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SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MACHINE by HELMOED-ROMER HEITMAN Hardcover published by Central News Agency 1985                ISBN 0 520 074426 "Provides an unrivalled analysis of the country's defence force, with Helmoed- Romer Heitman's authoritative text being supplemented by carefully chosen illustrations, many of them never previously published." This book is in very very good condition, no inscriptions, no foxing, tightly bound, no tears. The dust jacket is also in excellent condition except for  a minor crease (Front; bottom )  curled upward - please see the first photograph below   . For postage within SA; Preferably via Postnet to Postnet (up to 5kg) at R100.00   for a parcel of up to 5kg (addit,. books may be included - up to 5kg)  Postnet delivery 3 to 4 days.   Also available is PAXI  which is Pep Stores to your most convinient PEP  then please add R55.00  under Option 1 and use the " Notes " to note PAXI / Pep Stores. Collection (Pietermaritzburg) can be arranged.   Thank you.   SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY military armed forces war defence force  border war  Angola

  South African War Machine: Helmoed-Romer Heitman Publisher: Central News Agency Edition: First Edition 1985 Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket ISBN: 0 620 07442 6 Pages: 192     Extra Information Condition – Excellent Language: English.   Profusely illustrated with black & white and colour photographs   A description of the South Africa 's armed forces, outlining their roles in the two World Wars and in Korea and explaining how this background has contributed to the unique make-up of South Africa 's defence forces today. The weapons, organisation and training of each of the South African armed services are fully described with sections on elite formations like 1 Reconnaissance Commando and 44 Parachute Brigade and the special techniques they have developed. The campaigns in South West Africa (Namibia) against the SWAPO guerrillas are fully described as are the various operations in Angola from the initial South African involvement in 1975.   Please note that we refer the right to close our auctions at any time Please refer to all images for condition, as this form an integral part of the description Payment to be processed within 2 days of auction closing Item will be posted on the first Saturday following receipt of payment. We are not responsible for damages to or loss of items once posted The item is second hand and sold as such with no warranty or guarantee implied, expressed or given. Regretfully, no buyers from outside the borders of South Africa

Hamlyn, 1983. Condition:Large Format HB, Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+, some edge chipping. Israel war machine tactics.    Israel's arm forces have won world-wide renown for their dash, audacity, courage and successes. This title reveals their achievements, structure, tactics, strategy and technology. Illustrated throughout with maps, photograph and diagrams. 192 pp.

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MACHINE by HELMOED-ROMER HEITMAN Hardcover published by Central News Agency 1985                ISBN 0 520 074426 "Provides an unrivalled analysis of the country's defence force, with Helmoed- Romer Heitman's authoritative text being supplemented by carefully chosen illustrations, many of them never previously published." This book is in very very good condition, no inscriptions, no foxing, tightly bound, no tears. The dust jacket is also in excellent condition except for  a minor crease (Front; bottom )  curled upward - please see the first photograph below   . For postage within SA; Preferably via Postnet to Postnet (up to 5kg) at R100.00   for a parcel of up to 5kg (addit,. books may be included - up to 5kg)  Postnet delivery 3 to 4 days.  OR via SA PO with a tracking number  please add R55.00  with delivery about 2 weeks  but could be longer if to a destination in Gauteng.  Collection (Pietermaritzburg) can be arranged.   Thank you.  

  GERMANYS WAR MACHINE by Albert Muller (Translated from German by A H Marlow) With Special Reference to Military Motorization and with an Appendix on the Militarization of the Rhineland. Hard cover NO d/w in good condition; Pretoria City Library rebound. 1 st Edition 1936 J M Dent and Sons   FOR FULL DETAILS OF THIS BOOK AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOS PLEASE CONTACT THE SELLER

1985. First edition. Hard cover with dust cover, 192 p ages. Large size. Very good condition. Tippex mark and book dealer's stamp on front endpaper. Over 1kg. Profusely illustrated.This book briefly describes the history of South Africa's armed forces, outlining their roles in the two World Wars and in Korea and explaining how this background has contributed to the unique make-up of South Africa's defence forces today. The weapons, organisation and training of each of the South African armed services are fully described with sections on elite formations like 1 Reconnaissance Commando and 44 Parachute Brigade and the special techniques they have developed. The campaigns in South West Africa (Namibia) against the SWAPO guerrillas are fully described as are the various operations in Angola from the initial South African involvement in 1975.

1985. First edition. Hard cover with dust cover, 192 p ages. Large size. Very good condition. Over 1kg. Profusely illustrated.This book briefly describes the history of South Africa's armed forces, outlining their roles in the two World Wars and in Korea and explaining how this background has contributed to the unique make-up of South Africa's defence forces today. The weapons, organisation and training of each of the South African armed services are fully described with sections on elite formations like 1 Reconnaissance Commando and 44 Parachute Brigade and the special techniques they have developed. The campaigns in South West Africa (Namibia) against the SWAPO guerrillas are fully described as are the various operations in Angola from the initial South African involvement in 1975.

1985. First edition. Hard cover with dust cover, 192 p ages. Large size. Very good condition. Slight wear and tear on cover. Over 1kg. Profusely illustrated.This book briefly describes the history of South Africa's armed forces, outlining their roles in the two World Wars and in Korea and explaining how this background has contributed to the unique make-up of South Africa's defence forces today. The weapons, organisation and training of each of the South African armed services are fully described with sections on elite formations like 1 Reconnaissance Commando and 44 Parachute Brigade and the special techniques they have developed. The campaigns in South West Africa (Namibia) against the SWAPO guerrillas are fully described as are the various operations in Angola from the initial South African involvement in 1975.

Signed by author, Helmoed-Romer Heitman and p resented to minister of law and order, Louis la Grange 1985. First edition. Hard cover with dust cover, 192 p ages. Large size. Very good condition. Slight wear and tear on cover. Over 1kg. Profusely illustrated.This book briefly describes the history of South Africa's armed forces, outlining their roles in the two World Wars and in Korea and explaining how this background has contributed to the unique make-up of South Africa's defence forces today. The weapons,  organisation and training of each of the South African armed services are fully described with sections on elite formations like 1 Reconnaissance Commando and 44 Parachute Brigade and the special techniques they have developed. The campaigns in South West Africa (Namibia) against the SWAPO guerrillas are fully described as are the various operations in Angola from the initial South African involvement in 1975.

  HARD COVER COFFEE TABLE BOOK WITH DUST JACKET.  THE BOOK IS IN A GOOD CONDITION. THE BOOK IS PACKED WITH PICTURES AND INTERESTING INFORMATION !   BOOK WEIGHS MORE THAN 1 KG.  

History and present status of the most efficient war-machine in the Southern part of Africa. Hardcover. English. CNA. 1985. ISBN: 0620074426. 192 pp with colour and bw illustrations. Good condition in hardcover with slightly edgeworn dw. Book No: 2002178

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The Third Reich at War - The rise & fall of Hitler's military war machine - Michael Veranov Paperback 624 pages In good read condition. I will combine postage for multiple purchases. Have a look at my other classic children book listings Thank you for looking...  

Book and wrapper in great condition - Actually looks brand new and unread to me - 403 pages which includes and excellent index at the back -  Before Southern Africa's peac e there came the war. Between August 1987 and July 1988 Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, the South African Defence Force, Angolan government forces directed by Soviet officers and an Angolan opposition guerrilla army trained by Red China, France and the United States clashed in the biggest land battles in the history of black Africa. It was a fierce collision of ideologies and of modern warplanes, missiles and tanks across one of the world's most remote and undeveloped terrains known to Angola's former Portuguese colonial rulers as the Land at the End of the Earth. Thousands of men died and thousands more were terribly maimed. Weapons and ammunition worth billions of dollars were destroyed and expended. The Angolan economy was crippled. The budgets of Cuba, South Africa and the Soviet Union were subjected to terrible strains. It was a War for Africa's very soul. It culminated in a peace agreement, the New York Accords, signed on 22 December 1988,. The reader will learn what it is like to encounter an advanced Soviet MiG fighter in a French Mirage warplane 30,000 feet above the forests of Africa; what emotion grip a reconnaissance commando lying unseen inside Cuban lines within feet of enemy soldiers; how it feels in an armoured car to face a Soviet T-55 tank at just 30 feet in burning bush and swirling dust and smoke. This is, however, far more than just an account of men in battle. Woven through are details of the political background to the conflict and the diplomatic initiatives which governed the lives and deaths of young Cuban, South African and Angolan men at the front.    * Africana *  *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book   – see what else I have to offer, it might be worth your while.

  This is a fascinating book that covers the military career of General Jannie Geldenhuys, including his role in military operations against SWAPO, MAPLA and the Cubans during the "Border War" in Angola. This book reveals how Castro tried to dress up political, economic and military failures in Angola as glorious triumphs. He provides actual numbers and details of the myth of Cuito Cuanavales and how the Marxist forces were defeated there. The author takes you through the dynamics and strategies that defeated the Communist forces trying to establish a totalitarian regime in Angola and Namibia. The South Africans, with inferior forces, were able to achieve almost every military objective, producing some ingenious strategies and causing a high rate of casualties to a numerically superior enemy. They didn't lose the military battles but lost the political one. Cuito Cuanavales was the last part of a series of battles that started as the South Africans, like many times before, stopped and defeated the last big Cuban/Fapla/Russians offensive against UNITA main bases, obliterating the FAPLA's offensive of 1987. The South Africans had the MAPLA and their Cubans advisers on the run. They were picking them apart at will, but they stopped because of a series of events, like the UNITA false alarm about the possibility of incoming Cuban MIGs and the rotation of the South African troops after the end of their military service cycle, etc. This gave the retreating MAPLA enough time to cross the river and dig in to fight for their lives, and stop the South Africans from annihilating them. All the MAPLA/Cubans did at Cuito was create an immense mine zone and defend it, to stop the South Africans from destroying the remaining troops. When one looks back and counts the number of casualties the South Africans inflicted on them before they crossed the river, you can see that the MAPLA/CUBANS suffered major casualties vs. the light number of casualties suffered by the South Africans. Then one can ask: who won the battle when one side lost thousands of soldiers just before they dug in? Cuito Cuanavales wasn't a typical clear cut defeat like the South Africans were used to inflicting on the FAPLA/Cubans because they didn't finish them, but it wasn't a Cuban victory like Castro put it. This gave Castro the opportunity to claim a "victory" that wasn't there via his propaganda machine and use it to leave Angola for good without being seen by those that weren't in the battle field as a defeated army. For the Marxist-Communist regimes, perceptions are more important than facts and no matter what the Cuban propaganda says, the facts are that FLAPA-Cubans suffered many humiliating losses at the hands of the numerically outnumbered South African army.   Hardcover:  328 pages Publisher:  Jonathan Ball; 1st Edition edition (1995) Language:  English