Sabretache articles from September 2001

Sabretache archives from September 2001

Correction.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2001... The first paragraph of the article `The Scarlet Legacy' appearing in June 2001 issue Sabretache should not have been part of that article. The Editor's apologises for this error.

The raid on Jifjafa -- April 1916 (Part 1).
September 1, 2001... From 11-14 April 1916 a small British Imperial force, the main combat element of which was drawn from the 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, conducted a long-range raid against the Turkish post at Jifjafa. (1) Jifjafa, located in the Sinai...

1918 -- the anatomy of defeat.
September 1, 2001... For Germany, defeat was a bitter experience. For them, their army was not defeated, but stabbed in the back. In future years, they remembered well their own humiliation. The ending of the 1914-1918 war is rarely well explained. For Australians...

Captain C W Robertson RMLI.
September 1, 2001... Some time ago Royal Marines Historical Society member, Jim Finney, wrote to me asking if I could locate a memorial to Captain C. W. Robertson who was killed in action during the Boer War. I was able to confirm that his name was not recorded on...

The British garrison in Australia 1788 - 1841, guard detachments on convict transports.
September 1, 2001... In the article on the movement of the 40th Regiment as Guard Detachments, in Sabretache Vol LXI, December 2000, reference was made to the Regulations to be observed by detachments of troops embarked on board convict transports, promulgated in...

From the Front: Being the Observations of Mr A. B. (Banjo) Paterson, Special War Correpondents in South Africa November 1899 to July 1900 for the Argus, the Sydney Mail and the Sydney Morning Herald. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2001... R W F Drooglever cd., From the Front: Being the Observations of Mr A. B. (Banjo) Paterson, Special War Correpondent in South Africa November 1899 to duly 1900 for the Argus, the Sydney Mail and the Sydney Morning Herald, Macmillan, Sydney,...

ANZAC DOCTOR: The Life of Sir Neville Howse, VC. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2001... Stuart Braga, ANZAC DOCTOR: The Life of Sir Neville Howse, VC, Hale and Iremonger, Alexandria, NSW, 2000, 392 pp., ISBN 0 86806 694X (pbk), ISBN 0 86806 693I (hbk) This is an extraordinary book about an extraordinary man. Neville Howse was...

The Sten Machine Carbine. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2001... The Sten Machine Carbine, by Peter Laidler, Collector Grade Publications, 2000, PO Box 1046, Cobourg, Ontario K9A 4W5, Canada. Hardcover, 29x22cm, 404pp, 368 b/w illus. US$59.95 plus post and pack. Many people have been waiting a long time...

The World of Beretta: An International Legend. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2001... The World of Beretta: An International Legend, by R L Wilson, Greenhill Books, Park House, Russell Gardens, London, NW11 9NN, UK, (www.greenhillbooks.com), 2000. Hardcover, 29x23 cm, 370pp, over 300 illus (most in colour), 40 [pounds sterling]...

The Luger Story: The Standard History of the World's Most Famous Handgun. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2001... The Luger Story: The Standard History of the World's Most Famous Handgun, by John Walter, Greenhill Books, 2001. Paperback, 16x29 cm, 256pp, over 96 b&w photos and line drawings, 12.95 [pounds sterling] plus post and pack. ISBN 1 85367 209 2...

The International Militaria Collector's Guide. (Book Reviews).
September 1, 2001... The International Militaria Collector's Guide, by Irene Moore and Gary Stern, Greenhill Books, 2001. Paperback, 22x28 cm, 128pp, about 600 colour illustrations, 14.99 [pounds sterling] plus post and pack. ISBN 1 85367 467 2 The collecting...

New publications.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A Guide to the Pronunciation of Afrikaans words pertinent to the Anglo-Boer War by Trish Woodman ISBN 0 646 41614 6 The guide contains a booklet, cassette and map. The 40 page pocket size paperback includes: * A general guide to the...

Around the water cart.
September 1, 2001... The exploits of HMAS Pirie, which served throughout the Pacific in WWII, have been collated into a book The HMAS Pirie Story, written by H H (Harry) Cottrell. Harry was a leading telegraphist in Pirie and died shortly after completing his...