South Africa's Border War 1966-89
Author: Willem Steenkamp
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781909982017
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Originally published by Ashanti Publishing (Pty) Ltd, 1989"--T.p. verso.
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Author: Willem Steenkamp
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781909982017
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Originally published by Ashanti Publishing (Pty) Ltd, 1989"--T.p. verso.
Author: Peter Baxter
Publisher: Helion
Published: 2020-01-19
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781912866885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet against the backdrop of the Cold War, the SAAF was South Africa's first line of defence against Soviet expansionism in southern Africa. In this account, Peter Baxter examines and brings to life the squadrons and aviators that fought in both counter-insurgency and conventional warfare.
Author: Willem Steenkamp
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780624076902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Willem Steenkamp
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kyle Harmse
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-02-23
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1472817443
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Border War saw the biggest armoured battles in Africa since World War II. Starting as a counter-insurgency operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) against the South West Africa People's Organisation, South Africa became embroiled in the complex Angolan Civil War, where they came up against enemies well supplied with equipment and armoured vehicles from the Soviet Union. With the aid of stunning illustrations and photographs, this study details the characteristics, capabilities and performance of the wide variety of armoured vehicles deployed by the SADF, from the Eland armoured car to the Ratel infantry combat vehicle and the Olifant tank. Designed for the unique conditions of the region, South Africa's armour was distinctive and innovative, and has influenced the design of counterinsurgency armoured vehicles around the world. Frequently requested by Osprey readers, and written by two renowned experts on armoured vehicles, this will appeal to all those interested in modern armour and the Cold War proxy wars.
Author: Peter Baxter
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Published: 2012
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the SAAF was South Africa's first line of defence against Soviet expansionism in southern Africa. In this account, Peter Baxter examines and brings to life the squadrons and aviators that fought in both counter-insurgency and conventional warfare.
Author: Leopold Scholtz
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781909982765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe SADF in the Border War 1966-1989 offers the first comprehensive analysis of the South African Defense Force's role in the Border War in Namibia and Angola since the end of this conflict in 1989. It investigates the causes of the Border War and follows its progress and escalation in the 1980s. It also considers the broader international context against which this conflict took place. The author brings vital new information to light gained from documents which have since been declassified. This includes documents from the State Security Council, the department of foreign affairs, the SADF itself, as well as from the Cuban and Soviet governments. It sheds light on the objectives of the National Party government in both Angola and the former Southwest Africa, the SADF's strategy in the war and its cross-border operations in Angola. To sketch as complete a picture as possible of individual operations, the author not only interviewed several high ranking SADF officers, but also included information from the Cuban archives and testimonies of Cuban and Russian officers. All the major operations and battles are discussed, including Savannah, Reindeer, Sceptic, Protea and Moduler, as well as the battles of Cassinga and Cuito Cuanavale. Where a battle had no clear winner, the author asks what the aim was of each of the parties involved and whether they succeeded in achieving that goal. In this way, he offers fresh perspectives on long-running and often controversial debates, for instance on who won the battle of Cuito Cuanavale. In the last chapter, the author looks at the objectives of all the parties involved in the war and whether they achieved them. In the process he tries to answer the all-important question: Who won the Border War?
Author: Leopold Scholtz
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780624054108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jannie Geldenhuys
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Published: 2012-03-19
Total Pages: 634
ISBN-13: 1868425134
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeneral Jannie Geldenhuys is widely regarded as one of the leading military commanders South Africa has produced. As Chief of the South African Defence Force from 1985 to 1990, he brought his experience to bear on the Border War in Namibia, and was part of the negotiating team that brought an end to the conflict in 1989. In this completely revised and updated edition, Geldenhuys reflects on a military career spanning more than four decades. At the Front covers the years before and during the protracted Border War, and consists of Geldenhuys' personal experiences and insights. He sheds light on the final years of the conflict and the negotiated settlement, and also writes of his early years, as he evolved from a rugby-mad young officer to a deep-thinking, reflective man with ever-sharpening insights into war, peace, politics and, most of all, himself.
Author: Gary Baines
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2014-02-27
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1472508246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSouth Africa's 'Border War' provides a timely study of the 'war of words' waged by retired South African Defence Force (SADF) generals and other veterans against critics and detractors. The book explores the impact of the 'Border War' on South African culture and society during apartheid and in the new dispensation and discusses the lasting legacy or 'afterlife' of the war in great detail. It also offers an appraisal of the secondary literature of the 'Border War', supplemented by archival research, interviews and an analysis of articles, newspaper reports, reviews and blogs. Adopting a genuinely multidisciplinary approach that borrows from the study of history, literature, visual culture, memory, politics and international relations, South Africa's 'Border War' is an important volume for anyone interested in the study of war and memory or the modern history of South Africa.