In 1942, following a decisive British victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein, the sands of fortune were shifting against German forces in the Sahara. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s inexorable advance...
As the Soviet Union teetered on the edge of collapse during the late 1980s, and America prepared to claim its victory, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where proxy forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The result was the largest battle on the dark continent since Al Alamein, with forces from both sides paying in blood what
Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit. In no time the LRDG earned itself an enviable...
The SAC’s effectiveness comes to light in this book – the first that deals with its creation and development; its wartime achievements and its peace-time transition into a community support helping local people returning to their homes.
Forged in Battle? tells the story of black soldiers, led by white officers, fighting on the side of apartheid. It traces the history of the unit from the Angolan civil war in 1975 to its disbanding...
South West African Police Counter Insurgency Operations During the South African Border War, 1985-1989
by Steve Crump
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781804513613
Publisher: Helion and Company
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Helion and Company
88 Pages
Covers Koevoet's counter-insurgency expansion, operations in South-West Africa, peace talks impact, the Nine Days War, and legacy.This second volume documents the continued deployment of Koevoet during...
A comprehensive history of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) from its inception in 2004 until replacement in 2007 by UNAMID.The Darfur region of Sudan was long beset by cultural and ethnic differences...
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