Meer boeke / DVD’s oor die oorlog
In the seventies, eighties and nineties, conscription had a profound effect on hundreds of thousands of young men, particularly those who had to serve in the Angolan war.
Buy An Unpopular War: From Afkak to Bosbefok – Voices of South African National Servicemen: Voices of South African National Servicemen
Uitgesoekte verhale van “malheid of dapperheid” uit die grensoorlog, waarvan party wil vergeet, terwyl baie hul heel beste gegee het. Dis ervarings van lewe en dood, deurweef met humor, ironie, tragiek en patos.
Koop Die roem en die rou: Stories agter Honoris Crux.
Vir meer as ‘n halfmiljoen wit Suid-Afrikaanse mans wat voor 1994 opgeroep is, was Nasionale Diensplig ‘n verpligte, veeleisende en intense ervaring wat ‘n kragtige uitwerking op hulle lewe gehad het.
Based on unprecedented research in Cuban, American and European archives, this is an account of Cuban policy in Africa from 1959 to 1976 and of its escalating clash with US policy towards the continent. Piero Gleijeses aims to shed new light on US foreign policy and CIA covert operations, revolutionize the view of Cuba’s international role and provide the first look from the inside at Cuba’s foreign policy during the Cold War.
Buy Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976
Grensoorlog.com red: Prof Piero Gleijeses figureer ook sterk in die Grensoorlog reeks. Hierdie boek is ‘n moet vir diegene wat Kuba se rol probeer verstaan.
Bedrewe joernalis David Williams vang ‘n era vas en beskryf die grenservarings wat wit mans van tussen 35 en 60 ten diepste beinvloed het.
Koop Op die Grens Wit mans se militere ervaring 1965-1990
Die wat gewen het is ‘n splinternuwe uitgawe van die ou, gewilde Die wat wen van 1993. Die inhoud is onveranderd, maar hierdie uitgawe bevat ‘n nuwe voorwoord en epiloog, sowel as omvattende indekse en ‘n naamlys van almal wat in diens van die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag gesterf het.
Koop Vir die wat gewen het: Feite en fabels oor die bosoorlog
Days of the Generals is based on interviews with the former Generals of the South African Defence Force: Magnus Malan, Constand Viljoen, Jannie Geldenhuys, George Meiring, Hein Du Toit and Chris Thirion. For the first time, they have opened up and told their side of the story about events in southern Africa from the 1970s to the present. Theirs is an explosive story, giving behind-the-scenes information about covert operations, secret meetings, strategic alliances and full-scale war. The title looks in detail at South Africa’s involvement in Angola, Namibia and Mozambique. It examines the armed struggle of the ANC and the state’s war weapons, South Africa’s nuclear programme and other top secret issues. This is essential reading for anyone interested in southern African politics and military history.
Buy: The Days of the Generals – The Untold Story of South Africa’s Apartheid-Era Military Generals






