1996 first edition paperback with 145 pages in very good condition.

This book details the experiences of a military psychologist in Sector 10, Owamboland, South West Africa / Namibia in 1987. Appendices include children's descriptions of their experiences of living in Oshakati and Ondangwa, as well as the Critical Incident Debriefing Model used with personnel vulnerable to developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

As an autobiography, the first chapter deals with the author learning of his assignment, preparations and his journey. The tenth chapter does the reverse winding down and returning to ordinary duty in `the states (South Africa). Chapters 2 4 are mainly descriptions of the various characters involved, as well as the lifestyle of the medical section at the HQ of the most active sector of the South African occupation of Namibia in their counter-insurgency operations against SWAPO. After that the author focuses more on his experience as a clinical psychologist working in a military medical environment the debriefing of soldiers involved in firefights one of which is described as a case study, and then the duties of visiting various outlying bases, and insights into working and living in a military environment, some of them humorous anecdotes.