The Silent War: South African Recce Operations 1969-1994 by Peter Stiff. Reprint 2009. S/C. 608 pp.

The Silent War: South African Recce Operations 1969-1994 by Peter Stiff

The first in a series of three books. Followed by Warfare by Other Means and Covert War.

A study of South African military operations during the apartheid years. It deals with all the top secret raids by Special Forces into surrounding African states, the political dynamics which led to them and the turbulent history of the times. This account tells not only the story of South Africa's Special Forces, it has also been described as the most important and frank history of South Africa itself during the apartheid years. It covers the first counter-insurgency operations in Namibia in 1966, a commando raid on Dar-es-Salaam, the Fox Street Siege, South Africa's intervention in Angola in 1975 and subsequent pull-out, the rise of insurgency in Mozambique, South Africa's re-entry into Angola, strikes against Swapo bases in Zambia, the training and assistance to Unita, the fight against Zanla and Zipra in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and how the Recces staffed Rhodesia's "D" Squadron SAS, the fall of Rhodesia, how the SAS and Selous Scouts were reformed as Recce units in South Africa, the selection and training of special forces, the raid against the ANC at Matola in Mozambique, South African assistance to Renamo, and Recce operations in Mozambique, Lesotho, Cabinda, Botswana and Zambia. It also deals in detail with the final days of apartheid South Africa and explains how close the country was to a right-wing coup d'etat. With photographs.

First edition was published 1999. This is the 4th reprint of the second edition, published 2009 by Galago Publishing, Alberton. Please note: Book is set in very small print.

Condition: Good. Pages lightly tanned. Softcover has slight wear and tear.

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