DIE PROBLEMATIEK IN DIE NAVORSING VAN KONTEMPORÊRE KRYGSGESKIEDENIS IN SUID-AFRIKA

dc.creator	C.J. Jacobs
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:07:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:07:50Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/23-2-308
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f4bb46963bda413ba44cdc13d986b604
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/7867
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f4bb46963bda413ba44cdc13d986b604
dc.description	<p>As is the case after most wars, there has been a flood of material of varying quality on the so-called “BushWar”. Much of this material is written by lay historians. The method of the historian is explained in an attempt to clarify why it is more difficult and more time-consuming for the historian to produce history, than it is for the journalist to produce popular-historical literature.</p> <p>The task of the historian can be facilitated by improving the accessibility of documents. However, the unauthorized destruction of documents, official papers in private possession, document security, inadequate or fragmentary primary sources, and the existance of relatively few memoirs and autobiographies can prove problematic.</p> <p>The writer suggests that a general amnesty for soldiers, increased flexibility with regard to security and the closer involvement on the part of the soldier on the ground, will go a long way to improving the conditions under which military historical research takes place.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/308
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 23, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	military historical research
dc.subject	“BushWar”
dc.subject	unauthorized destruction of documents
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	DIE PROBLEMATIEK IN DIE NAVORSING VAN KONTEMPORÊRE KRYGSGESKIEDENIS IN SUID-AFRIKA
dc.type	Article