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The White Paper on Defence 1977 (Witskrif oor Verdediging 1977) is one of the most significant official South African defence policy documents of the late twentieth century. Published by the Department of Defence during a pivotal period in South Africa's history, this bilingual Afrikaans-English edition outlines the strategic thinking, military organisation, manpower requirements, logistical structures and national security priorities that shaped the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the height of the Border War era.
Presented in an unusual dual-language format, the publication features Afrikaans text from one side and English text from the opposite cover, meeting in the centre. The White Paper on Defence 1977 provides a fascinating insight into official defence doctrine and the concept of "Total National Strategy" that would become central to South African military and political planning during the late 1970s and 1980s.
Topics covered include national security, command and control of the South African Defence Force, landward defence, air defence, maritime defence, military training, logistics, manpower, personnel support and the administration of the armed services. As an official government publication, The White Paper on Defence 1977 offers primary-source material invaluable to researchers, historians, military collectors and students of South African political history.
Today, original copies are increasingly difficult to locate outside institutional collections and specialist military libraries. This publication remains an important reference work for understanding the development of South African defence policy during one of the most significant periods of the country's modern history.
Condition - Near Fine
1977 magazine-style softcover binding. Bilingual edition with Afrikaans text from one cover and English text from the opposite cover. Covers remain clean and bright with light handling and shelf wear. Interior clean and complete with no major defects noted.
