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Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela
RRP: $25.71$17.50These memoirs from one of the great leaders of our time are 'essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it' Barack ObamaThe riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long... -
Warriors in Scarlet: The Life and Times of the Last Redcoats by Ian Knight
RRP: $51.46$35.40Ian Knight's Warriors in Scarlet is a comprehensive and stirring history of the Victorian army between 1837 to 1860, from the Battle of Bossendon Wood to the Crimean War, a period of seismic change.An acclaimed military historian, Knight draws on... -
Rorke's Drift 1879: 'Pinned like rats in a hole' by Ian Knight
RRP: $29.14$24.19Rorke's Drift sums up some of the best traditions of the British self-image: steadfastness against the odds, victory in adversity and the thin red line. The British stand deserves to go down in history as one of the most heroic actions of all time. The... -
The Good Doctor: Author of the 2021 Booker Prize-winning novel THE PROMISE by Damon Galgut
RRP: $17.14$11.49FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PROMISEWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and shortlisted for the Man Booker, The Good Doctor is a powerful tale of a friendship overshadowed by betrayal, set against the tawdry hopes and disappointments... -
The Spirit of District Six by Cloete Breytenbach 9781485303060
RRP: $32.57$26.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781485303060Author Cloete BreytenbachFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Protea BoekhuisPublisher Protea BoekhuisWeight(grams) 445g -
A History of South Africa, Fourth Edition by Leonard Thompson
RRP: $29.14$25.06A fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present"I did not think it was possible for a white person to write a history of South Africa which a black South African would... -
I Write What I Like by Steve Biko
RRP: $20.39$17.27On 12th September 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book covers the basic... -
Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 by Saul David
RRP: $22.28$15.59Saul David's Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 is a fascinating look at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century.The real story of the Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour,... -
Rorke's Drift: A New Perspective by Neil Thornton 9781781555538
RRP: $42.88$30.91The battle of Rorke's Drift is established in history as one of Britain's most incredible actions where approximately 155 defenders held off a Zulu force of over 4,000 warriors, in a savage, bloody conflict with no quarter given by either side. The... -
The Boer War by Thomas Pakenham
RRP: $29.14$21.75Featuring previously unpublished sources, this 'enjoyable as well as massively impressive' bestseller is a definitive account of the Boer War (Financial Times)The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, 'no end of... -
History of South Africa: 1902 to the Present by Thula Simpson
RRP: $37.74$32.78South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and today stands on a precipice once again. This book explores the country's tumultuous journey from the Second Anglo-Boer War to 2021. Drawing on diaries, letters, oral testimony and... -
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana: 22nd January 1879: Minute by Minute by Peers, Chris 9781784387563
RRP: $24.00$16.72The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic episodes in military history. In the morning, 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed the British invading force in one of the greatest disasters ever to befall a British army. Later the same... -
Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe
RRP: $17.14$12.20When Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime passionel, the gallant members of the South African police force are soon on the scene: Kommandant van Heerden, whose secret longing for the heart of an English gentleman... -
Zambia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Andrew Loryman 9781857338775
RRP: $13.71$11.39Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on... -
Gunship Ace: The Wars of Neall Ellis, Helicopter Pilot and Mercenary by Al Venter
RRP: $32.57$21.05"The days of Congo and Angola when you had the image of mercenaries as drunken guys going around shooting up the place... has gone - the people you find now... are well-trained, professional soldiers, special forces trained." - Neall EllisPraise for Al J... -
A Brief History of South Africa: From Earliest Times to the Mandela Presidency by John Pampallis 9781928232957
RRP: $22.28$19.78A Brief History of South Africa is an introduction to South African history from the earliest times to the Mandela Presidency. Using both a narrative chronology and thematic chapters, the book encourages critical thinking about how history shaped South... -
Recce: Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines by Koos Stadler
RRP: $32.57$21.05South African Special Forces, known as the 'Recces', are an elite group of soldiers that few can aspire to join. Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of their work, the legendary Recces have long fascinated, but little is known about how they... -
Zulu Rising: The Epic Story of iSandlwana and Rorke's Drift by Ian Knight
RRP: $29.14$20.89The battle of iSandlwana was the single most destructive incident in the 150-year history of the British colonisation of South Africa. In one bloody day over 800 British troops, 500 of their allies and at least 2000 Zulus were killed in a staggering... -
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Rian Malan
RRP: $17.14$11.49For Rian Malan, the blessing of living in South Africa is that every day presents him with material whose richness astounds those who live in saner places. Twenty years after the publication of his bestseller My Traitor's Heart, he is still strongly... -
The Mandela Brief: Sydney Kentridge and the Trials of Apartheid by Thomas Grant
RRP: $22.28$14.75'A forensic, riveting account of a wondrous and principled advocate' Philippe Sands'Well-written, deeply researched and wholly gripping' The Spectator'Meticulously researched' The Times'Kentridge is one of many lawyers to whom I will forever be in debt,... -
Botha, Smuts and the Great War by Tony Garcia 9781915113771
RRP: $37.65$30.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915113771Author Tony GarciaFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage by Jonny Steinberg
RRP: $42.88$28.35'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and operatic' OBSERVER A TIMES BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2023 From one of South... -
Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela 9781408703113
RRP: $42.88$29.81'Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it' Barack Obama'The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book' The Times'Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and... -
A Handful of Heroes, Rorke's Drift: Facts, Myths and Legends by Stossel, Katie 9781399014892
RRP: $25.71$18.78Thanks to newly discovered letters and documents, A Handful of Heroes updates the history of the Defence of Rorkes Drift, which will forever be one of the most celebrated British feats of arms. Remarkably after such prolonged historical scrutiny, the... -
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlin
RRP: $18.85$12.56Now filmed as INVICTUS directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2008As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks... -
The World That Was Ours by Hilda Bernstein 9781906462093
RRP: $22.30$21.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906462093Author Hilda BernsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm)... -
Rhodesian Fire Force 1966-80 by Kerrin Cocks
$33.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910294055Author Kerrin CocksFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Three Letter Plague: A Young Man's Journey Through a Great Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg
RRP: $29.14$21.06At the end of a steep gravel road in one of the remotest corners of South Africa's Eastern Cape lies the village of Ithanga. Home to a few hundred villagers, the majority of them unemployed, it is inconceivably poor. It is to here that award-winning... -
A History of South Africa by Frank Welsh
RRP: $32.57$21.80'A remarkable feat of scholarship, fairness and readability, full of lively detail with a freshness of style which brings new life to the narrative' Anthony Sampson Throughout its turbulent history, South Africa has frequently been the focus... -
The Climb: The Autobiography by Chris Froome
RRP: $18.85$18.49WINNER OF THE 2018 GIRO D'ITALIA!THREE TIME WINNER OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE.THE FIRST MAN SINCE BERNARD HINAULT TO HOLD THE MAGLIA ROSA, THE MAILLOT JAUNE AND THE MAILLOT ROJO AT THE SAME TIME.This is Chris Foome in his own words.'Engaging, vividly evoked'... -
The Boer War by Martin Bossenbroek
RRP: $42.88$30.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609807474Author Martin BossenbroekFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. -
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana: Great Battles by Ian F. W. Beckett
RRP: $20.57$14.46This volume recounts the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, exploring how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first major battle in the Anglo-Zulu... -
The Burning Land by George Alagiah 9781786897947
RRP: $17.14$11.49'Gripping' Guardian'Pacy and stylish' Jeremy Vine 'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more - but not this. Not murder.'South Africa has become a powder keg. Its precious land is being sold off to the... -
Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier: South Africa 1880-1902 by Ian Knight
RRP: $27.43$19.91Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-81 and 1899-1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers' commandos. The nature... -
The Housemaid's Daughter by Barbara Mutch
RRP: $17.14$10.22Duty and love collide on the arid plains of central South Africa. Previously released as 'Karoo Plainsong' this is a fully revised debut novel.Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in 1919 to travel to South Africa and marry the fiance she has... -
London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid by Ken Keable 9780850366556
RRP: $30.86$27.08The history of the antiapartheid movement brings up images of boycotts and public campaigns in the UK, but another story went on behind the scenes, in secret. This is the story of the foreign volunteers and their activities in South Africa, how they... -
The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation by Justice Malala
RRP: $42.88$27.86'Superbly reported, compelling . . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time' Financial Times'Gripping and important' Observer __________________________________________________________________________ Nine days that set the course of a nation..... -
My Traitor's Heart: Blood and Bad Dreams: A South African Explores the Madness in His Country, His Tribe and Himself by Rian Malan
RRP: $22.28$15.59WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHORIn '70s' South Africa, Rian Malan - descendant of the architects of apartheid, middle-class white boy, friend to blacks - went to work as a crime reporter for a local Johannesburg rag. There he encountered first-hand... -
Africa: A Modern History by Guy Arnold
RRP: $68.61$49.88A magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa.The end of the Second World War signalled the rapid end of the European African empires. In 1945, only four African countries were independent; by 1963, thirty African states created the Organization of... -
Freedom Next Time by John Pilger
RRP: $25.71$18.78John Pilger is one of the world's pre-eminent investigative journalists and documentary film-makers. His best-selling books of reportage, which include Heroes and Hidden Voices, have in the words of Noam Chomsky 'been a beacon of light in often dark...