "frontier"
war in South Africa. The author was the military secretary to Colonel Harry
Smith during the conflict. Smith was a hero of the Peninsular War who later
became Governor of South Africa. During the Kafir War 1834-5 he was Chief
of Staff to General D'Urban. Operations took place over three months leading
to the Kafir defeat and the death of their leader.
55 pages, map, 145 x 208mm. ISBN 0-85420-145-9 Cased £17.99 ISBN 0-85420-150-5 Paperback £7.99
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HALT! ACTION FRONT! – With Colonel Long at Colenso,
by Darrell Hall.
R150.00. (ISBN 0-620-24112-8) Covos-Day Books, 1999. H/C. D/J. 228
x 155mm. 208pp. Well illustrated with over 100 photos, sketches, diagrams
& maps. The story of the three batteries of the 4th Brigade Division,
Royal Field Artillery (7th, 14th, and 66th), and the six "Long 12s"
of the Royal Navy, which operated under the direct command of Colonel CJ
Long RHA, commanding the Artillery of the Natal Field Force, at the Battle
of Colenso, on 15th December 1899. These three RFA batteries still serve
today in the 26th Field Regiment , Royal Artillery, as now 16th, 17th and
159th respectively.
Covos-Day Books,PO Box 6996, Weltevredenpark 1715, South Africa,
email covos@global.co.za
PAMWE CHETE – The Legend of the Selous Scouts,
by Lt-Col Ron Reid-Daly.
R225.00 (ISBN 0-620-23756-2) Covos-Day Books, 1999. H/C. D/J. 228 x
155mm. 664pp. 150 b/w photos + various maps & sketches.The revamped,
rewritten version of the best-selling Top Secret War. With new, previously
unpublished material, including the roll of honour and full schedules of
citations and wings. New photo sections. The definitive account of this
exceptional unit’s short but distinguished service in the field of pseudo
counter-insurgency operations during the bitter Rhodesian bush war.
Covos-Day Books,PO Box 6996, Weltevredenpark 1715, South Africa,
email covos@global.co.za
ECHOES OF AN AFRICAN WAR,
by Chas Lotter.
R295.00 (ISBN 0-620-23091-6) Covos-Day Books, 1999. H/C. D/J. 330 x
248mm Port. 208pp. Approx 650 col. photos. A photographic anthology by
Africa’s acclaimed soldier-poet. Alternative pages of haunting poetry,
mirrored by some stunning original photography. Also a 150 leather-bound,
gilded Limited Edition.
Covos-Day Books,PO Box 6996, Weltevredenpark 1715, South Africa,
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SURVIVAL COURSE,
by Chris Cocks.
R95.00 (ISBN 0-620-24115-2) Covos-Day Books, 1999. S/C. 222 x 152mm.
244pp. 40 b/w photos + map. The sequel to the best-selling Fireforce. Chronicling
the author’s 15-month experience, up to Zimbabwean independence in 1980,
as a stick-leader in the specialist PATU (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit),
operating on Rhodesia’s eastern border. Part 2 deals with the author’s
traumatic and harrowing transition to civilian life in post-war Zimbabwe,
during which time he is forced to come to terms with his alcoholism and
drug addiction.
Covos-Day Books,PO Box 6996, Weltevredenpark 1715, South Africa,
email covos@global.co.za
The European Volunteers in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
by Dr Claus Nordbruch
Written in German, French and English 256 pages, hard-cover, large
size, ISBN 0-9584131-8-5 Price R180.00 - US-$ 30.00 - DM 49.80 (add postage)
P.O. Box 71380, ZA-0041 Die Wilgers, South Africa, Tel: +27 83 2910095,
Fax: +27.12.8110445, e-mail: clausnor@smartnet.co.za
The Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1900 was something out of the ordinary
compared to the wars of that time – e.g. the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71),
the Spanish-American War (1898) or the Russo-Japanese War (1904/05). It
was fought by protagonists who, except for the Boers themselves, were foreign
to the battlefields. The black natives were only marginally involved in
the conflict, except those who were, for the first time in recent war history,
armed by whites to fight against whites. The Boer War was an unequal struggle
fought by two Germanic nations at the southern tip of Africa. Citizens
of other European nations supported both the nations at war. However, this
book concerns itself only with those who fought on the side of the Boers.
The Anglo-Boer War broke out on 11 October 1899. The Boers of the Orange
Free State and the South African Republic (ZAR) did not have to face the
all-powerful World Empire of Great Britain entirely on their own. In total,
about 3000 volunteers from Europe (and some from America) joined the Boers
in arms. Among them were farmers and adventurers, mineworkers and gold
diggers, teachers and doctors, German counts, French mercenaries, Russian
politicians, Irish fighters from the wars against the Red Indians in America
and revolutionaries from Eire, Dutch attorneys and Scandinavian Berserks.
This book is dedicated to these men, who distinguished themselves in an
act untainted by our materialistic and decadent fun and games culture like
noble heroes emerging from a nostalgic epic.
This book does not intend to rekindle grudges or create hatred towards
former enemies. Most of the enemy soldiers and officers were obeying orders
and suffered tribulations similar to those suffered by the Boers and volunteers.
Those who fell far away from home on the battlefields recorded in history
– e.g. Elandslaagte, Magersfontein or Spioenkop – were European people.
They died, above all, in the name of an ideal: freedom and justice.
A GAZETTEER OF THE SECOND ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899-1902
by H and M Jones
286 pages, maps. 210 x 295mm
The result of many years of painstaking research, drawing from Afrikaans,
Dutch and English sources and archives, now published to coincide with
the centenary of the outbreak of the war. Listing over 1800 locations from
cities to farms, mountain ranges to individual koppies, major railway junctions
to sidings where military activity took place.
Each location is listed under the name used in the war, with details of
its variations as well the name in present use. Each entry, giving equal
emphasis to both sides, includes details of activity, military significance,
and why the same location had a number of different names (ie Hart's Hill,
Inniskilling Hill, Terrace Hill, and Green Hill), there are 14 Rietfontteins,
seven Nooitgedachts listed. For ease of location a cadastral reference
is included as well as reference to leading histories maps.
The indices include Boer Commandos, British units and formations (including
over 70 Cape, Natal and Transvaal), sites of Refugee Concentration Camps
for both Black and Boer, Boer and British personalities, accurate location
of all actions where a Victoria Cross was awarded.
This is an invaluable reference work, not only for those interested in
the war, but also the traveller and armchair tourist. 286 pages, maps.
210 x 295mm Cased edition =UKPNDS45.00
Paper edition =UKPNDS19.99
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KAFIR WAR OF 1834-1835
by C Andrews
One of the very few eyewitness accounts of this "frontier"
war in South Africa. The author was the military secretary to Colonel Harry
Smith during the conflict. Smith was a hero of the Peninsular War who later
became Governor of South Africa. During the Kafir War 1834-5 he was Chief
of Staff to General D'Urban. Operations took place over three months leading
to the Kafir defeat and the death of their leader.
55 pages, map, 145 x 208mm Case edition =UKPNDS17.99
Paper edition =UKPNDS7.99
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THE BATTLES AND BATTLEFIELDS OF THE ANGLO-BOER 1899-1902
by Anthony Baker
This is a study of the significant battles fought in the Anglo- Boer
War 1899-1902. It describes the battles in detail and can be used as a
guide for anyone visiting the battlefields. The text and maps clearly explain
to the reader the problems facing the commanders and how the battles were
fought, the location and movements of units &c. The reputation of some
of the British generals has been sullied from their failures in the field,
for example Buller, here will be found a detailed account of what he faced,
and with the problems he had to overcome together with the forces that
were at his disposal, the outcome could not have been unexpected. The British
Army that fought the war was the largest force until World War I that Britain
fielded and it was supported by numerous units of volunteers raised throughout
the Empire. When it went to war in Southern Africa it faced problems initially
of being considerably out numbered, and later when re-enforcements arrived
of fighting a war in a vast theatre in very difficult conditions. Its lines
of communications were limited to a few vulnerable railway lines. The Army
had to create organisations such as divisions and control the war without
the benefit of a trained corps of staff officers.
In addition to the maps, there are orders of battle of the British Army,
as well as indices listing personalities, places and units. The author
has also written an comment on the infamous "Concentration Camps".
240 pages 60 colour maps, 210 x 295mm
Cased edition =UKPNDS35.00
Paper edition =UKPNDS19.99
Contact info@books-express.co.uk
THE LINEAGE OF THE REGIMENTS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
by Antony Baker
The Lineage of the Cavalry, Yeomanry, Infantry Regiments and the Artillery
of the British Army from the 1690s to the present. The information is presented
in an easy to follow on large fold-out charts. The raisings, retitling,
disbandments and amalgamations are all shown. In addition there is a chronological
record of each Regiment as well as details of the its movements, and other
significant facts. The Regiments' nick names, marches, mottos, cap badges,
insignia, anniversaries, allied formations as well as their Battle Honours
and non honoured battles are also included.
Volume 1 Cavalry
Includes the Royal Tank Regiment. Indices - Cavalry Regiments, Named
Regiments, Numbered Regiments.
viii + 205 pages + 14 pages of fold-out charts
Cased edition =UKPNDS28.99
Paper Edition =UKPNDS18.99
Volume 2 Yeomanry
Indices - Named Regiments, Named Troops, Conversion to other Arms -
Royal Tank Regiment, Artillery, Engineers, Royal Corps of Transport/Royal
Logistics Corps, Signals, Infantry, Machine-Gun Battalions, Yeomanry Cyclists
Battalions
vii + 151 pages + 13 pages fold-out charts
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Men of the 24th
The Zulu War of 1879
By Toby Giese
A different treatment of the men of the 24th who fought and died at
Isandhalwana and Rorke's Drift, with the general history of both battles
secondary to the men themselves. Individuals in group photos are identified
were possible, and biographies of each man are detailed as much as possible.
Interesting roll call of defenders of Rorke's Drift. A valuable book for
medal collectors in general and collectors of the Zulu Campaign medal in
particular. 96 pages. Heavily illustrated with individual and group photos.
$17US + shipping cost.
gary@krohm.com
LORD METHUEN AND THE BRITISH ARMY
Failure and Redemption in South Africa
by Stephen M Miller of the University of Rhode Island
This study analyses the readiness of the British military establishment for war in 1899 and its performance in the South African War (1899-1902). It focuses on the career of Field Marshal Paul Sanford, 3rd Baron Methuen (1845-1932), whose traditional military training, used so effectively in Queen Victoria's small wars, was put to the test by the modern challenges of the South African War. A subsidiary aim of this work is to correct and refine the historical consensus that Methuen's campaign in the South African War was plagued by practical errors and poor judgement. The South African War was a crucial transitional episode in the history of the British army. Unlike Great Britain's other expeditions, it required the concentrated resources of the entire empire. It was a modern war in the sense that it employed the technology, the weaponry, the communications, and the transportation of the second industrial revolution.
Through detailed analyses of Methuen's campaigns, this study demonstrates that both Methuen and the British Army were not prepared for modern warfare. Despite this, Methuen and the British officer class were able to make the necessary transition to defeat the Boers and propel the British army into the twentieth century.
288 pages 11 maps 1999
0 7146 4904 X cloth UK Pnds39.50/US$57.50
0 7146 4460 9 paper UK Pnds17.50/US$26.50
Order from Frank Cass Publishers: sales@frankcass.com
SUMMER OF 1899
The Siege of Kimberley 14 October 1899 - 15 February 1900
Edited by Steve Lunderstedt
Published by the Kimberley Africana Library
Summer of 1899 commemorates four months of siege experienced by the
inhabitants of Kimberley 100 years ago. The letters, diaries and newspaper
articles collated with great care by Kokkie Duminy, Africana Librarian,
and edited by Steve Lunderstedt, a well-known Kimberley historian, give
a vivid overview of the anxiety, loss and deprivation suffered by the townspeople
of all races and persuasions during this turbulent time.
The third in the Africana series, this book is a valuable collector's item
and will be of great significance to all those interested in not only the
history of the Anglo-Boer War, but in the vicissitudes of the people caught
up in this sweeping tide.
CONTENTS
Kimberley Siege diaries: Mrs Katherine M. Green / Dr Henry Syrnonds/
Edward Goffe/ Annie Wilkes/ C. Noble/ Francis E. Wookey/ Jessie Mallen/
William and Isabella Pescod/ Rudolph Giloi/ Agnes Deary/ May Cockerill
Letters: Ann Druce / Vera Williamson / May Olive/ Madeleine Rogers/
Members: Ambulance Corps
Boer letters: P.J. Horak/ C.K.J. Liebenberg/ O.V. Oosthuizen/ A.J.
Joubert
Battles: Magersfontein/ Belmont/ Graspan/ Carter's Ridge/ Alexandersfontein/
Modder River/ Dronfield/ Spytfontein etc.
Interesting topics: Black labourers/ Compounds/ Maps/ Statistics/
Casualties/ Food Rations/ Horsemeat/ Long Cecil/ C.J. Rhodes/ Bombardments/
Shelters/ Soup Kitchen
Friends of the Library P0. Box 627, Kimberley 8300
STANDARD EDITION
800 Unnumbered hardcover copies, with coloured dust jacket. Price R180
For postage and packaging in SA add R25; elsewhere add R90 (surface mail).
PAINTING THE MAP RED - Canada and the South African
War, 1899-1902
by Carman Miller
238x158mm, 557 pp. Maps and illustrations. Paperback. ISBN 0 86980 939 3
For almost three years the Canadian public was mesmerized by the war. It affected trade, industry, transportation, fashion, discourse, literature, graphics, and music. By the time the Anglo-Boer War ended in May 1902, 7 368 young soldiers and 16 nurses had sailed from Canada for South Africa. About 270 died there, killed in battle or by disease.
Carman Miller explains why men volunteered for service in this distant conflict despite the rancorous pre-war debate on the wisdom of Canadian participation. He examines the difficulties of leading citizen soldiers and compares the differing styles of leadership. He also reveals how the soldiers' experiences in the field and the public's perceptions of the war altered Canadian opinion, politics, and military development.
UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PRESS
PRIVATE BAG X0I, SCOTTSVILLE 3209, SOUTH AFRICA
TEL 0331 - 260 5226 FAX: 0331 - 2605801 E-mail: books@press.unp.ac.za
Sept 1998 Price R150,00 (R131,58 + Rl8,42 VAT)
Postage South African customers please add R20,00 per order
Overseas customers add R45,00.
THE HALL HANDBOOK OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR by Darrell Hall
Edited by Fransjohan Pretorius and Gilbert Torlage
245 x 170 mm. 340pp. Maps and illustrations. Hardback ISBN 0 86980 943
1 Paperback. ISBN 0 866980 949 0
This book is an essential reference for definitive military information
regarding the opposing forces and other key features of the war. The handbook
supplies unsurpassed detail regarding:
Casualties and War Graves; The Boer Forces; Black, Indian and Coloured
Participation; The British Army; Blockhouses and Concentration Camps; The
Royal Navy; Accoutrements and Cost of the War; Decorations and Medals;
The Battles, Deployment and Reorganisation of Forces
The Hall Handbook sets out in astonishing depth all the background information that is necessary for a better understanding of the conduct of the war.
Major Darrell Hall delivered his manuscript weeks before his death. Consulting editors Fransjohan Pretorius and Gilbert Torlage have been responsible for assisting the Publisher in bringing this manuscript into its current form.
Order from: UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PRESS PRIVATE BAG X01, SCOTTSVILLE 3209, SOUTH AFRICA
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Postage South African customers please add R20.00 per order Overseas customers add R45.00.
March 1999 Price R235.00 (HB) (R206.14 + R28,86 VAT)
R155,00 (PB) (R135,96 + R21,04 VAT)
This register contains the names and service records of over 1,700 military and civilian nurses, lay support staff such as cooks and maidservants, and civilian volunteers who were rewarded for their service to Britain during the South African (Boer) War. Rolls of those awarded the Royal Red Cross and/or Mentioned in Despatches are included.
No official nominal rolls or formal service records were ever compiled of these women who came from throughout the British Isles, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and of course South Africa.
This 90-page register presents a great deal of previously scattered and unpublished data, and is intended as a research tool: readers are invited to share information which will add to or amend the records so that the remarkable contribution of these women can finally be told.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902: Service Records of British and Colonial Women. Over 1700 entries. NZ$45.00 (incl. p+p) from the author: Sheila Gray, 54a Towai Street, Auckland 1005, New Zealand. Email:smgray@pop.ihug.co.nz
This is the biography of the Voortrekker Piet Uys who was killed at Italeni in 1838 and his son and namesake who fought in the Anglo/Zulu War of 1879. Many previoulsy unknown facts now come to light and explain why this renowned family assisted the British when all other Boers turned their backs on them. Four maps and aerial photographs assist in identifying the battlefields.
Fortress Books, P O Box 2475, Knysna, 6570. Tel 044 382 6805 Fax 382
6848.
Price = R90
E-mail:uys@pixie.co.za
The harrowing tales of shipwrecks off the African coast, from the Portuguese caravells of the 1400s to the Oceanos of 1991 are described by survivors. The little known truth of the greatest sea disaster off South Africa is described by some of the few who survived German torpedoes and savage shark attacks.
Fortress Books, P O Box 2475, Knysna, 6570. Tel 044 382 6805 Fax 382
6848.
Price = R90
E-mail:uys@pixie.co.za
Over 1,300 brief biographies of military personalities in South Africa gives many fascinating facts such as: The French woman who defied a Xhosa army, the Cape-born youngster who died fighting in the American Civil War, the former cowboy who commanded the Springboks at their most famous battle - Delville Wood, and many more true stories.
Fortress Books, P O Box 2475, Knysna, 6570. Tel 044 382 6805 Fax 382
6848.
Price = R90
E-mail:uys@pixie.co.za
The Honoris Crux was South Africa's premier gallantry award during the Border War. Scores of accounts of valour, plus particulars of the battles and photographs of the recipients abound. Read of the helicopter pilot who switched his lights on to attract fire away from his friends, then later landed in an enemy camp to rescue his downed comrades; the frogmen who blew the Cuito Bridge then fought the enemy and crocodiles while escaping...
Fortress Books, P O Box 2475, Knysna, 6570. Tel 044 382 6805 Fax 382
6848.
Price = R90
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These two books deal with the epic battle of July 1916 in France when the Springboks were left to defend the wood against overwhelming German forces. Of the 121 officers and 3,032 men who entered the wood, only 3 wounded officers and 140 men emerged five days later. The names of all participants and details of the later lives of many of the men are included in Rollcall.
Fortress Books, P O Box 2475, Knysna, 6570. Tel 044 382 6805 Fax 382
6848.
Price = R90
E-mail:uys@pixie.co.za
The story of the people of Heidelberg during the South African War is poignant and heart-rending. Live through their experiences, English and Boer, as they fought and died on the battlefields and in the concentration camps. The author was a member of the commando during the Border War and served with the grandsons of the Boer War veterans. This is compulsory reading for SA War Commemoration enthusiasts. Visit the graves and homes of those who are described in the book.
Fortress Books, P O Box 2475, Knysna, 6570. Tel 044 382 6805 Fax 382
6848.
Price = R90
E-mail:uys@pixie.co.za
South African Military Yearbook 1998 is to be released soon. This issue is devoted to the struggle between British imperialism and Boer aspirations with specific emphasis on the two Anglo-Boer Wars and the Jameson Raid.
The first part of the commemorative issue contains a short historical overview of the armed struggle between Boer and "Brit"; a survey of military-historical writing on the Anglo-Boer Wars; and a short bibliography.
In the second part an overview is given of the battles and battlefields of the Anglo-Boer Wars together with other relevant sights worth seeing such as monuments and military graveyards. This overview has been compiled with the tourist in mind. The description of battlefields and battlefield routes for example contains useful information of recommended routes. The compilers also foresee that this will serve as a valuable guide for British regiments and other tourists visiting South Africa during the Centenary commemoration of the Second Anglo-Boer War over the period 1999 to 2002.
The book will be sold for R35-00 (postage included). You can now reserve your copy by contacting SAMHIC at:
P.O. Box 1595
SILVERTON 0127
Fax No: (012) 832 901
E-mail: samhic@mweb.co.za
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Anglo Boer War, The Battery Press
is pleased to announce a special limited edition reprint of the two volume
German General Staff official history, The War in South Africa. Originally
published shortly after the end of hostilities, the essential object of
this work was the instruction of the German officer. The criticisms it
contains point out not only alleged British faults and errors, but what,
in the opinion of the Great German General Staff at Berlin, the British
ought to have done. In Volume I, the authors provide a framework for that
conflict with a review of the theater of war, the Boer forces and the tactics,
armament and equipment of the British Army. The battles of Colenso and
Magersfontein are covered along with operations of the Western Theater
of War from the assumption of command by Lord Roberts until the surrender
of Cronje.
The period covered in this initial volume is from October 1899 to February
1900. Volume I has 280 pages of text, 9 large strategic/tactical maps in
two cover pockets and two illustrations.
Volume II begins in March 1900 through September 1900. It provides details on events in Natal after the battle of Colenso up to the relief of Ladysmith. Also covered are events in the summer of 1900 in the south-east of the Free State. Volume II concludes with a tactical retrospect of the course of the war from a German point of view. Volume II has 374 pages, 9 strategic/tactical maps in two cover pockets and five illustrations. This set will be in green cloth with black and gold presentation. The Imperial German eagle will be on the cover. The set is designed to match Battery Press reprints of the German General Staff histories for the 1866 war with Austria and the Franco-German War of 1870-71.
The German Official Account of the War in South Africall retail for
US$99.95 plus $5.00 shipping. Interested individuals may reserve a set
for US$79.95 plus $5.00 shipping worldwide if we have your order prepaid
order prior to 1 Junely 1999. (Society members special offer - indicate
membership status with order)
Only 600 sets are being printed of this important reference work.
The Battery Press,
P.O. Box 198885,
Nashville,
Tennessee, 37219.
fax reservations to 615-298-1401 or email orders to batterybks@aol.com.
The first in a series of publications by the Castle Military Museum.
Since the first British occupation of the Cape of Good Hope in 1795, Britain has greatly influenced the history of Southern Africa. As Potgieter expains, with the exception of a short period of three years, when the Cape fell under the control of the Batavian Republic, British control of the greater Cape and later an extensive part of the subcontinent, continued deep into the twentieth century. The reasons for the British takeover were related to the commercial value of Britain's trade with East. As trade needed protection and ports, sea power was crucial for Britain's imperial interests and hence supremacy at sea was desired. In essence it was British sea power and the lack of a comparable ability amongst her opponents, which made the conquest of the Cape possible.
This history primarily deals with how the British takeover of the Cape occurred, the actions of the opposing sides and the different people who oversaw and participated in the process.
Castle Military Museum
P.O.Box 1
Cape Town
8000
Tel (021) 469-1136
Fax (021) 461-0208
A very readable publication which offers information on a little known aspect of South Africas' past, and the second in the series on Cape Military History, which is published annually.
The Dutch East India Company's trade with the East as well as its trade route are examined, the importance of the geographical position and strategic role of Table Bay are shown, and the problems that beset the Company's new maritime replenishment station that was established in 1652 are explained. The effects of a European commercial settlement on the local aboriginal herdsman, the privations of the settlers and their contest with the Khoina for the resources of the fertile Liesbeeck Vatley, are all dealt with in detail A number of manned forts were built along the Liesbeeck River at this time, which became the first of many Eastern Frontiers in this country's history and the one that had the most lasting effect.
This is a well-researched publication which caters for the casual reader as well as the more serious student of military history.
Castle Military Museum
P.O.Box 1
Cape Town
8000
Tel (021) 469-1136
Fax (021) 461-0208
Now we have a book by that name - a book that anyone with memories of, or associations with, (HM) SAS UNITIE will want to acquire.
For almost a century many South Africans have served their country with distinction in war and peace as naval volunteers and reservists - and this is their story.
SAS UNITIE stands as a symbol of their sen~ice and of a proud history dating from 1905, when the Cape Colonial Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, came into being.
This new book - written by the late Capt C.J. Harris with Roger Williams, sponsored by Safmarine and published by the Unitie Trust - has been produced to mark the 92nd Anniversary of that historic event.
The training establishment in Table Bay Harbour succeeded the makeshift RNVR (SA) Base at The Castle, Cape Town. It was commissioned in 1942 to meet the needs of South Africa's expanding Navy.
Read about the fascinating history of the Base, nicknamed "Copey's Castle" after its founder and first Commanding Officer, Commander W.J. Copenhagen, in this attractive and informative book.
The cost of the book is R85.
You may either collect your order from SAS UNITIE or you may pay an additional
cost of R12 for packaging and insured posting. Payment may be by cheque
cash or crossed postal order. (VAT is not applicable).
To order your copy of "Copey's Castle - The Story of (HM) SAS UNITIE",
contact:
WO I N. Simpson, SAS UNITIE, PO Box 2761, Cape Town 8000.
Telephone (021) 2l-2l98: Facsimile (02l) 2l-2l85
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South African carved Figurines
Date sent: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 21:20:50 +0200
From: David Merrington
Subject: Anglo-Boer War Figurines
Dear Sir,
I am a miniaturist sculptor. I am working on a series of zinc-cast 200mm
hand-painted figurines to commemorate the SA War. The first of these, which
I am now marketing, is a figurine of a sergeant in the Gordon Highlanders.
I am working on a Boer figure, a lancer, a drummer boy, a rating from the
Naval Brigade, and other types from the war. I would be very grateful if
your society could add my web address to your list of centenary links.
Yours sincerely,
David Merrington (www.fieldcraft.co.za)
doordrift@kingsley.co.za