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They Live by the Sword

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dc.creator E. McPherson
dc.date 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T20:09:07Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T20:09:07Z
dc.identifier 10.5787/20-4-357
dc.identifier 2224-0020
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/6bd026f9365f406baa2813e4839f74b0
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8737
dc.identifier.uri https://doaj.org/article/6bd026f9365f406baa2813e4839f74b0
dc.description <p>With the lifting of restrictions on information regarding South Africa's role in the Angolan and Namibian conflicts several books on this subject have been published, one of the latest being <em>They Live by the Sword. </em>It is the history of 32 Battalion, from the time of its formation in 1975 until the implementation of UN Resolution 435 and South West Africa's transition to an independent Namibia 14 years later. In the process the roles played by the other participants are revealed. FAPLA (military arm of the MPLA) supported by the Cubans who with SWAPO formed the enemy from the North, whilst the original FNLA, UNITA and South Africa's own SADF constituted the defendents in the South. It was from a FNLA Battalion that the 32 Battallion was formed. Col Jan Breytenbach, a highly experienced South African soldier was the founding commander of 32 Battalion and this is his second book since his retirement from active service in 1987.</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/357
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 20, Iss 4 (2012)
dc.subject South Africa's role in the Angolan and Namibian conflicts
dc.subject UN Resolution 435
dc.subject South West Africa's transition to an independent Namibia
dc.subject 32 Battalion
dc.subject FAPLA (military arm of the MPLA)
dc.subject SWAPO
dc.subject FNLA
dc.subject UNITA
dc.subject SADF
dc.subject FNLA Battalion
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.title They Live by the Sword
dc.type Article


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