Black Valour

Black Valour The South African Native Labour Contingent, 1916-1918, and the Sinking of the "Mendi"

Paperback (31 Dec 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Presents an account of the tragic sinking of the troopship "Mendi" in the English Channel in 1917, where more than 600 black South Africans lost their lives. This book presents a detailed picture of the South African Native Labour Contingent recruited to support the Allied armies in France.

Book information

ISBN: 9780869805640
Publisher: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Imprint: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.545968
Language: English
Number of pages: 220
Weight: 295g
Height: 210mm
Width: 145mm
Spine width: 12mm