The Naval War In South African Waters 1939 1945

Author : Evert Kleynhans
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781991201744

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The Naval War in South African Waters, 1939-1945 by Evert Kleynhans Pdf

The Naval War in South African Waters, 1939-1945 provides a critical reappraisal of the naval war waged in South African waters during the Second World War. The book investigates this broad topic by focussing on several interrelated aspects such as: the wartime strategic importance of South African waters; the rival Axis and Allied naval strategies in the southern oceans; the development of the South African coastal defence system; the full extent of the Axis naval operations in the southern oceans; the naval intelligence war; and, finally, the antisubmarine war waged in South African waters. Based on extensive archival research in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and supplemented by a wealth of secondary material, the book introduces a fresh, in-depth discussion on a largely forgotten episode of South African military history.

Author : Henry James Martin,Neil D. Orpen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : South Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015051852807

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South Africa at War by Henry James Martin,Neil D. Orpen Pdf

Author : South Africa. Department of the Prime Minister. Union War Histories Section,Leonard Charles Frederick Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080730042

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War in the Southern Oceans, 1939-45 by South Africa. Department of the Prime Minister. Union War Histories Section,Leonard Charles Frederick Turner Pdf

Author : Evert Kleynhans,David Brock Katz
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781928248231

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20 Battles by Evert Kleynhans,David Brock Katz Pdf

Favouring manoeuvre over attrition and often punching above their weight, South African soldiers have become known for their tenacity, dash and ability to defy the odds. Their unique directive command style has also helped them to excel in defining battles and operations, from the campaign in German South West Africa in 1915 to the cross-border operations in Angola during the Border War. In 20 Battles, military historians Evert Kleynhans and David Brock Katz investigate the evolution of South Africa's armed forces over a century from 1913 to 2013. They track the evolution of the doctrine and structure of the defence force, uncovering historical continuity and the lessons learned from past battles and operations. What is clear is that when South African soldiers have the freedom to operate according to their manoeuvre doctrine, as they had in East Africa in 1916 and southern Ethiopia in 1941, they can achieve stunning results. But when hemmed in by rigid doctrine and a top-down command style, as at Delville Wood in 1916 and Tobruk in 1942, the results can be tragic. 20 Battles combines both battlefield drama and crisp analysis and in the process provides a much-needed perspective on the South African way of war.

Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCAL:B4055923

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The War at Sea, 1939-1945 by Stephen Wentworth Roskill Pdf

Author : Bill Nasson
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9781431403820

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South Africa at War, 1939-1945 by Bill Nasson Pdf

Author : Jurgen Rohwer
Publisher : Booksales
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1840673621

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War at Sea 1939-1945 by Jurgen Rohwer Pdf

A superb illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War. Two hundred and fifty photographs and an accompanying text describe the inter-related nature of the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. The author deals with every aspect of the naval war from top-level discussions and decisions concerning technical requirements and operations, to the events of the battles themselves and their consequences for the people involved. He has tracked down a superb collection of rare photographs which portray as truthfully as possible the realities of war at sea.

Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:49015000228099

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The War at Sea, 1939-1945: The defensive by Stephen Wentworth Roskill Pdf

Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:671165764

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The Navy at War 1939-1945 by Stephen Wentworth Roskill Pdf

Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:1179508812

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The war at sea, 1939-1945 by Stephen Wentworth Roskill Pdf

Author : Janusz Piekałkiewicz
Publisher : Blandford
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UGA:32108019136533

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Sea War, 1939-1945 by Janusz Piekałkiewicz Pdf

Author : Ashley Jackson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826440495

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The British Empire and the Second World War by Ashley Jackson Pdf

In 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire that there had ever been. In the years since 1945 that empire has disappeared, and the crucial fact that the British Empire fought together as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defence of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. Winston Churchill saw the war throughout in imperial terms. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasises a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten.

Author : H. R. Gordon-Cumming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : South Africa
ISBN : 0620432764

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Official History of the South African Naval Forces During the Second World War (1939-1945) by H. R. Gordon-Cumming Pdf

Author : Peter Joyce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History, Modern
ISBN : IND:30000004068809

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The Star by Peter Joyce Pdf

Author : Evert Kleynhans
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781776190218

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Hitler's Spies by Evert Kleynhans Pdf

The story of the intelligence war in South Africa during the Second World War is one of suspense, drama and dogged persistence. In 1939, when the Union of South Africa entered the war on Britain's side, the German government secretly reached out to the political opposition, and to the leadership of the anti-war movement, the Ossewabrandwag. The Nazis' aim was to spread sedition in South Africa and to undermine the Allied war effort. The critical strategic importance of the sea route round the Cape of Good Hope meant that the Germans were also after naval intelligence. Soon U-boat packs were sent to operate in South African waters, to deadly effect. With the help of the Ossewabrandwag, a network of German spies was established to gather important political and military intelligence and relay it back to the Reich. Agents would use a variety of channels to send coded messages to Axis diplomats in neighbouring Mozambique. Meanwhile, police detectives and MI5 agents hunted in vain for illegal wireless transmitters. Hitler's Spies presents an unrivalled account of the German intelligence networks that operated in wartime South Africa. It also details the hunt in post-war Europe for witnesses to help the government bring charges of high treason against key Ossewabrandwag members.