The Men Who Would Not March: The Surrender of Concordia, Namaqualand, 4 April 1902 by David Thomas
Dedicated and Signed by the Author David Thomas on the first page.
The Men Who Would Not March: The Surrender of Concordia, Namaqualand, 4 April 1902 by David Thomas
Anglo-Boer War 1902
Softcover, ISBN 9780987009500
Publisher: Publishing Print Matters, 2011
Used - Very Good+. This book is in very good condition. The wraps have some slight/limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. The wraps are slightly shelf rubbed. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
The surrender of Concordia Namaqualand, 4 April 1902
A true story of courage and dignity when Captain Phillips and his comrades refusing to obey orders to march, remained in the Concordia Town of Namaqualand to protect their families. A decision that saved hundreds of lives and livelihoods even though Captain Phillips and his men were reviled and beaten up for refusing to obey. Numerous b&w photographs. 192 Pages.
A fateful decision with momentous consequences, courage, struggle and redemption all the ingredients of good fiction which here all happen to be true.
A true story of courage and dignity stretching over 150 years to a moment in 2010 when, having been excoriated for over a century, Captain Phillips and his comrades in the Concordia Town Guard were honoured for the courageous decisions they took on 4 April 1902.
David Thomas relates the story of The Men who would not March in an engrossing narrative style with a filmic quality in short: history made real and relevant.
About the Author:
David Thomas describes himself as an opportunistic author. While it was never his life's aim to write books, at times he came across subjects and issues which demanded to be written up in book form. Such was the case with 'The Men who would not March'. He began his study of its subject matter largely out of curiosity about its central figure, Captain Francis Phillips, his great-grandfather. David Thomas lives with his partner Barbara Peters in Sydney, Australia, where he migrated from South Africa in 1983. However, he has returned to South Africa practically every year since then and feels equally at home in both countries. He is semi-retired, although he still teaches in the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
