Based on the author's diaries, From Addis to the Aosta Valley is the account of Keith Ford's service in the Second World War from 1940-1945. As a gunner, he was deployed 'up north' to East Africa and experienced his first taste of action with the 1st South African Division during the invasion of Italian Somaliland; thereafter he was involved in the Abyssinian campaign and was with the victorious Allies when Addis Ababa was liberated. Then came North Africa and the dark days of the Desert Campaign as a Gun Position Officer ...
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Based on the author's diaries, From Addis to the Aosta Valley is the account of Keith Ford's service in the Second World War from 1940-1945. As a gunner, he was deployed 'up north' to East Africa and experienced his first taste of action with the 1st South African Division during the invasion of Italian Somaliland; thereafter he was involved in the Abyssinian campaign and was with the victorious Allies when Addis Ababa was liberated. Then came North Africa and the dark days of the Desert Campaign as a Gun Position Officer's Assistant on 25-pounders with the 1st South African Brigade: from Taieb el Essem, the defensive box south of Sidi Rezegh, to Bir el Gubi, Bardia, Tobruk and Gazala, and to the annihilation of his battery by German panzers at Agheila. Retrained as a Bofors anti-aircraft gunner, he was with the Eighth Army at El Alamein. On posting to Italy, his Light Anti-Aircraft Unit 1 became D Company Witwatersrand De la Rey Battalion and dug in on the 1944 Winter Line. He saw action during the assault and capture of Caprara, the advance to the River Po and finally, St. Bernard's Pass in the Aosta valley. This is the story of an ordinary soldier, but one who has a keen eye for detail for the countryside and people around him. He brings a sense of immediacy and pathos to his writing through his relationships with his comrades and the civilians he encounters, particularly with the Italian women for whom he retains a special place in his heart. Keith Ford was born in 1921. He grew up in Bethlehem in the Orange Free State of South Africa. He enlisted in 1940 and trained as a gunner at Potchefstroom before being shipped out to East Africa, seeing combat in the Abyssinian and Western Desert campaigns. From 1944 until the end of the war he served as an infantryman with the Witwatersrand De la Rey Regiment in the Italian campaign. After the war he joined Barclays Bank where he worked for 30 years. On retirement from the bank in 1976, he spent the next 14 years as a mill manager in Rhodesia, and then a further 16 years in the hotel business in Mutare, Zimbabwe. After his wife's death in 2007, Keith moved to Johannesburg to be with his family.
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Add this copy of Revitalizing a Nation: a Statement of Beliefs, Opinions to cart. $9.00, fair condition, Sold by Persephone's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gastonia, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1952 by Heritage Foundation.
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Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 96 pp. The book is cocked. The spine covering is scuffed at the base. Some previous owner notes in pencil on the front cover. The text is clean.
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With 24 Pages of Photographs. Very Good in Good+ to Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Light blue covers with darker blue lettering. Lower corner tips slightly rubbed. D/j has 1/2" tear on top front edge, 1/4" chip at head of spine, other small tears and light edgewear with light smudges on yellow areas of front panel. Correlation and Captions by John M. Pratt. Introduction by Norman Vincent Peale, D.D. 96 pages plus pp. of photographs.
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Good. Good condition. (US history, politics, government) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good in Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pictorial dj is tearing, fading, chipping & rubbed w/ edgewear. Blue cover has minor chipping & bumped w/ edgewear. 96 uncut pgs. + 24 pgs. of b/w photos at the end are browning but tight.
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Very Good. First edition. Very good/Poor Light browning of pages, illustrated. Dustwrapper rubbed, torn and worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. Second printing. 96pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Foxing, very good in lightly edgeworn and faded wrappers. Correlation and captions by John M. Pratt. Introduction by Norman Vincent Peale, D.D. A book in two parts. Part one: Beliefs and Policies. Part two: Visual Evidence.
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Very Good. Second edition. Modest wear at bottom of the spine, Very good in softcover ps as issued. Complimentary letter from Congressman Ralph Gwinn laid in. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Good. 22 cm, 96, wraps, illus. with 24 pages of photographs, review slip laid in, covers somewhat worn and soiled. Complete subtitle: A Statement of Beliefs, Opinions, and Policies Embodied in the Public Pronouncements of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. "Dear Felow American" letter from Congressman Ralph Gwinn (transmitting the book) laid in. Introduction by Norman Vincent Peale. The widely admired, even revered, General here takes a stand against war everywhere and for all time, while emphasizing the need to stop the forces of Communism that were gathering momentum when this book was published. Arehis comments relevant to our current world?
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