Forged in Battle by Breytenbach, Col. Jan

Forged in Battle

Breytenbach, Col. Jan

Item Description: Saayman & Webber, Cape Town, 1986. Pictorial Wrappers. Book Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 149 pp. Some black & white illustrations and maps. Very good with slight shelf wear. Ink inscription from a previous owner on the front free end paper. Wrappers rubbed. Photographs by Cloete Breytenbach (brother of the author). The history of 32-battalion. "In 1975, 32 Battalion was formed in great secrecy from a group of badly trained, ill-disciplined remnants of the Angolan guerrilla movement, the FNLA.Founding commander Colonel Jan Breytenbach, a former Recce, tells of the birth and early history of this elite "Buffalo" Battalion led by South African officers. He turned these unwanted orphans from the Angolan guerrilla war into one of the most respected and feared units to fight in Angola. His method was a simple one ? he instilled in his soldiers a total commitment and loyalty to the unit, rather than to a country or cause. Nicknamed Os Terríveis (the Terrible Ones), they became one of the best counter-insurgency forces in the SADF. Forged in Battle follows the birth and growth of 32 Battalion from former enemies and terrorists into decorated soldiers." Size: Octavo. Soft Cover. Bookseller Inventory # 05031

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