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  Paramedics: Lights and Sirens

  After leaving the SADF in which the author was an Ops Medic, he joins the Johannesburg Emergency Services (JEMS) and takes us on a trip that spans a twenty four year period in various services around Africa.

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  44 Parachute Brigade

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  Out of Action

  The Powerful sequel to Fireforce a cri de coeur … the casualties of war

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  The Kevin Woods Story: In the...

  In the Shadow of Mugabe's Gallows

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  Kenya Cowboy

  A Police Officer’s Account of The Mau Mau Emergency How a brutally savage ‘liberation movement’ was wholly destroyed

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  From Tailhooker to Mudmover

  An autobiography Four decades of military aviation

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  A War to Heal

  A War to Heal is a novel about the South African Border War. The author creates an exciting account of war and adventure by drawing directly from his experiences during National Service with the 4th South African Infantry Battalion (4 SAI)

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  Treasures of Darkness

  Subtitled "Finding light in the Shadows of Depression", Treasures of Darkness is an easy, yet gripping, read that documents the rollercoaster ride that the author has travelled through depression and bipolar disorder.  

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  A Spoonful of Africa

  A Spoonful of Africa is an autobiographical recipe book spanning 56 years of the author's life detailing family events, relationships and personal tragedies.

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  The Anglo-Boer War Diaries of...

  The Anglo-Boer War Diaries of Jan Geldenhuys. 1899 - 1902 Translated by his Grandson Preller Geldenhuys

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  Above Board and Under Cover

  This is Ivor Little's story of his life at sea and on shore. It details his experiences both as a civilian Master Mariner and in the Navy.

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  With Botha and Smuts in Africa...

  An Account of the campaigns during the First World War in German South West Africa and German East Africa.

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  Mary 'Pickhandle' Fitzgerald -...

  This first biography of Mary Fitzgerald, who made an enormous contribution to the early history of Johannesburg, brings out of obscurity her extraordinary life.

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  Manovi - The Battle for land in...

  This book is a heart wrenching account of the joys, the tragedies and the blood, sweat and tears- that were invested by the Marr family in their farm, their workers and their community...it will make you laugh and cry..and ultimately will give you a greater understanding of the complexity of the plight of Zimbabwean farmers and farm-workers alike..

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  Apartheid’s Other Back Yard

  Matthew, born with a dark skin into a white family struggles to find some foothold within a society that was rapidly becoming polarised. Together with his family he encounters the divisive intrusion of racial classification. He finds his world divided without a point of reference for his own questionable Apartheid’s identity.

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  God knows your limits

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  Centaur from the Triangle: A...

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  Adonis and Bignose in China -...

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  i remember

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  VLAMGAT: The Story of the Mirage...

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  From Fledgling to Eagle: The...

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  West of the Moon

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  19 WITH A BULLET: A South...

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  Carry on Regardless

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  Msomi and Me

  My mentor, Msomi, and I lived in close proximity to the wildlife; learning, teaching and above all: LIVING! This collection of anecdotes will give you, the reader, a fair idea of what living in paradise is all about.

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  A Greater Share of Honour

  Jack Greef tells in detail how men, both black and white, trained together and fought a common enemy to create one of the most respected Special Forces units of its time.

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  Journey of a first time mom

  ... filled with humour, inspiring quotes and various 'laws' (such as, Georgina's Law of Acceptance), and most of all honesty. Georgina admits to being completely unprepared to look after her young son (or 'cocktail sausage and two olives') and really floundered in the beginning. She confesses to being a control freak, a perfectionist, and to having...

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  Wheeling towards the prize

  Pat's autobiography has a description of her difficult birth that has been written by her mother. Pat describes growing up in Colenso with her older brother and then going off to boarding school for eight years. She describes trying out all sorts of equipment to help her walk and her wonderful teachers at school who took their break time to help with her...

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  SONNY side of life, The

  This story is in honour of Sonny Evans, a great man and inventor who, amoung many other attributes, had a huge impact on the sugar and timber industry in Natal, South Africa - incorporating Zululand and Swaziland - during the twentieth century, from the early 50's through to the mid 80's.

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  Never go trekking

  My book is about how, after living in London for four years, I traded Prada for Karrimor to go backpacking for seven months. I found karma in Nepal, bang lassis in India, a monumental language barrier in China, paradise ... eventually ... in Vietnam, bedbugs in Australia, and a longing for home in South Africa.

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  Derelict House, The: Elephants...

  This book is a kaleidoscope of wild animals, strange and often eccentric tourists, the trails and tribulations of running a poorly-equipped lodge in a remote wilderness area and the laughter and tears of working with and living alongside staff from a different background and culture.

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  Old Illovo, The

  Old Illovo, The

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  Chopper Pilot: The Adventures...

  This is the auto-biography of "Monster" Wilkins who served with distinction with the South African Air Force (SAAF) as a "Chopper" Pilot. It tracks his career from start to finish and gives a glimpse into the fascinating life of a military helicopter pilot.

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  Reflections of my Past

  The name of the Scottish Bairds is woven into the early history of South Africa. The Baird surname has strong ties to the Battle of Blaauwberg, to the opening of the interior in the Great Karoo and personal ties with Lord Charles Somerset. Courage, arrogance, deep trusting friendships and mystery add enigma and spice to this family’s rich history in...

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  Lights of Freedom, The

  The Lights of Freedom is the true story of a South African Policeman who fought as a soldier during the Second World War.

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  424424

  The main part of the book relates how the emergency phone set up in her house by the Durban Coast Region of the then Progressive Federal Party (PFP), 424424 became a number familiar to the residents of the Durban townships and further afield. Political upheaval, murder, mayhem and institutionalized chaos were reported via 424424.

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  Bos Toe!

  Hierdie boek gaan oor die “bos”, oorlog en ook mense. Dit vertel die storie van ʼn jong man wat in die laat 1980’s by die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag vir diensplig aanmeld en neem die leser op ʼn kragtoer vanaf Basies en offisiersopleiding tot in die bosse van Namibië en Angola tydens die laaste gevegte van die Grensoorlog.

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  Journey Without Boundaries

  This is the extraordinary tale of an extraordinary man. An honestly told story of his military career, of a man who was twice decorated for valour, who pioneered and developed the concept of “small team reconnaissance” within the South African Special Forces.

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  Africa will always break your heart

  Africa will always break your heart

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  Charlie's Omega

  This book is a book with few words, but lots of candid photos showing the activities at Omega. It focuses on Charlie Company with which the Author served as a young 2nd Lt. It takes the reader through the history of 31 Bn, including the starting years, the base at Omega, Charlie Company and its people

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  My Cryptic Life

  Ever wondered what it was really like in the SA police during the “Apartheid Era”?

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  Pro Patria

  These are 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.

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  Amongst Men

  A personal account of a South African Fireman.

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  A Cooks Tour of Duty

  Memoirs of a conscripted National Serviceman, who served in the South African Army Service Corps between 1978 and 1980, including a year in South West Africa (now Namibia).

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  Life and Death of a Fire...

  This is a story that will make you weep, and will allow you to get an intimate glimpse into the trials and tribulations that face Fire-Fighters on a daily basis. Some of the stories and photos are shocking, but they all contribute to our understanding of something that we take for granted; that when there is a fire or emergency, the Fire-Brigade comes at...

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  In All Weather

  It is the story of some of the men who served so faithfully, and without reward or renown, to see that the aircraft flew, and that the pilots returned safely to base whenever possible. This is the story of the ground crew. A brief history of events leading up to the war, and the war itself, are included, as well as an account of No.2 Squadrons exploits...

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  Interlude in Switzerland

  The story of the South African refugee-soldiers in the Alps during the Second World War

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  Interlude in Switzerland

  The story of the South African refugee-soldiers in the Alps during the Second World War

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  Grey Steel - JC Smuts - A Study...

  Grey Steel - JC Smuts - A Study in Arrogance The Biography of Jan Smuts

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  Grey Steel - JC Smuts - A Study...

  Grey Steel - JC Smuts - A Study in Arrogance The Biography of Jan Smuts

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