An unpopular War: Voices of South African National Servicemen
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Product details
Country: South Africa
Format: Trade paperback
Publisher: ZEBRA PRESS
ISBN: 9781770073012
Publication date: June 2006
Length: 230mm
Width: 150mm
Thickness: 21mm
Weight: 377g
Pages: 256
Prizes: Shortlisted for South African Booksellers' Choice Award 2007.
In the seventies, eighties and nineties, conscription had a profound effect on hundreds of thousands of young men, particularly those who had to serve in the Angolan war. This title is a collection of reflections and memories of that time, collected by JH Thompson, who interviewed men who did National Service. Contributors include ordinary soldiers, Special Forces members, helicopter pilots, chefs and religious objectors. The title captures the spirit and atmosphere, the daily duties, the boredom, fear and other intense experiences of an SADF soldier. 