First published in Great Britain in 2010 by

PEN & SWORD MILITARY

an imprint of

Pen & Sword Books Limited

47 Church Street

Barnsley

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Copyright © Nick van der Bijl, 2010

ISBN 978 1 84884 222 9

eISBN 9781844682508

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