Lives & Memoirs
Petticoat Commando
Johanna Brandt
1913
10h 8m
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Johanna Brandt's firsthand account of Boer women's daring espionage and defiance in Pretoria during the South African War. Behind enemy lines, she and her circle carried messages and outwitted the British. A thrilling true story of wartime courage for readers drawn to resistance, women's history, and the conflicts of empire.
Inside this audiobook
42 chapters
- 1Introduction3m
- 2The Scene Of Action23m
- 3How The Mines Were Saved15m
- 4The Surrender Of The Golden City13m
- 5Martial Law Under The Enemy15m
- 6Only A Bit Of Ribbon Gay!6m
- 7Passes And Permits16m
- 8Postage By Strategy13m
- 9Outwitting The Censor13m
- 10Jan Celliers, Poet And Patriot16m
- 11A Little Adventure With The British Soldier15m
- 12Prisoner Of War22m
- 13The Concentration Camps24m
- 14A Consular Visit To Irene Camp18m
- 15New Developments18m
- 16The Formation Of The National Scout Corps11m
- 17A Consignment Of Explosives6m
- 18The First Interview With Spies, Introducing Two Heroes15m
- 19The Case Of Spoelstra22m
- 20Diamond Cut Diamond!12m
- 21Thanksgiving and Humiliation12m
- 22Flippie And Co.16m
- 23The Secret Railway Time-Table15m
- 24System Employed By The Secret Committee15m
- 25The Death Of Adolph Krause11m
- 26The Shoemaker At Work8m
- 27Bitten By Our Own Dogs9m
- 28The Betrayal Of The Secret Committee. A Memorable Day Of Trouble.18m
- 29Hansie Earning The Vote16m
- 30A War-Baby And A Curious Christening15m
- 31Forming A New Committee11m
- 32"Tea For Two"6m
- 33Kidnapping Mauser The Kitten13m
- 34The First Spies At Harmony16m
- 35The Captain's Visit17m
- 36Memories Bitter-Sweet7m
- 37A Silent Departure. "Fare Thee Well"12m
- 38Betrayed15m
- 39The Raid On Harmony17m
- 40The Watchword. Oiling The Hinges23m
- 41Peace, Peace--And There Is No Peace32m
- 42Conclusion3m
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