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The War For Africa: Conflict, Crime, Corruption and Foreign Interests - Eeben Barlow

R 550.00

‘The War for Africa: Conflict, Crime, Corruption and Foreign Interests’ is a hard-hitting account of the undeclared and invisible conflicts and wars that go almost unnoticed in the daily mainstream media. The impact of these economic, military, and political conflicts on the continent and its people is devastating. This book offers a personal, yet disturbing and behind-the-scenes glimpse of much...

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A Brutal State of Affairs: The Rise and Fall of Rhodesia - Henrik Ellert & Dennis Anderson

R 395.00

AVAILABLE FROM 3 NOVEMBER 2020 A Brutal State of Affairs analyses the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe and challenges Rhodesian mythology. The story of the BSAP, where white and black officers were forced into a situation not of their own making, is critically examined. The liberation war in Rhodesia might never have happened but for the ascendency of the Rhodesian...

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SOUTH AFRICAN ARMOURED VEHICLES: A History of Innovation and Excellence - Dr Dewald Venter

R 395.00

AFRICA@WAR SERIES: VOLUME 49 SOUTH AFRICAN ARMOURED VEHICLES: A History of Innovation and Excellence During the Cold War, Africa became a prime location for proxy wars between the East and the West. Against the backdrop of a steep rise in liberation movements backed by Eastern Bloc communist countries such as Cuba and the Soviet Union, southern Africa saw one of the most...

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Curly’s Story - Hugh Gurnell

R 375.00

This book tells the story of the author’s three contracts as a mercenary in the ‘64-‘65 Congo conflict. It is a vivid account of his personal experiences, from his first contract as a raw recruit to his last contract, when he was involved in the formation of the navy on Lake Tanganyika and was the first C.O. Hugh started writing...

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Buffalo Battalion: South Africa's 32 Battalion - A Tale of Sacrifice - LJ Bothma

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By August 1974 the Portuguese had all but abandoned Angola, its erstwhile colony, and there was a fear in both the Intelligence services of South Africa and America that the country was likely to fall the hands of the MPLA, generally regarded as a Soviet surrogate. It was that fear that triggered the training by South Africa of guerrilla groups...

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Soldaat en Mens - Generaal Georg Meiring

R 395.00

Generaal Georg Meiring vertel sy verhaal in sy eie taal met humor en skroom nie om die waarheid, soms ten koste van homself, uit te lap nie. As ‘n plaasseun uit die Oos-Vrystaat is hy deur vele gebeure, wat hom dikwels gedwing het om homself te “herontwerp”, in slegs 14 jaar van ‘n kaptein tot ‘n generaal gevorm, om as...

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Move The Border: A History of the Greatest Battles of the Angolan Border War 1966-1989 - Marius Scheepers

R 400.00

An account which strives to place the war which South Africa fought in Angola in a historically meaningful perspective. Although the conflict initially centered on the opposing agendas of the SADF and People’s Liberation Army of Namibia of SWAPO, it was to escalate and take on an international Cold War character as Angolan, Cuban, and Soviet protagonists appeared on the...

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Tiger Battalion 507 - Helmut Schneider

R 600.00

This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit. The book was conceived during a reunion of the 507' at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as...

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The Fading Light - John Gartner

R 495.00

The Fading Light: Memories of a Professional Soldier's Five Decades of War and Conflict in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. An Australian former Special Forces soldier describes his experiences and recollections of war and civil disturbance across continents and areas of conflict, interspersed with insights into the nature and character of his various employers, and insightful analysis of the...

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OPERATION LIGHTHOUSE: Intaf in the Rhodesian Bush War 1972–1980

R 700.00

From 1890 and throughout its history, the men of Internal Affairs were bound by an intense loyalty to each other, combined with a deep understanding of the tribal people in their charge. Their greatest strengths were individuality and self-reliance, strengths that were called upon to the fullest during the rebellions of 1896–97, and again in the conflict of the 1970s....

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Combat: South Africa at War Along the Angolan Frontier (Hardcover) - Al J. Venter

R 750.00

Al Venter's latest book on South Africa's 23-year Border War along the Angolan frontier offers a host of new perspectives. These include details about units like the South African Air Force 44 Squadron which converted Dakota aircraft into flying gun platforms similar to those used in America's war in South-East Asia. He also has American nuclear specialist David Albright -...

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Ratel: The Making of a Legend (2 Volume Bookset)

R 750.00

This two-volume book covers the history of the Ratel from the requirement for an ICV for the SA Army in the late 1960s and early 1970s through to the development, production and deployment of Ratel and to its final major combat operation of the Border War in 1989. The book is about Ratel, not about the Border War; although, obviously,...

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Featured Books

The War For Africa: Conflict, Crime, Corruption and Foreign Interests - Eeben Barlow

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A Brutal State of Affairs: The Rise and Fall of Rhodesia - Henrik Ellert & Dennis Anderson

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SOUTH AFRICAN ARMOURED VEHICLES: A History of Innovation and Excellence - Dr Dewald Venter

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Curly’s Story - Hugh Gurnell

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Buffalo Battalion: South Africa's 32 Battalion - A Tale of Sacrifice - LJ Bothma

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Soldaat en Mens - Generaal Georg Meiring

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Move The Border: A History of the Greatest Battles of the Angolan Border War 1966-1989 - Marius Scheepers

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Tiger Battalion 507 - Helmut Schneider

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The Fading Light - John Gartner

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OPERATION LIGHTHOUSE: Intaf in the Rhodesian Bush War 1972–1980

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Combat: South Africa at War Along the Angolan Frontier (Hardcover) - Al J. Venter

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Ratel: The Making of a Legend (2 Volume Bookset)

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