Name: Sadf and Cuito Cuanavale : A Tactical and Strategic Analysis
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Delta Books, Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2020, softcover, index, 280 pages, condition: as new.

'A shooting war is often followed by a second war. This war is not fought with bullets or artillery shells, not with tanks or bombers, but rather with words.' In 1987-1988 the dusty Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale was the backdrop for the final battles of the Border War. Ever since the war ended, the fighting around Cuito has been the subject of a fierce public debate over who actually won the war. While the leadership of the former South African Defence Force (SADF) claims it was never defeated, the supporters of the Angolan MPLA government, Cuba and SWAPO insist that the SADF was vanquished on the battlefield. They contend that the SADF wanted to overrun Cuito Cuanavale and use it as a springboard for an advance on Luanda. But was Cuito Cuanavale ever really an objective of the SADF? Leopold Scholtz tackles this question by examining recently declassified documents in the SANDF archives, exploring the strategic and tactical decisions that shaped the six main battles, from the SADF's stunning tactical success on the Lomba River to the grinding struggle for the Tumpo Triangle. His incisive analysis untangles what happens when war, politics and propaganda become entwined.

The best history of the final stages of the Bush war to date.
Leopold Scholtz digs deeply into the final phase of the Bush war in Angola. Well researched and thoughtful this account of the conflict does not make for easy reading. It's conclusions are stark, incompetent general's micromanaging brilliant commanders, brave men betrayed by ill considered strategy, parochial leadership isolated from a global culture of military scholarship and most importantly a failure to observe von Clausewitz dictum about war being an extension of political strategy. The personal bravery and sacrifice of the ordinary fighting men contrasted with the myopic leadership of general's elevated by the cadre deployment policies of the Nationalist Party in the security forces beyond their ability. I was left feeling a huge sense of futility.

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