Total Defence by Neil Orpen - First Edition, Rare Item

Total Defence by Neil Orpen

The role of the commandos in the armed forces of South Africa

60 pages

Published by Nasionale Boekhandel 1967

Softcover
Cover shows slight wear around edges.
Owner's stamp on first page, title page, contents page, inside back cover.

A few paragraphs are underlined in red ink.

Book shows age spotting.
Pleasantly aged. Tight binding. Good condition overall.

Pocket-size.

Commandant Neil Orpen was born in Cape Town in 1913. He was educated at St. John's College, Johannesburg and obtained an MA Honours degree at Cambridge. He was commissioned in the Cape Garrison Artillery in 1938 and served in World War II. He was one of the luckless garrison captured at Tobruk in June 1942. After the war he continued to serve in the Citizen Force first commanding the False Bay coast defenses and later 1st Field Regiment, Cape Field Artillery. (SA Military History)

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