Die Saw En Cuito Cuanaval

Author : Leopold Scholtz
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781928248064

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Die SAW en Cuito Cuanaval by Leopold Scholtz Pdf

In 1987–1988 was die stowwerige Angolese dorpie Cuito Cuanavale die toneel van die laaste gevegte van die Grensoorlog. Sedertdien is dit die fokuspunt van 'n openbare debat oor wie eintlik hierdie oorlog gewen het. Die leierskorps van die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag (SAW) hou vol hulle is nooit verslaan nie, terwyl die alliansie van die Angolese MPLA-regering, Kuba en Swapo beweer hulle het die SAW uit Angola en Suidwes-Afrika verdryf. Hulle glo voorts die SAW wou Cuito Cuanavale beset en as afspringplek gebruik om Luanda in te neem. Maar was Cuito Cuanavale ooit regtig 'n doelwit vir die Suid-Afrikaners? Dit is die vraag wat Leopold Scholtz vra wanneer hy onlangs gedeklassi-fiseerde dokumente in die weermagargief bestudeer en die taktiese en strategiese besluite ondersoek wat 'n bepalende rol in die ses groot veldslae van dié veldtog gespeel het. Sy kritiese ontleding wys hoe maklik propaganda en politiek in die pad van feite kan staan.

Author : Leopold Scholtz
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781928248040

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The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale by Leopold Scholtz Pdf

"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. The war is, in effect, fought again on paper." 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.

Author : Ian Liebenberg,Jorge Risquet,Vladimir Shubin
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781920689728

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A Far-Away War by Ian Liebenberg,Jorge Risquet,Vladimir Shubin Pdf

South Africa?s armed forces invaded Angola in 1975, setting off a war that had consequences for the whole region that are still felt today. A Far-Away War contributes to a wider understanding of this war in Angola and Namibia. The book does not only look at the war from an ?old? South African (Defence Force) perspective, but also gives a voice to participants ?on the other side? ? emphasising the role of the Cubans and Russians. This focus is supplemented by the inclusion of many never-before-published photographs from Cuban and Russian archives, and a comprehensive bibliography.

Author : Isaac Saney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498591324

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Cuba, Africa, and Apartheid's End by Isaac Saney Pdf

Cuba, Africa, and Apartheid’s End: Africa’s Children Return! examines the historic dimensions of the Cuban Revolution’s solidarity with Africa through the lens of Cuba’s role in the battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the southern African national liberation and anti-colonial struggle more broadly.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112752253

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Scientiae Militaria by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History, Modern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131530565

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Joernaal Vir Eietydse Geskiedenis by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gennadiĭ Vladimirovich Shubin,Andreĭ Aleksandrovich Tokarev
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781431401857

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Bush War: The Road to Cuito Cuanavale by Gennadiĭ Vladimirovich Shubin,Andreĭ Aleksandrovich Tokarev Pdf

For almost 15 years, South Africa was involved in a civil war in Angola: the so-called Bush War on behalf of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola faction. The climax of the conflict portrayed in this history was the battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the largest military engagement on African soil since World War II. This book provides the firsthand, personal accounts of the clash leading up to Cuito Cuanavale for the first time in English, as told by the Soviet advisers to the Angolan army. Their experiences of the war as well as their views and assessment of their South African enemies and Cuban and Angolan allies will not only surprise and fascinate readers, but will also offer new insights into the war itself.

Author : Timothy J. Stapleton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216118350

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Modern African Conflicts by Timothy J. Stapleton Pdf

An essential resource for students or general readers interested in post-colonial Africa, this encyclopedia provides coverage of different regions, countries, wars, battles, factions, leaders, and foreign powers. Armed conflict represents a substantial part of African history since around 1960, yet this history is either insufficiently taught or overshadowed by negative stereotypes about African "tribal warfare." In an effort to introduce this vital topic to students and general readers alike, this one-volume encyclopedia provides concise historical information on conflicts that occurred in postcolonial Africa. The entries cover all the regions of Africa (North, West, Central, East, and Southern); the Cold War and post–Cold War periods; a range of important leaders; various types of conflicts from civil wars and insurgencies to conventional military engagements; involvement of foreign powers; and such themes as airpower, women and war, and genocide.

Author : Irina Filatova
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781868425006

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The Hidden Thread by Irina Filatova Pdf

The Hidden Thread is a journey of revelation about the relationship between Soviet Russia and South Africa, hidden for most of its length. The story is told with insight and depth by Irina Filatova and Apollon Davidson, who have had a decades long association researching and writing on Russian and South African politics and history. This insightful work follows the often surprising twists and turns of the history of South Africa's relationship with Russia and its people which started in the eighteenth century and is still very much alive today. The story evolves from the Russian volunteers who fought alongside the Boers in the Anglo-Boer War to South Africans who participated in the Russian revolution and civil war; from the Russian Jewish immigration to South Africa to the close involvement of the South African communists in the Communist International; from the Soviet consulates in South Africa and the activities of South Africa's Friends of the Soviet Union Society during the Second World War to the vicissitudes of the Cold War and the 'hot' war in Angola; from the SACP and ANC's relations with the USSR to the volte-face of perestroika and South Africa's transition and to today's business, political, cultural and sometimes criminal connections between Russians and South Africans.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : South Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105071172402

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South African Defence Force Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Fred Bridgland
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612004938

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The War for Africa by Fred Bridgland Pdf

A “gripping” story of the Angolan Civil War and how it evolved into a Cold War struggle between superpowers (New York Journal of Books). Lasting over a quarter of a century, from 1975 to 2002, the Angolan Civil War began as a power struggle between two former liberation movements, the MPLA and UNITA—but became a Cold War struggle with involvement from the Soviet Union, Cuba, South Africa, and the United States. This book examines the height of the Cuban-South African fighting in Angola in 1987–88, when three thousand South African soldiers and about eight thousand UNITA guerrilla fighters fought in alliance against the Cubans and the armed forces of the Marxist MPLA government, a force of over fifty thousand men. Fred Bridgland pieced together the course of the war, fought in one of the world’s most remote and wild terrains, by interviewing the South Africans who fought it, and many of their stories are woven into the narrative. This classic account of a Cold War struggle and its momentous consequences for the participants and the continent now includes a new preface and epilogue. “Highlights just how much political and social considerations dictate the outcome of war . . . A highly detailed work of military history, The War for Africa can tell us a lot about the nature of counter-insurgency warfare and how small states can become contested battlegrounds between superpowers.” —New York Journal of Books

Author : Ian van der Waag,Albert Grundlingh
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781928480341

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In Different Times by Ian van der Waag,Albert Grundlingh Pdf

This is the first attempt to bring together diverse scholars, using different lenses, to study South Africa’s Border War. As a book, it is critical in approach, provides deeper reflection, and focuses specifically on the SADF experience of the war. The result is a more complex picture of the war’s dynamics and its legacies. Although South Africa is a vastly different country today, the study of the Border War opens a range of questions, also relevant to contemporary deployments such as in Lesotho (1998) and the Central African Republic (2013). It includes the debate on participation in foreign conflicts; on the deployment, design and preparation of appropriate, modern armed forces and their use as foreign policy instruments in far‑off theatres; on military planning; and, as the historical controversies regarding the battles at Cuito Cuanavale and Bangui illustrate, on the interface between foreign campaigning and domestic politics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015069815945

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AF Press Clips by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States Department of State. Bureau of African Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112126854

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AF Press Clips by United States Department of State. Bureau of African Affairs Pdf

Author : W. Martin James
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538111239

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Historical Dictionary of Angola by W. Martin James Pdf

Angola, slowly recovering from a twenty-seven year civil war, is becoming a regional super-power in southern Africa. This rise can be attributed to oil, diamonds, a battle-tested armed forces and a political system that is dominated by one party – the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola – MPLA). Problems remain to be solved. The vast wealth is in the control of the elite while the vast majority of the people live on less than two dollars per day. Corruption is rife, the health and education system in shambles, landmines remain a festering problem and the opposition is intimidated and split into various factions. President Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola for almost thirty-eight years, has opted not to run for re-election in the August 2017 elections. Instead his hand-picked successor João Lourenço was elected president. Interestingly, dos Santos has not surrendered his presidency of the party. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Angola contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Angola.