Hamann, Hilton.

Days of the Generals.

Zebra Press. Cape Town, 2001 stated 1st edition 1st printing. Printed wraps. 242pp. 8vo. 0.6kg. No inscriptions. Wraps a little rubbed else VG+ condition. ISBN: 9781868723409 Based upon interviews with South Africa's Generals this attempts to answer questions about South Africa's involvements in Mozambique, Angola, Namibia from political and military viewpoints. This looks in detail at South Africa's interventions in Angola, Namibia, and Mozambique. It examines the armed struggle of the ANC and the state's war against the liberation movements. It investigates chemical and biological warfare, the 'third force', and other top-secret issues such as the death of Samora Machel, South Africa's nuclear programme,&c. Generals Magnus Malan, Constand Viljoen, Jannie Geldenhuys, Georg Meiring, Hein du Toit, and Chris Thirion have opened up and given their account of events in South Africa from the 1970s to the present (publication present of 2001). Includes several relevant newspaper cuttings.

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Book number: 29083

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Heitman, Helmoed-Romer.

War in Angola. The Final South African Phase.

Ashanti. 1990 stated 1st edition. Plum cloth boards. 366pp illustrated 8vo. 0.7kg. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. Spine fading, a clean sound G-VG copy. No dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780620143707 Covers the 1987-1988 operations, in support of UNITA, in Angola that frustrated FAPLA and their Cuban & Russian advisers, ensuring that the future of the region would not be dominated by them. Includes original book review from The Star March 12th 1990.

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Book number: 28608

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Keywords: military south southern africa african south west africa namibia angola unita fapla

Labuschagne, Riaan.

On South Africa's Secret Service. An Undercover Agent's Story.

Galago. Alberton 2002 1st edition. Olive green cloth boards. 304pp illustrated 8vo 0.7kg. No inscriptions. A VG-Fine copy in matching dustwrapper, feps omitted as often by this publisher. ISBN: 9781919854083 "Reveals sensational details of South Africa's ruthless secret intelligence war ...". Author was recruited into the Intelligence Service whilst still a university student. Includes several relevant newspaper clippings and copies of emails between Tom Wheeler & Victor Zazeraj.

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Book number: 29104

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Spies, F.J. Du Toit.

Operasie Savannah. (Operation Savannah). Angola 1975-1976.

S.A. Weermag. Pretoria 1989. 348pp illustrated A4. 2.0kg. Ex school library with ownership stamps at front and rear, pocket at rear, number to lower spine. Dustwrapper secured to book with protective film (repairs visible at head and tail of spine). folding map present (one minor tear at folding). Overall a sound copy with excellent clean contents, rated in G++ condition overall ISBN: 9780621126419 Definitive history of Operation Savannah. Afrikaans text.

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Book number: 26700

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Stiff, Peter.

Warfare By Other Means. South Africa in the 1980s and 1990s.

Galago. Alberton 2001 1st edition. Dark green cloth boards. 600pp illustrated colour & b/w photos. 8vo. A Fine copy in matching dustwrapper. ISBN: 9781919854014 Covers Mike Hoare's abortive Seychelles coup attempt; behind-the-scenes cooperation of the SADF with Inkatha & the Witdoekies; and right-wing organisations such as Eugene Terre'Blanche's AWB and General Constand Viljoen's Afrikaner Volksfront. Much of the book relies on oral testimony, and it is the second volume of author's "South Africa Secret Warfare" trilogy, with THE SILENT WAR and THE COVERT WAR being the matching volumes.

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Book number: 25105

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Wood, J.R.T.

The War Diaries of Andre Dennison.

Ashanti Publishing, Gibraltar 1989. Green cloth boards. 394pp illustrated b/w photos maps. 8vo. 0.9kg. No inscription. some shelfwear, G-VG in dustwrapper (light wear only, no major tears or loss). ISBN: 9780620135450 The author, born in Bulawayo, gives a unique insight into the life of a black infantry company in the traumatic last 5 years of the long insurgency war in Rhodesia. Enriched by contributions from the records of the Selous Scouts supplied by Lt-Col Ron Reid-Daly as well as a review of the use of Fire Force, a deadly combination of helicopters, paratroops and infantry.

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Book number: 27521

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