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"In her parched, crumbling corner of a Cape Town public housing complex, Deidre van Deventer receives a call from the South African police department. Her family home, recently reclaimed by the government, has become the scene of a criminal investigation. The remains of several bodies have just been unearthed from their land, after decades underground. Detectives pepper her with questions: Was your brother a member of a pro-apartheid group in the...
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TitChronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through TimeDelve into the epic saga of Africa's rich and diverse history in "Chronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through Time." This captivating book invites you to embark on a remarkable expedition through the annals of a continent that is both the cradle of humanity and the birthplace of vibrant civilizations.From the dawn of our species to the heights of ancient empires, this book unveils the hidden...
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In the second book from the Eleanor of Aquitaine Series, as the blind seer from Antioch predicted, Eleanor marries the love of her life, Henry II of England. Passion rules the marriage as alpha male and alpha female compete for dominance. Meanwhile, to drag his war-torn kingdom back from the brink of anarchy, Henry must rely on the resources of the Eleanor's Aquitaine.
Marriage to the beautiful, intelligent Eleanor delivers Henry an empire from...
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Eine Selbstfahrerreise durch das Südliche Afrika stellt für viele Reisende den großen Urlaubstraum dar. Die dritte, aktualisierte Auflage dieses Ratgebers soll dabei helfen, diesen Traum zu verwirklichen – so angenehm, individuell und sicher wie möglich. Von den Erfahrungen, Informationen und Tipps des Autors profitieren sowohl Zelt-Anfänger als auch Camping-Profis – u. a. in Bereichen wie: Straßenverhältnisse und Verkehrsregeln, Camper-Fahrzeugtypen...
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You gotta travel abroad! Just look at what it did for Andrew Bushard: it changed his life. Through this travels to the Southern Africa region (especially South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe), he reaped transformations and fulfillment. You too can reap the same transformations and fulfillment if you travel abroad. 34 pages.
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«Todo lo que he oído sobre la belleza de Samarcanda es pura verdad, pero es aún más espléndida de lo que hubiera podido imaginar». Alejandro Magno.
Las leyendas del pasado y el nombre mítico de Samarcanda han guiado a la mayoría de los visitantes a Uzbekistán. En espacios infinitos de estepa y desierto, en montañas con picos aún vírgenes o a orillas de un mar desaparecido, el viajero, invitado a compartir el té con un pastor de ovejas...
7) The Ashantee Campaign: An Account of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War by an Eyewitness, West Africa, 1
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"Colonial warfare on the Dark Continent
The British Empire rapidly spread its influence throughout the globe during the nineteenth century. Predictably these intrusions rarely found favour with the indigenous populations and so, inevitably, the imperial interests of power and commerce were reinforced by the imposition of military and naval might courtesy of the British Army and the Royal Navy. British interests in West Africa proved to be no exception...
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A powerful report on the aftereffects of the genocide in Rwanda-and on the near impossibility of reconciliation between survivors and killers
In two acclaimed previous works, the noted French journalist Jean Hatzfeld offered a profound, harrowing witness to the unimaginable pain and horror in the mass killings of one group of people by another. Combining his own analysis of the events with interviews from both the Hutu killers who carried out acts...
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A new study that challenges previous interpretations of post-Roman North Africa.
North Africa was one of the richest parts of the Roman Empire, the agricultural powerhouse of the Mediterranean. It was also home to some of the emperor's biggest imperial estates, and prosperous cities of all kinds. Its loss to the Vandals in the first half of the 5th century AD was the mortal blow which both precipitated the fall of the western empire, and set the...
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Travel Tales: Nine Lives Travelersis a collection of very scary tales of close calls and great escapes in your travels.Nine Lives Travelers are people who could have easily lost one of their "nine lives" by not making it through a travel situation that should have claimed at least one of them, had things gone differently.This book is a collection of bad and fearful things that do occasionally happen to travelers despite their best efforts to avoid...
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History is not linear, the fabric of history is adorned with confusing and sometimes confounding patterns. Notwithstanding, throughout the ages, through myth, allegory, parables, iconography and symbolism, the fragmented remains of key aspects of true history have been perserved down to the present day. What is needed is an effort to weave these various threads into a coherent, prismatic tapestry, revealing the reconciled truth of global history....
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A gripping first-hand account of life and combat operations in the elite South African Special Forces, known as Recces, by a veteran Recce officer.
The South African Special Forces are one of the most effective-and mysterious-military units in the world. Working in secret on covert operations, the legendary Recces have long fascinated, but little is known about how they operate. Now Koos Stadler, a career officer in the South African Special Forces,...
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Includes Boer War Illustrations Pack with 300 maps, plans, and photos.
The Relief of Ladysmith is a detailed account of the siege of Ladysmith during the South African War (1899-1902) and the efforts to lift the siege and rescue the town's inhabitants. Atkins, a British officer who participated in the relief, provides a firsthand perspective on one of the most dramatic episodes of the war.-Print Ed.
15) The Journal of the C. I. V. in South Africa: The Boer War Record of the London Volunteers by Their
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"London men at war against the Boers
The turn of the 19th century to 20th was a time of popularity for the military volunteer movement in the British Empire. When the Anglo-Boer War broke out the City Imperial Volunteers quickly filled its ranks with the men of the City of London anxious to serve their country in South Africa. The venture was supported by the Lord Mayor and the popularity of London's effort had widespread appeal. All manner of men...
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"The struggles for Africa
There can be few more interesting and evocative periods of British imperial history than the struggles for south-eastern Africa. The empire had found itself colliding with the interests of many native powers across the globe during the decades of its expansion. Many had fought to maintain their independence and some, like the Sikhs of the Punjab, were sufficiently well versed in the practice of warfare as to be a serious...
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"Lean men, brown men, men from overseas,
Men from all the outer world; shy and ill at ease
There were Canadian Mounties, American cowboys, Arctic explorers, adventurers, rogues, big game hunters and sportsmen. There were famous men like Cherry Kearton, the naturalist and explorer and the grand old man of Africa-Frederick Selous himself. All these men had come together under the Union Flag to do battle against colonial Imperial Germany in East Africa....
18) El Éxito Del Transporte Aéreo: ¿Para qué sirve? ¿Cuáles son sus ventajas? Empresas populares y mu
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En un mundo que se glabaliza rápidamente, no hay ninguna necesidad de demorarse y quedarse atrás en la carrera de ratas. Cualquier medida para entrar en la siguiente vuelta debe ser tomada para maximizar los recursos propios y la logística que dice la necesidad.Las empresas de transporte ya no pueden hacer uso de los métodos tradicionales (y casi obsoletos) hoy en día. Sí, el envío todavía puede hacerse a través de carreteras y autopistas...
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Travel Tales: Hotels from HellIs a collection of travel stories of one of the most basic experiences and needs of travelers, namely, securing safe and secure lodging during their travels. Indeed, of the nearly 2,000 travelers whom I have interviewed over nearly five decades, I've collected and chronicled the phenomenal, the good, the wonderful, and the fascinating of all sorts of aspects of hotels and lodging of travelers' stays. I've recorded as...
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December 2014 marked a year since the passing of Nelson Mandela-a man who was as much myth as flesh and blood. Transition pays tribute to Mandela's worldly attainments and to his otherworldly sainthood. Featuring remembrances from Wole Soyinka, Xolela Mangcu, Pierre de Vos, and Adam Habib, this issue assembles Mandela's staunchest allies-for whom he approached saintliness-as well as his most entrenched critics. Other contributors consider the iconicity...
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