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Reitz, Deneys : Commando; A Boer Journal Of The Boer War

Faber, 1932

Jacket is worn.Previous ownership inscription.Old tape residue marks.Excellent binding.Reprint.[R.K]. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

Reitz, Deneys : Commando : A Boer Journal of the Boer War

Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1990

the jacket is bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. slight creasing. minor tanning. light marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

Reitz, Deneys : Commando. A Boer Journal of the Boer War

Faber and Faber, London, 1931

Octavo. Preface by General The Right Honourable J.C. Smuts. 331 pp. Fold-out map in rear. 13 cm closed tear in the cloth along the front hinge. Cloth slightly soiled. Corners rubbed. Two labels on the front paste-down. Acid mark (3.5 cm x 0.4 cm) at the base of the front, free, end-paper. Two, small, ink signatures (one on the front, free, end-paper & the other on the free, rear, end-paper. Bold, signature of AUTHOR on the front, paste-down. Signature of author is scarce. "Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country." Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer Commandos, where each Commando consisted mainly of farmers on horseback, using their own horses and guns. Commando describes the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle. Reitz was fortunate to be present at nearly every one of the major battles of the war. Commando is a straightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and brings us a vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare, especially later in the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on, braving heat, cold, rain, tiring horses, and lack of food, clothing, and boots.". Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good Only. Binding: Red Cloth. Jacket: No Jacket

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REITZ, Deneys (Introduction By Thomas PAKENHAM) : Commando. A Boer Journal of the Boer War

Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 1990

A fine copy in a near fine d.w., slight fading to spine. An attractive issue of this classic account, wel illustrated.

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