South african armour of the border war 197589 ebook by kyle. The south african border war, also known as the namibian war of independence, and sometimes denoted in south africa as the angolan bush war, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in namibia then south west africa, zambia, and angola from 26 august 1966 to 21 march 1990. The south african border war refers to the conflict that took place from 1966 to 1990 primarily in southwest africa now namibia between south africa on one side and the southwest africa peoples organisation swapo and its allies on the other. The south african military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by boer commando forces, reinforced by the afrikaners historical distrust of large standing armies. South african armour of the border war 197589 by kyle. South african armour of the border war 197589 osprey publishing. Secrets, silences and stories of south africas border war gary baines abstract for some fifteen yeas little attention has been paid to south africas border war and the memories of soldiers who fought therein. South african armour of the border war 197589 is an osprey new vanguard series book by kyle harmse and simon dunstan, with illustrations by pierre lowe victor. A site about the south african bushwar of 1966 till 1989.
The conflict was not a current conflict but consisted in some. The socalled bushwar or border war was fought in n. The south african border war known as the namibian war of independence, sometimes denoted in south africa as the angolan bush war, was a asymmetric conflict that occurred in namibia and angola from 26 august 1966 to 21 march 1990. It was fought between the south african defence force sadf and the peoples liberation army of namibia. Starting as a counterinsurgency operation by the south african. Read south african armour of the border war 197589 by kyle harmse available from rakuten kobo. An appraisal of the south african strategy dr leopold scholtz1 extraordinary professor, department of history, stellenbosch university introduction from the sixties to the late eighties, the border war became a household term in south africa. The south african border war was a conflict in the south west africa, in what is now namibia and also in angola between the south african forces and its allies and the angolan forces, before the independence mpla, the swapo and its allies. The south african border war, commonly referred to as the angolan bush war in south africa, was a conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 in southwest africa now namibia and angola between south africa and its allied forces mainly unita on the one side and the angolan armed forces fapla, southwest africa peoples organisation swapo, and their allies mainly cuba on the other. South african armour of the border war 197589 kyle harmse simon dunstan pierre lowe victor. As with other books in this series, this is a softcover book of 48 pages with numerous black and white and color photos and plates. By the 1960s, great britain had already dismantled the greater part of her african empire, yet there were no signs of. South african armour of the border war at the beginning of the warkrulak put forward the spreading inkblot theory. The south african army is the army of south africa, first formed after the union of south africa was created in 1910.
Extraordinary and very rare combat photograph of south africans in combat during the south west africanangolan border war. Edited footage of the south african border war, also known as the namibian war of independence or the angola bush war. Angolan bush war weapons 19661990 military factory. It sketches the story of the conflict but the focus is on south african armor forces and how. The cold war at its height in angola gets very hot 14 february 1988. Literary history and cultural memory of the border war find, read and. South african world war ii participants geni family tree. Angolan bush war weapons 1966 1990 the south african border war also known as the angolan bush war utilized all manner of small arms to accomplish various mission sets. A small video i made as a tribute to the brave men who fought in the south african border war. Home south african armour of the border war 197589 kyle harmse simon dunstan pierre lowe victor 9781472817433. Starting as a counterinsurgency operation by the south african defence force sadf against the south west africa peoples organisation, south africa became embroiled in the complex angolan civil war, where they came up against enemies well supplied with equipment and armoured vehicles from the soviet union. The south african border war south african military veterans. The south african war also known as the second angloboer war was the first overseas conflict to involve new zealand troops. Here a south african ratel 90 takes out a fapla soviet made t5455 tank during operation hooper.
South african armour of the border war 197589 new vanguard. Starting as a counterinsurgency operation by the south african defence. Known as the border war, apartheid south africa sent troops to support angolas unita rebels, backed by the us against the thenmarxist mpla government and its cuban allies. A shaped charge grenade, based on the belgian energa antitank rifle grenade and designed to be fired from most 7. South africas border war is a detailed account of the war that does not hesitate to set forth the mistakes made by the south african government, but it is also offers careful, thorough analysis.
The border war saw the biggest armoured battles in. Based in johannesburg, kyle harmse has long been interested in armored vehicle design and the proxy wars of the cold war. Tanks, armoured troop carriers, rockets, mortars, and smaller arms have. The use of surrogates in southern africa 1975 1989 pdf. Presumably largely phased out of south african service along with the large majority of 7. South african armour of the border war 197589 new vanguard by kyle harmse and simon dunstan is the first new vanguard title to explore armor in subsaharan africa. The use of surrogates in southern africa 19751989 pdf. Fought between the british empire and the boer south african republic transvaal and its orange free state ally, it was the culmination of. Media in category south african border war the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. It was fought between the south african defence force and the peoples liberation army of namibia, an armed wing of the south west african peoples organisation. A short overview of the south african bushwar border war. At the time of writing, the border war has been over for 24 years. A refurbishing was performed by the railway workshop, uitenhage in 19791981.
The border war 19661989 group on facebook has about 5,600 members and is described as an allranks meeting place for veterans of the angolan border war. South african armour of the border war 197589 kyle. The 2nd south african infantry division also took part in a number of actions in north africa during 1942, but on 21 june 1942 two. South african armour of the border war 197589 by kyle harmse. In march, two smaller operations, rekstock and safraan, were conducted across the border as the south african air force struck deeper and deeper into angolan territory. The 6th south african armoured division was the second armoured division of the south african army and was formed during world war ii. Pdf on nov 1, 2003, gary baines and others published south africas vietnam. The border war saw the biggest armored battles in africa since world war ii. The origins of the border war as it came to be known, lay in the postwwi mandate given to south africa for the administration of what had been german south west africa. The opposing forces consisted of the angolan mpla, swapo fighting for the liberation on namibia, and cuban, soviet and other east bloc advisors. It then fought as part of the wider british effort in world war ii, but afterwards was cut off. Likewise, combatants with the liberation movements have all but been forgotten or. South african armour of the border war 197589 book depository. Some of the south african defence force sadf officers and noncommissioned officers ncos.
The south african border war, also known as the namibian war of independence, and. Hundreds of thousands of young white men were called up for. A new entry in the osprey new vanguard series is scheduled for release on thursday, feb 23. The south african border war, commonly referred to as the angolan bush war in south africa, was a conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 largely in southwest africa now namibia and angola between south africa and its allied forces mainly the national union for the total independence of angola, unita on the one side and the angolan. Reading south african accounts of the 23year long border war between south africa and the angolan liberation movement unita on the one hand. Established in early 1943, it was based on a nucleus of men from the former 1st sa infantry division who had returned to. South african armour of the border war 197589 osprey.