South African War Machine Helmoed-Romer Heitman

South African War Machine

Author: Helmoed-Romer Heitman 

Publisher: Central News Agency       

Edition: First 1985

ISBN: 0 620 07442 6

Language: English  

Condition: Excellent. As new. Clean copy with tight binding.   

Binding: Hardcover    

Pages: 192233. Print with images 

Additional Information

Profusely illustrated. This book briefly describes the history of South Africa's armed forces, outlining their roles in the two World Wars and in Korea and explaining how this background has contributed to the unique make-up of South Africa's defence forces today. The weapons, organisation and training of each of the South African armed services are fully described with sections on elite formations like 1 Reconnaissance Commando and 44 Parachute Brigade and the special techniques they have developed. The campaigns in South West Africa against the SWAPO guerrillas are fully described as are the various operations in Angola from the initial South African involvement in 1975. 

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