African History

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOn the night of July 4, 1976, an elite squad of Israeli commandos touched down at...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the turbulent years following the Sand River Convention, a young British officer stationed in the newly established Orange River Sovereignty set down his...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the ancient landscapes shaped by the world's oldest living cultures to the modern corridors of Canberra's parliament, The Cambridge History of Australia presents...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: SignedA remarkable journey unfolds in To the African Wilderness with Dick Roughsey O.B.E., a vivid travel narrative that chronicles the extraordinary adventure...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodSet beneath the vast, indifferent skies of the South African Karoo, The Story of an African Farm is a landmark work of literary realism that follows...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the scorching hills and plains of southern Africa, 1879 became the year Britain's imperial ambitions collided catastrophically with one of the most formidable...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched deserts of the Sudan to the dense, rain-soaked jungles of Vietnam, Sudan to Vietnam charts the arc of modern military conflict...

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At the centre of this extraordinary historical narrative are two linked themes: the grinding down of the aborigines during the long rivalries of the quest for El Dorado, the mythical...