THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA and the GREAT WAR 1914

THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA and the GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 : OFFICIAL HISTORY

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First published in 1924 by the Army General Staff as an official history for South African participation in World War I, this account covers all of the South African campaigns. There are chapters on German South-West Africa, the two phases of the German East African campaign, the South African infantry brigade in Egypt and the South African forces in France. There are also appendices with details on South Africans who won the Victorian Cross and a listing of casualties by unit.

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THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA and the GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 : OFFICIAL HISTORY
by General Staff, Defence Headquarters, Pretoria
Condition: Very Good in Plastic/No dustwrap as issued.
Pretoria.: Government Printing and Stationery,, 1924. Cloth somewhat dull; gold titles on spine and front are bright; rear free end paper is water stained. Erratum slip; portrait of Colonel Mentz as frontis; 230pp incl List of V Cs; List of Casualties by Unit; plus 15 full p b&w photographs plates; 9 numbered “diagrams”, i e maps with explanatory notes; 18 full p maps in text. NO lists of either illus or maps. 1000 copies printed. Includes mention of the Rhodesian units, which were part of the Union Defence Forces..
Bookseller: BOOKLOVERS PARADISE ZA (ZA)
Bookseller Inventory #: 007564
Title: THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA and the GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 : OFFICIAL HISTORY
Author: General Staff, Defence Headquarters, Pretoria
Format/binding: Hard Cover Maroon Buckram
Book condition: Used – Very Good in Plastic
Jacket condition: No dustwrap as issued.
Quantity available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Government Printing and Stationery,
Place: Pretoria.
Date published: 1924
Keywords: World WAR ONE, W W I, South African Defence Force, Rhodesians.
Bookseller catalogs: War;
Size: 278x28p55mm
Location A u4

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