Defence of Duffer’s Drift. by Swinton, E. D - 1988

Avery. Used - Good. Good condition. With remainder mark.

Pen & Sword Books Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Wayne, NJ: Avery Pub. Gp., 1986. (1986), 72pp, illus., maps, small tear to bottom edge of front ocver, light shelfwear to cover, contents clean.. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Wayne: Avery Publishing, 1986. paperback. very good(-). Illus. 72pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., spine lightly soiled. Wayne: Avery Publishing, (1986).<br/><br/>

London: Leo Cooper, 1990. (1990), 74pp, maps, slight soiling & shelfwear to cover, owner's notes to rear blank pgs, no dj, contents clean & unmarked.. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Wayne, NJ: Avery Pub. Group. Very Good. 1986. First Printing. Softcover. 0895293234 . Illustrations, glossary. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 72 pages .

Kingston, Ontario: Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College, Fort Frontenac 72 pp, 8" H. No date. B&w maps. "A classic in small unit tactics in the British and U.S. Army, this book is recommended, without qualification, for the modern professional soldier. What would you do? Lieutenant Backsight Foresight (BF to his friends) has been left in command of a 50-man reinforced platoon to hold Duffer's Drift, the only ford on the Silliassvogel River available to wheeled traffic. Here is his chance for fame and glory. He has passed his officer courses and special qualifications. 'Now if they had given me a job', says BF, 'like fighting the Battle of Waterloo, or Gettysburg or Bull Run, I knew all about that, as I had crammed it up." While BF's task appears simple enough, the Boer enemy causes a multitude of problems, but you, astute reader, with a quick mind and a sharp intellect will, no doubt, solve the problem before the first shot is fired." Interior -… Read More

Hardback. Very Good.

Wayne, New Jersey:: Avery Publishing Group, Inc., 1986. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. The spine is square and flat with no creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Classic on small unit tactics set at the time of the Boer War in South Africa. British Lieutenant must decide how his 50-man platoon should defend a shallow river crossing against a powerful and fast-moving guerrilla force. Original edition was published in 1907. This expanded edition has a new Foreword by Colonel Roger H. Nye. Glossary. From the rear cover: "This new edition, while retaining the original text, adds maps and illustrations that highlight the text.". 3rd printing of 1986 ed., with additions. Soft Cover. Very Good condition.. xii, 72pp..

Wayne, New Jersey: Avery Publishing Group, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First appeared in 1907 in a Magazine, this 1986 edition includes maps and illustrations not in the original. Slim trade paperback. Very Good. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Complete, but binding feels brittle.