Evan Davies (282 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A wide-eyed South African conscript relates his small share of the war in Angola and Namibia in the 1980s. This is not the usual military history, written by a commander armed with facts, nor a researched story of a war or campaign. It is a personal experience. Being brutally honest it will resonate not only with readers of all things military but also with a wider literary audience, for its poetic prose and subtle sentiments, and for its entertaining narrative. It may thus be of interest not only to the South African men who were there, but to their women who were left behind, and to all men and women anywhere. It is a book by a non-warrior dumped into a war, which nevertheless provides vivid alternative firsthand accounts whose validity cannot simply be brushed aside by professional historians. Descriptive writing takes readers right into the colorful past, into action and into personal interactions. Notes made at the time preserve intimate details of what it was like to be a White South African during Apartheid, and the surprisingly humane culture within its small but effective White-led Army. Dialogue is remembered verbatim as is the unique jargon and profanity of the time, with English translations where Afrikaans is spoken. After a brief life background the narrative moves chronologically through two years of military training, deployment, combat and demobilization, with comments on the human effect of these experiences. The result is a compelling time capsule: the South African Defence Force ceased to exist in 1994 when South Africa began its nonracial democracy. Surprisingly, because it was a humane army it was a good one. This is not just a liberal attitude. It meant that when a thing needed doing, it was done conscientiously and thoroughly, with thought for secondary effects. It was a dangerous opponent to have, inflicting maximum casualties where this was necessary, but when the need passed, it switched easily to a humanitarian purpose. There was much lost that being unique (and laudable) in the Old South African culture and in its Army's approach and attitude, is fascinating today.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A solid copy. Normal library signs. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 56 # 6 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1970. Contains stories by Cornell Woolrich (New York Blues), Florence V Mayberry (Doll Baby), Berkely Mather (John Evan Weston-Davies - The Big Bite), Ron Goulart (The Haunted Man), Michael Harrison (Murder in the Rue St Andre des Arts), Joyce Porter (Dover Tangles with High Finance), Helen McCloy (The Pleasant Assassin), Edward D Hoch (Christmas for Cops), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Jury Box). Light wear at the edges. Vertical crease to the back cover near the spine. Light damp stain at the back to the top center fore edge of the pages that fades out by page 100. Light browning to the spine.The internals are clean and tight. A good to very good copy.…

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

paperback. Condition: Fair.

paperback. Condition: Good. EX LIBRARY BOOK.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 56 # 6 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1970. Contains stories by Cornell Woolrich (New York Blues), Florence V Mayberry (Doll Baby), Berkely Mather (John Evan Weston-Davies - The Big Bite), Ron Goulart (The Haunted Man), Michael Harrison (Murder in the Rue St Andre des Arts), Joyce Porter (Dover Tangles with High Finance), Helen McCloy (The Pleasant Assassin), Edward D Hoch (Christmas for Cops), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Jury Box). Light wear at the edges. The internals are clean and tight. A very good or better copy. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The April 1970 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 55 # 4, whole # 317. Contains stories by Gerald Kersh (Mr Tomorrow), Nicolas Freeling (Van Der Valk: Great Pot Problem), J J Marric (John Creasey - Gideon: The Pickpockets), O Henry (The Cop and the Anthem), William Brittain (Mr Strang Takes a Hand), Patricia Highsmith (The Nature of the Thing), Joan Fleming (Dead and Gone), Berkley Mather (John Evan Weston-Davies - Terror Ride), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Best Mysteries of the Month). Light wear at the edges. Light browning to the spine. The internals are clean and tight. A very good or better copy. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The April 1970 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 55 # 4, whole # 317. Contains stories by Gerald Kersh (Mr Tomorrow), Nicolas Freeling (Van Der Valk: Great Pot Problem), J J Marric (John Creasey - Gideon: The Pickpockets), O Henry (The Cop and the Anthem), William Brittain (Mr Strang Takes a Hand), Patricia Highsmith (The Nature of the Thing), Joan Fleming (Dead and Gone), Berkley Mather (John Evan Weston-Davies - Terror Ride), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Best Mysteries of the Month). Light wear at the edges. Light browning to the spine. The internals are clean and tight. A very good or better copy. …

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Paperback. Condition: Used, like new. Issue 80 like new. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. Cover By Jane Zwinger (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, some wear.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 32 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.08 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Previous owner name.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. 348 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some faint creasing on the spine; some discolouration near the lower edge of the back cover; no interior markings. Cover art by Richard Clifton-Dey. Charles Wyndham, latest in a distinguished line of Indian Army officers, and newly commissioned in a cavalry regiment in early 1900s India, is sent to cool his heels and pay off his debts in a remote North-West frontier post. There, his inexperience leads him to take part in illegal night raids. He is arrested, court martialled and sentenced to death. His sentence is commuted, but to a living death in the notorious gaol on the Andaman Islands, where a brutal warder frames him for murder. Wyndham escapes and goes on the run, joins a jungle gang and begins to earn his nickname, the White Dacoit. Richard Clifton-Dey; (illustrator). Book.…

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