Second impression, April 1925 (the same month as the first impression), 522 pages, 27 maps and plans, frontispiece portrait of the author, 9 illustrations, black cloth split along the edges of the spine, gilt crest on upper cover, gilt titling on the spine dull, contents very good.
Smith-Dorrien was one of the few survivors of Isandhlwana. ".....for commencing with the Zulu War, and an account of my own escape from Isandhlwana, I am able, as an eyewitness, to give details of the saving of the colours of the 24th Regiment by Melville and Coghill, which vary considerably from those given at the time." Author's preface. He was nominated for a Victoria Cross, but, as the nomination do not go through the proper channels, he never received it.
Smith-Dorrien also saw service in the Boer War and the First World War.
- Binding Condition: Fair
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 8vo (230 x 160 mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021 794 0600
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
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