The War Diary of Johanna Brandt by Grobler, Jackie [Editor]
The War Diary of Johanna Brandt by Grobler, Jackie [Editor]
Softcover, ISBN 9781869191641
Publisher: Protea Boekhuis, 2007 First Edition.
Used – Very Good. This book is in a mint condition. The picture laminated cover has some very limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Previous owner name neatly inscribed on first page.This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
'When Johanna wrote these words, she was 24 years old and had already experienced helpless anger at the horrors of a concentration camp, the anxiety of working undercover for the Boer Secret Service and the excitement of falling in love. Her diary, secret diary and love diary, combined in this publication, weaves her remarkable experiences during a war together with her everyday life as an ordinary young woman living in an extraordinary time.'
An accurate reproduction of Johanna Brandt’s three diaries, two of which, the secret diary and the love diary, were written using lemon juice. A unique insight into the Anglo Boer war. Her remarkable experiences of working undercover for the Boer Secret Service during the war. 472 Pages.