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- - - SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA - - -
bk12rh01 BADGES & INSIGNIA of the RHODESIAN SECURITY FORCES: A.J. Arniel. Hard Back complete with Dust Jacket.  .111 Pages of Black & white line drawings of Army. Air Force, BSAP, Guard Force, Internal Affairs & Phumo ReVanhu cap & beret badges, rank insignia, stable belts etc.  Includes brief unit histories.  Minor scuffing to dust jacket, otherwise... Mint  Sold Out
bk12rh/ep THE ELITE PICTORIAL.   Barbara Cole. Hardback. 2nd edition. 1986. Published & printed in Natal, SA. 168 pages.  European A4 size coffee table book.  MEASURES 310mm X 220mm (12¼" x 8⅝") ±75% photos. Mostly B&W with a few colour. Book details the history of "C" squadron SAS from Malaya & Aden through the Rhodesian war operations & disbandment.  Includes some brief bios on some of the more well known SAS personalities, a chronology of major events, roll of honour +++.   Binding is still tight and pages are nice and unmarked.    NOTE: Both covers are "hazy" with light scuffs making them dull.  Also some small divots, edge wear and corner dents on covers.   vvg $ 65.00
image soon rh12chm23 CHIMURENGA!  THE WAR IN RHODESIA 1965-1980.  Autographed.  Paul L Moorcraft & Peter McLaughlin.  Paperback. 1st (and only) edition.  Copyright 1982.  Printed & published in South Africa.   262 pages. Numerous pages of B&W photos (some graphic!) Some maps diagrams etc. "The main thrust of the book...is concerned with the dramatic final years of the war..... inside story of the tragic mistakes and double-dealing is revealed...."  AUTOGRAPHED in pen by BOTH authors on main title page.  NOTE: 566 written in blac ball pen in upper right corner of first page.  Old price sticker residue on reverse.  A few small areas of edge wear & center crease in spine.  Overall.......  Exc/vvg+ $ 55.00
12sa/wia WAR IN ANGOLA.  Helmoed-Romer Heitman.  Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1st edition. 1990 Ashanti.  366 pages. Many B&W photos.  In depth account fo the SADF Op's Modular, Hooper & Packer against FAPLA in Angola in 1987-88.   Scuffing & edge wear to dust jacket.  5 bent page corners.   Dusty/discolored page tops/edges.               vg+ $ 65.00
bk32bn2hb THEY LIVE BY THE SWORD.  Col. Jan Breytenbach.  Hardback c/w dust jacket.  1st edition.  Published in Johannesburg.  272 pages.  16 pages of B&W photos.  History of 32bn as told by the unit's creator.  "A soldier's story about South African soldiers..." "...the inside and until now untold TOP SECRET story of 12 years of bitter bush war....."    AUTOGRAPHED inside front page by Mike Rogers (Member of 32bn).   NOTE: There is light foxing (yellowing) to the dust jacket spine & page tops.  Slight wear on bottom edges of book.  Complete with removable clear Mylar cover.  A well looked after 29 year old book. Exc+ $ 100.00
bk12kv8p2 NINE DAYS OF WAR. Peter Stiff. Hard-back size softback.  2nd edition (March 1991) Copyright 1989 & 1991.  Published in Johannesburg, SA. 304 pages. 16 Pages of B&W photos. Covering the last major SWAPO incursion in to SWA-Nambia in 1989 soon after the start fo the cease-fire. Deals mainly with Koevoet units personal experiences.  Used, foxing (darkening) to page edges.  Light "yellowing" to spine.  Scrathes & scuffing to covers.  Cover corner wear.  Overall......   vg/vg+ $ 50.00
bk12saaf AIRCRAFT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE.  Herman Potgieter, Willem Steenkamp, Dave Becker & Louis Vosloo. Softback, coffee table size book. 180 glossy pages. Published in South Africa 1980. Many colour 8 x 10 size. Inside front & back covers are colour plates of 32 official SAAF Squadron patches.  Covers have faint creases, scuffs and edge wear but not serious.  Overall condition is...   vvg $ 15.00
bk12sa/gsh4 A GREATER SHARE OF HONOUR.   Jack Greef.  Flexi-cover. Hardback size paperback. 1st edition. Copyright 2001. Printed & bound in Pretoria, South Africa 173 pages. 26 pages of B&W photos. A personal account of SA SF (Recce) Op's, giving an extraordinary insight by one of the most decorated soldiers of the SADF.  Autographed by the author on title page.    NOTE: There is a 1" fold crease in upper right corner of front cover & a 1" fold crease in bottom right corner of back cover.  Some light wear visible on spine edges.  Otherwise nice condition. vvg+ $ 50.00
bk12sa/vc VICTORIA CROSSES of the ANGLO-BOER WAR.  Ian Uys. Softback. 1st edition. Copyright 2000, published in South Africa. 127 pages.   Details ±75 VC recipients during the two Boer Wars in South Africa.  1881 and 1899-1902.  The author gives the reipient’s background, transcript of original citation and additional information about the particular battle and/or what the man did after he received his VC (if he survived.) Also lists other medals the recipient was awarded.  Includes Black & White photo of many of the recipients plus a few other B&W photos. .....AUTOGRAPHED by author 25.7.05  Mint- $ 30.00
12sa/SA01 THE SUPER AFRIKANERS.  Ivor Wilkins & Hans Strydom.  Hardback c/w dust jacket.  458 pages + 139 pages.  1st edition. 1989. Printed in Johannesburg.  History, insight & development of the Afrikaner Broederbond (Brotherhood).  Formed in 1918 it welded together Afrikanerdom to secure political power in SA...."the organisations 12'000 members permeate every aspect of South African life to influence the destiny of its 25 million inhabitants..."  MEASURES: 9 1/2" x 6".  (24cm X 15cm).   Corner tear & edge wear on dust jacket.  Overall ..... Good/vg $  15.00
bk12bbc/h1 THE BANG BANG CLUB. Snapshots From A Hidden War.  Greg Marinovich & Joao Silva.  Hardback, complete with dust jacket.  1st edition.  Copyright 2000.  320 pages.  22 glossy pages of B&W photos. (Many of which are graphic)  9.¾" x 6½" x 1". (250mm X 165mm X 25mm)  "...the two surviving members tell the harrowing story of the "Bang Bang Club", a nickname given to them by the SA international press for the fearless and sometimes reckless extremes they went to in order to capture violent images of war on film...."  in the 1990's.  From the violent townships of South Africa to Pulitzer Prize photos in Sudan these photojournalists say more action, death & firefights than most SA soldiers.  Sometimes disturbing and hard to read, but even harder to put down. .....  BOOK comes complete with clear, slip-on Mylar protective cover over the dust jacket which can be easily removed.  Near New condition.          Exc+ $  15.00
12rh/whl/01 RHODESIAN ARMY VEHICLE PRINTS SET.  A4 size colour and quality B&W laser copies. (Not just photocopies) of pencil sketches by Colin Eyre.  11 vehicle sketches & cover drawing.  Each measures 298mm X 212mm (11 3/4" x 8 3/8")    Suitable for framing.  Set comes in an SA made "Flip File" soft cover display book of 20 clear plastic pockets.  (Prints simply slide out of the sleeves) .  ...............SET OF 11+1   
-M.A.P. -RODEF 2.5 -RODEF 4.5 -LAND ROVER -BEDFORD R.L. -PANHARD -BEDFORD R.M. -CROCODILE -POOKIE -RHINO -PUMA
Mint $ 15.00
- - - OTHER AFRICA BOOKS - - -
bk12fppb FIREPOWER.  Chris Dempster & Dave Tomkins.  Paperback. Copyright 1978.  CORGI reprint (2nd edition) 1978. 491 pages including 8 pages of B&W photos.  Wear spots on corners & edges.  Binding still tight & no loose pages.  Has been around but not abused.        Good+ $ 38.00
  - - -S.A. MAGAZINES,PERIODICALS, BROCHURES etc- - -
cer004 SOUTH AFRICA. 44 PARA BRIGADE PROMOTIONAL FOLDER. Used to hold PR information & brochures. 8" X 6". Mint $  3.00
12vloot01 S.A.: KNOW YOUR NAVY/KEN U VLOOT POSTER.  Glossy magazine type paper.  24" X 11" (61cmX 28cm) Small photos of 10 different SA Navy ships/boats etc with statistics in English & Afrikaans. Printed by the SA Navy.    Two Folds -AS MADE.  Mint- $  5.00
12sa/rsm SOUTH AFRICAN RANK "CHART". SERGEANT MAJOR'S of the SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCES. Full colour photocopy of 19 different Sgt. Maj., RSM's & WO badges in 1988. 8 1/2" x 11" Exc $  3.00
12swa/rsa SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH-WEST AFRICA RANK "CHART".  Black & White laser copy of a black & white photocopy of a hand drawn chart showing SADF ranks and the equivalent in the SWA Territory Force.  (In Afrikaans) NOTE the "flaw" in bottom left corner. A-4 size 210mm x 295mm. ( 8 1/4" x 11 1/5") Mint $  3.00
12tsk/rnk TRANSKEI RANK "CHART". "TRANSKEIAN DEFENCE FORCE BADGES OF RANK". Black & White laser copy of a black & white photocopy.  NOTE the "flaw" in bottom right corner. A-4 size 210mm x 295mm. ( 8 1/4" x 11 1/5") Mint $  3.00
------------ DOCUMENTS, CERTIFICATES etc- Southern Africa ----------------
12sa/uni/a SADF UNITAS MEDAL CERTIFICATE.  Original. Colour print on board paper. AFRIKAANS. Blank/unissed w/signature of the Minister of Defence.  A4 size. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2")   NOTE: English version shown in image but certificate is in Afrikaans.        Mint- $ 10.00
mr234 1 RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. ORIGINAL. Black & white on A4 fancy paper. Blank. Unsigned.  210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2")  Blue smudge near boarder.  Otherwise.....       Mint- $  6.00
mr248 SPECIAL FORCES UNITED CHURCH of CHRIST the CONQUEROR MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE. ORIGINAL. Black & white on fancy paper. Blank. 8" x 8" (20cm x 20cm)    Mint $  2.00
12sa/oc1 1 SPECIAL FORCES REGIMENT STATIONARY: OFFICER COMMANDING  NOTE CARD. (Folding).  ORIGINAL. Black & white & maroon on grained board paper with OC's name & rank printed inside.    Mint $  2.00
12sa/3p 3 PARACHUTE BATTALION STATIONARY: LETTERHEAD.  ORIGINAL. Colour on grained board paper. 3 Para flash etc on top  with "watermark" type drawing/image below.  A4 size. 210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2")  SADF stock no. in bottom right corner. Mint $  1.00
12sa5mb1 5 MEDICAL BATTALION GROUP:  COLOUR PARADE CERTIFICATE. ORIGINAL. (Bilingual)  Colour on A4 board paper. Awarded to Lt. van Niekerk for participating in the colour parade of October 1988.  Signed by OC & RSM.    210mm x 295mm. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2")     Exc+ $  7.00
12sap01 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE NOTE PAPER.  ORIGINAL. Pale blue sheet of A4 paper folded in half with pre-1994 SAP logo. (8 1/4" x 11 1/2") (Shown appx. 1/2 size)      Mint $   .50
         
12sarp/nb1 SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAY POLICE CONSTABLE'S NOTEBOOK.  European A-6 size "pocketbook" No. H20820 issued to a KONSTABEL BOTHA. Pale blue fibrous covers with SARP logo. 120 numbered pages.  62 pages are filled with handwritten entries of dates & times of "on service" from 1985-86. Pages 119 & 120 have hand-written names & phone numbers. Official 1985 issue stamp inside front cover.  CLOSED MEASURES 130mm X 10mm (5⅛" x 4") NOTE: One piece cover has spine wear & has pulled loose from the pages.  Hand writing on front cover is very faint & very hard to read.  Visible signs of use.  Otherwise.......   Fair $ 25.00
         
12rli/jlb77 LOG BOOK OF PARACHUTE DESCENTS with 1st BATTALION THE RHODESIAN LIGHT INFANTRY.  Original Rhodesian government document G.P. & S. 75657-6. Issued to TPR. L. E. REYNOLDS #107097 at New Sarum on 2/9/77.  34 pages including ID page, qualification certificate, 2 pages of basic parachute training course logged jumps (12 jumps).  28 pages for Training & Operational Descents of which 2 pages document 6 of his jumps. Remaining pages for Training & Operational Descents have no entries. Hand-written in blue ball pen in the back cover of the book is Reynolds SUPPORT CDO address at CRANBOURE BRKS and the PO BOX of F.C. REYNOLDS.   MEASURES: 125mm X 111mm. (4⅞" x 4")    NOTE: All pages are still intact with original staples but the staples have torn loose from the cover lining. Staples have light rust on them.  The covers have edge, corner & spine wear & 1 corner is bent. Rear cover has white-ish..... foxing? Or?????  Overall.....          vvg $ 550.00
12rli/jlb75 LOG BOOK OF PARACHUTE DESCENTS with 1st BATTALION THE RHODESIAN LIGHT INFANTRY.  Original Rhodesian government document G.P. & S. 75657-6.  UNISSUED.  34 pages including ID page, qualification certificate, 2 pages for documenting Basic Parachute Training Course jumps AND 28 pages for documenting Training & Operational Descents.   MEASURES: 125mm X 111mm. (4⅞" x 4")    NOTE: All pages are still intact with original staples but the staples have torn loose from the cover lining. Staples have light rust on them.  There is a 1" area dried white glue (Elmers type)  on the bottom edge of 8 pages & sticking them together, but only just.  They could be gently separated if necessary.      Exc $ 500.00
         
sth12LB01 LESOTHO:  LOGBOOK OF PARACHUTE DESCENTS.  Official Army Paratroopers Logbook.  Form DD1548.  64 pages.  1st page for personal information. 2nd page for qualification certificate number etc.  Remaining pages for logging parachute jumps.  Never used but some corner folds on pages and to back cover.  MEASURES 123mm X 93mm X 4mm (4⅞" x 3⅝" x⅛") NOTE: 1/4" fold/dent on top right corner of cover & pages. Mint-/Exc+ $ 40.00
- - -FRANCE & THE FOREIGN LEGION- - -
bk12le02 LEGIONNAIRE. My Five years in the French Foreign Legion.   Simon Murray. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1st US Edition.  Copyright 1978. 315 pages. 16 pages B&W photos.  Some damage and wear and heavy spine fading to dust jacket otherwise........................  vvg $  5.00
bk12le11 THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. The Inside Story of the World-Famous Fighting Force..  John Robert Young. Soft back, coffee table size book. Copyright 1984. 1985 edition..  212 glossy pages.  MANY photos & useful reference. Scuffs to front & back covers & a fold at bottom right front cover.  Generally.......   vg+/vvg $ 20.00
bk12bbf01 STREET WITHOUT JOY. Bernard B. Fall. Paperback. 8 x 5 1/4" (20 x 13.5cm). 408 pages. 1972. 1st Schocken paperback edition. 43 maps & illustrations. 16 pages of B&W photos. 15 chapters cover the French involvement in Indochina + Comparision chart of US and French Losses & Military Bibilography  of Indochina.  Back cover has 1.5" tear at top, near spine. Dusty page tops, sides & bottoms.  Otherwise......   Good/vg $  5.00
12gign10 GIGN: 10 ANS D'ACTION. Yvon Gagueche.(GIGN: 10 years of action) Hardback. 9" x 12". 1st ed. 1985. Appx. 110 pages. GIGN training intervention techniques etc. Mostly colour photos(French language text. Photo captions in French & English.)   Exc $ 10.00
  - - -FRANCE/LEGION MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, BROCHURES etc - - - 
12kb/cam56 KEPI BLANC.  CAMERONE 30 AVRIL 1956.  (French language.)  2 13 pages.  Printed by the Service Information du Premier Regiment Etranger (Side-Bel-Abbes). Published by Kepi Blanc 15 Avril 1956. Vintage Kepi Blanc size 325mm X 247mm X 13mm (12¾" x 9¾" x ½")  ±75% is period B&W photos.  There is a "chapter" on the Regiments, Battallions & companies (including the 1er REP!) with brief history + events of the year & recent photos.   NOTE: Binding is still  intact with rust on the staples.  2 advertisiment pages at the back have come loose.  There is a stain & tear on the back cover.  The covers show some creases, edge wear, corner clips & binding wear.  A previous owner has written an X in blue ball pen next to most of the photo captions.  Comes in a specially purchased clear, plastic slip-on protective cover.      Good/vg $  40.00
12kb/cam81 KEPI BLANC.  CAMERONE 30 AVRIL 1981.  La Legion Etrangere a 150 Ans.  150th Anniversary Edition.(French language.)  131 pages.  Printed by the S.I.H.L.E  Published by Kepi Blanc 20 Mar 1981. Vintage Kepi Blanc size 304mm x 239mm  (12" x 9½")  ±75% is period photos.  Mostly colour photos and a some B&W photos.  There is a "chapter" on each Regiment and post with brief history + events of the year & recent photos. Also includes addresses for all recruiting & RE posts in France.   NOTE: Binding is still intact but this does show use & age with cover creases, edge wear etc.  Old & yellowed dried sticky tape reside inside both covers. ALSO NOTE: Previous owner used liquid white out to cover some writing on the front cover AND on the back of the title page inside.   Overall ....       Good $  30.00
12pht/rf01 ORIGINAL PHOTO.  INDOCHINA: CRABS. Original glossy Black & White photo of the Legion Cavalry Groupement Automne using US WW2 tracked amphibious vehicles (M29's?) and wearing the Chapeau de Brusse & the khaki beret. Faint blue rubber stamping on reverse "SERVICE CINEMA DES ARMEES. PHOTO S.C.A." & A.52.158 R9 handwritten in pencil. Measures 9 1/2" x 12" (24cm x 31cm). Has some faint, minor "wrinkles", a thumbtack hole in the border of each corner & 3 or 4 tiny tears in the border at the top. Otherwise vvg+ $ 15.00
12rec/bc43 CERTIFICATE de BONNE CONDUITE.  1st CAVALRY RGT.   1940s-1950s 1er R.E.C. Good Conduct Certificate.  Probably a copy but nice patina and aged look, Excellent quality on parchment type paper.  Blank/unissued.   Measures 38cm X 28cm  (15" x 11")    NOTE: The fold lines only appear on the front of the certificate.   Exc $ 10.00
- - -OTHER BOOKS- - -
bk12nms93 NO MEAN SOLDIER. The autobiography of a Professional fighting man.  Peter McAleese.  Hardback c/wDust Jacket.  1993 Orion 1st edition.  292 pages.  16 Pages of B&W photos. Includes 5 appendices 1 of which is a list of the mercenaries in Angola in 1976 and another on Rhodesian counter-insurgency command & control structure. "Brought up in Glasgow McAleese was determined to be a soldier, joining the British Parachute Regiment in 1960, He fought with the British SAS in Aden and Borneo, and his career then became a quest for action and danger, taking him to Angola as a mercenary with the FNLA and service in the Rhodesian SAS and later in Angola with the SADF 44 Para Brigade pathfinders ....and beyond.".  Typical scuffs and minor marks on Dust jacket.  Dusty page tops but otherwise.....      Exc $ 10.00
12amb/bob BAND OF BROTHERS. E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne.    Stephen E. Ambrose.Large size softback. Copyright 1992. 335 pages. 8 pages of B&W photos. Exc-/vvg+ $  5.00
bk12us/ff FAITH OF MY FATHERS. John McCain with Mark Salter. Hardback c/w dust jacket. 1999 1st ed. 349 pages. Memoirs of the naval lives of McCains grandfather (Admiral) father (Admiral)and himself (a pilot shot down and a POW for 5+ years in VN) McCain's refusal of an early release by the North Vietnamese was based on a sense of honour taught by his forefathers.    Exc $  5.00
         
---AFRICAN FICTION---- (Often based on fact & historicaly acurate. An easy way to learn the culture & history.)
bk12af/pr THE PROPHECIES. Douglas Hawkins. Large size softback. 395 pages. Copyright 2013. First edition.  Published & printed in South Africa.  AUTOGRAPHED by the author.  "Southern Africa 1872; Thandeka....meets and old psychic medicine woman and hears the first of the prophecies.  Seven years later "The Prophecies" begin to unfold as the invasion forces of the British Empire  enter the Zulu Kingdom.... Following the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift.... it is the old medicine woman who forsees the actions.... a story of warriors, chiefs and a king caught up in a churning mix of intrigue and deception."   "   Editor's comment: "...an historical novel that tells a tale with superb entertainment value as it follows a well thought-out and intricate plot, cleverely interwoven with factual history..."  Mint $ 15.00
bk12af/wg0 THE WILD GEESE. Daniel Carney. 1978 Bantam PB edition. Copyright 1977. 279 pages. "50 hell-raising mercenaries on a do-or die mission deep in Africa...." Fictional story loosely based on Mike Hoare. Some damage to covers but generally.....  vg+ $  7.00
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gaz001 LES TENUES CAMOUFLEES pendant la 2eme GUERRE MONDIALE.  (CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS OF WW2.)   (French language). Gazette des Uniforms No.1.  Flexi-cover. European A-4 size.(12"x8.5")  Published in France. 80 glossy pages. Chapters on Germany, US, UK, USSR + Italy, Hungary, Czechoslovakia Japan & China.  MANY quality & detailed photos. The majority of photos are colour but some period B&W photos.   NOTE: Covers have some minor edge bends & front cover has a pressure crease from being packed next to a smaller book.  Overall...... Exc $ 33.00
12smg01 WORLD'S SUB-MACHINE GUNS (MACHINE PISTOLS) Volume 1: 1915-1963. Thomas B. Nelson with Hans B. Lockhoven.  Hardback, complete with dust jacket.  Copyright 1963.   1963 T.B.N. Enterprises, March 1977 edition.  739 pages.  Data, history & photographs of over 300 weapons.     Exc $ 95.00
12ussr01 ORDERS AND MEDALS OF THE USSR: (English Language) Hippocrene Books, Moscow/New York. Copyright Georgi Putnikov 1990. 40 glossy pages.  Half-size colours photos with text of origins, requirements, dates etc. 165mm x 220mm  (6 1/2" x 8 34")   Exc $ 10.00
12blnf/w19 BLANDFORD. UNIFORMS of the FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. 1831-1981.  Martin Windrow & Mike Chappell. 1987 UK printing. Softback. 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" (19cm x 25cm) 160 pages.32 colour plates.  THE reference book on the Legion. Covers many things not in the Ospreys.  NOTE: Image does not accurately reflect book's condition, which is......             Exc $ 20.00
12usa/p01 U.S. ARMY PATCHES: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Cloth Unit Insignia.  Barry Jason Stein. Hardback complete with dust jacket. 1st edition. Copyright 1997. 11" x 9" x1".   (280mm x 230mm x 25mm) 260 pages.  77 glossy plates illustrate ±1500 color patches.  Text describes the origins of each patch and dates worn as well as relevant unit campaigns and awarded decorations.  Excellent reference book has been sitting on the shelf for years and hardly used.  Page tops are a bit yellowed/foxed.  Dust jacket has a clear, slip-on mylar protective cover which can be easily removed.  Like New condition.    Mint-/Exc+ $ 70.00
12usa/sf01 SPECIAL FORCES of the U.S. ARMY. 1952-1982.  Lt. Col. Ian D.W. Sutherland (Ret.) Hardback. (Made without dust jacket) 1st edition. J.R. Bender Publishing. Copyright 1990.  9½" x 6½" x 1¾".   (240mm X 165mm X 40mm) 736 glossy pages.  Numerous photos throughout document the history & evolution of the US SF from it's origins through Vietnam.  From it's origins, organization, selection & training to uniforms, Insignia, equipment & decorations. The book shows signs of use with some light wear spots at edges & spine top.  3 very small divots & a 1/2" scratch on back cover.  Also what looks like a manufacturing flaw "bulge: on top edge of back cover.  Currently selling on Amazon & Ebay for up to $ 150.00.  Overall........  vg/vvg $ 75.00
kug02 KEY UNIFORM GUIDE #02: BRITISH PARACHUTE FORCES 1940-45. Howard P. Davies. 1974 vg+ $  5.00
kug03 KEY UNIFORM GUIDE #03: BRITISH EIGHT ARMY NORTH AFRICA 1940-43. Robin Adair. 1974 vg+ $  5.00
bk13de/unf UNIFORMEN:   Booklet illustrating West German Army, Air Forces & Naval rank, beret badges & qualification insignia & shoulder patches in colour. 30 Pages. Softcover.   Exc $ 5.00
         
12bb01 BUNDU BOOK 1. TREES, FLOWERS and GRASSES.  Soil &wear resistant Soft cover. 1972 second edition.  Longman Rhodesia.  Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 136 pages.  104 B&W lines drawings and 95 colour photos & text to identify many species found in Rhodesia & southern Africa.  NOTE: ZAR price written in marking pen on cover.     vg+ $  9.00
12bb03 BUNDU BOOK 3.  GEOLOGY, GEMMOLOGY and ARCHAEOLOGY.  Soil & wear resistant Soft cover. 1974 second impression.  Longman Rhodesia.  Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 123 pages.  B&W lines drawings and 120 colour photos & text to identify items existing in Rhodesia.  vvg+ $  9.00
12bb03/2 BUNDU BOOK 3.  GEOLOGY, GEMMOLOGY and ARCHAEOLOGY.  Soil & wear resistant Soft cover. 1968 first edition.  Longman Rhodesia.  Printed in Rhodesia by Mardon Printers, Salisbury. 123 pages.  B&W lines drawings and 120 colour photos & text to identify items existing in Rhodesia.  NOTE: 10mm wear line on right front cover.  Otherwise....    vg+ $  9.00
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cd12LE90 MUSIQUE PRINCIPALE de la LEGION ETRANGERE en DIVERTISSEMENT.  Original Audio Compact Disc.  Corelia 1990.  52 minutes.  10 traditional Legion Charts & Marches.  All original artwork & jewel case.   Disc is pristine & plays perfectly. Typical scuffs & light scratches on jewel case.   Exc $ 10.00
dvd/BSL/1 D.V.D.: A BRIGHT SHINING LIE.  Region 1 (N.America)  ©1998 HBO Pictures.  Original disc, box & artwork.  Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Eric Bogosian.  118mins + Cast & Crew Bios and "The making of" special features.   "Based on the explosive true story."  "Lt. Colonel John Paul Vann is one of the first US senior military advisors sent to Vietnam.... Vann finds himself fighting a war he cannot win.... A man - a time - a nation of change.  What they share together and what tears them apart."   NOTE: Disc has a small scratch but it does not affect play.  Clear plastic box sleeve has normal shelf wear & hazing scratches.    vvg  SOLD
dvd/jh/fs1 D.V.D. JARHEAD.  Region 1 (N.America) Full screen version (1.33.1)  ©2005 Universal Pictures.  2hrs, 3mins +35 minutes of deleted sceens & bonus features.  Original disc, box & artwork. 2 minor scratches on disc but they do not affect play.  Box is near mint.   Exc+ $  1.50
dvd/STR/1 D.V.D.:  STANDER.  Region 1 (N.America)  ©2004 Newmarket Films.   Based on the true story of the SA Policeman turned bank robber.   Thomas Jane.  112mins +  special features. 1.78:1    "...he masterminds a series of audacious bank robberies......makes them near-legendary folk heroes .... and the Stander Gang quickly become the most wanted men in the country."  Original disc, box & artwork.   Pristine disc plays perfectly.  Normal shelf wear on DVD box.   Exc $   5.00
dvd/TRL/1 D.V.D.:  THE THIN RED LINE.  Region 1 (N.America)  ©1998 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp..   Based on the book by James Jones.   Sean Penn, George Clooney, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte et al.  170mins +  special features. 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen.  Nominated for 7 Academy Awards.  "...explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during WW II."  Original disc, box & artwork.   Pristine, like new disc plays perfectly.  NOTE:  Clear plastic box sleeve has ½" tear on back, top-left corner only light shelf wear.  Otherwise....   Near New  SOLD
------------ OTHER PAPER ITEMS ------------------
map/kp01b S.A. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK "Tourist" MAP:  Circa 1984. 1/2 of thepark appears on each side.  Includes animal populations, distance, geological, rainfall, vegeation.  Has a bit of writing on it and & some routes highlighted.  Measures 55cm x 77cm ( 22 1/2" x 30 1/4" ) when open.   NOTE:  Front cover is different from that shown in image. vvg $   3.00
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bn/sa10/12 SOUTH AFRICA 10 Rand BANKNOTE.   2012 Mandela series.  Uncirculated.  (NOTE: Serial number will vary from that shown)        Mint- $  1.50
bn/sa20/12 SOUTH AFRICA 20 Rand BANKNOTE.   2012 Mandela series.  Uncirculated.  (NOTE: Serial number will vary from that shown)        Mint- $  2.50
bn/mark100 U.S. MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE.  W.W. II GERMAN OCCUPATION. 100 Mark. Series 1944. Various Ser. #'s & prefixes Fair $   3.00
mpc/jpmy1 JAPANESE MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE.   MALAYA OCCUPATION.  1 DOLLAR.  Circa 1942     (Shown appx. actual size)    Mint /- $  7.00
mpc/ph10p1 JAPANESE MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE.   PHILLIPINES.  10 PESOS.  Circa 1943     (Shown appx. actual size) Top corner fold.    Mint /- $  8.00
mpc/ph50c1 JAPANESE MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE.   PHILLIPINES.  50 CENTAVOS.  Circa 1943     (Shown appx. actual size) Top corner fold.   Mint- $  7.00
mpc/ph50c2 JAPANESE MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE.   PHILLIPINES.  50 CENTAVOS.  Circa 1943     (Shown appx. actual size) Bottom corner fold.    Mint- $  7.00
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mis01 ELEPHANT HAIR BRACELET. Woven strands of genuine Elephant hair. Imported from South Africa. Intricate knots allow strands to slip through for size adjustment. Will fit from 2" dia up to appx. 4" dia wrist.    Mint $ 15.00
         
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ACCOUTREMENTS AIRBORNE INSIGNIA - FRANCE AIRBORNE INSIGNIA-SOUTH AFRICA AIRBORNE INSIGNIA-WORLD WIDE BOOKS
CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS COMMANDOS-FRANCE COMMANDOS-SOUTH AFRICA DIVERS -FRANCE & FOREIGN LEGION DIVERS -SOUTH AFRICA
DIVERS -SOUTH AFRICA POLICE DIVERS-WORLD WIDE FIELD GEAR FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION INSIGNIA FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION FOURAGERE
HEADGEAR KNIVES & BAYONETS KOEVOET INSIGNIA MARINES INSIGNIA -FRANCE MARINES INSIGNIA -South Africa
MARINES INSIGNIA -U.S.M.C. MARINES INSIGNIA -WORLD WIDE MEDALS PARACHUTE WINGS -Africa PARACHUTE WINGS-South Africa
PARACHUTE WINGS -WORLD WIDE POLICE INSIGNIA: -Africa  POLICE INSIGNIA - Rhodesia POLICE INSIGNIA-S.Africa  POLICE INSIGNIA -World
POSTERS & PRINTS. RHODESIA INSIGNIA SPECIAL FORCES Insignia -AFRICA SPECIAL FORCES-S.Africa SPECIAL FORCES -World
UNIFORMS WEBBING EQUIPMENT   RECOMMENDED REFERENCE and/or /READING
-HERALDRY (Getting it straight)   MAPS.........................http://www.multimap.com/    .INDEX