In Different Times The War for Southern Africa 1966-1989.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: van der Waag, Ian
Otros Autores: Grundlingh, Albert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stellenbosch : African Sun Media, 2019.
Temas:
Since 1961
South Africa > History, Military > 1961-
Angola > History > South African Incursions, 1975-1976.
Angola > History > South African Incursions, 1978-1990.
Afrique du Sud > Histoire militaire > 1961-
Angola > Histoire > 1978-1990 (Raids sud-africains)
Angola
South Africa
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acronyms & Abbreviations
  • Introduction: South Africa's Border War in retrospect
  • PART ONE: Places and Events
  • 1: The Namibian/Angolan border in the Namibian War for Independence
  • Endnotes
  • 2. Operation Blouwildebees, 1966: The helicopter assault on Ongulumbashe
  • South West Africa and the World Court decision
  • The decision to attack the Ongulumbashe base
  • Preparations: Paratroopers and Policemen
  • Final staging for the operation
  • The helicopter assault
  • The ripples of retrospect
  • Strategic significance
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • 3. Operation Savannah, 1975-76: The initial South African armour deployments into Angola
  • Introduction
  • Operation Bombay
  • Operation Cracker Box
  • The Ruacana-Calueque Hydro-Electric water scheme crisis
  • Daniel Chipenda and the RDL
  • The war against Swapo
  • The Misión Militar Cubana en Angola (MMCA)
  • Enter Unita
  • The clash at Norton de Matos, 5 October 1975
  • Combat Group Foxbat 1: Central Angola
  • Task Force Zulu: Southern and Western Angola
  • Task Force Zulu: Battle at Catengue, 2 November 1975
  • Operation Carlota
  • Task Force Zulu: Western Angola
  • Combat Group Foxbat 1: Central Angola
  • Establishment of 101 Task Force
  • Combat Group Foxbat 1: Battle of the Ebo River
  • Reorganisation on the Central Front
  • Combat Group Alpha: Western Angola
  • Combat Group X-Ray: Eastern Angola
  • Combat Group Orange: Central Angola
  • Combat Group Beaver: Western Angola
  • Task Force Zulu: The battle for Bridge 14
  • Withdrawal
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • 4. Namibia: Effective strategic buffer zone or draining foreign military adventure?
  • Introduction
  • The origins of the forward defence strategy
  • Revolutionary warfare
  • The collapse of the buffer zone
  • The conflict with Mozambique
  • Soweto and negative international events
  • The reformulation of defence policy
  • The forward defence strategy
  • Conflict with Mozambique, 1978-1984
  • The internal front, 1978-1984
  • Namibia
  • Strategic trap?
  • The joint monitoring commission and Nkomati
  • The final phase, 1985-1989
  • The economic dimension
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • PART TWO: War and Society
  • 5. The SADF and the militarisation of white South African society
  • Introduction
  • Fouché appointed defence minister
  • Rudolf Hiemstra: Afrikaner nationalist soldier/politician
  • Afrikaners and the SADF
  • The SADF and WESSAs
  • Afrikaans/WESSA relations: Some observations
  • SADF perceptions of the white community: Early 1960s
  • Ballot conscription exemption grievances
  • Complaints against the SADF
  • Complaints regarding assaults
  • The 1960s SADF in public: Entertainment, pride, propaganda and reassurance
  • The SADF's role in the 1966 Republic Day festivities
  • Endnotes
  • 6. The Kavango Jeugbeweging and the South African counterinsurgency campaign in Namibia
  • Introduction

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