Tank Killers Take on Big Game A Soviet T-55 battle tank rumbles slowly through the southern Angolan countryside, its two mates in echelon close behind. The FAPLA tank commander peers nervously at every shadow, at every oddly shaped bush and...

Springbok civilians' LM4 semiauto CIVILIANS in South Africa - particularly border farmers and cattlemen - have unusual home-defense requirements. Constantly threatened by bands of heavily armed insurgents and an escalating terrorist movement.most of the people with something to protect relied on...

Although the South African armed forces have attracted world-wide media attention in recent years and have become known as the most powerful and efficient in southern Africa, comparatively few details of their operations and organisation are known. South African...

The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service The Rhodesian Special Air Service, one of the most formidable fighting forces in the world, operated almost exclusively across borders during the long bitter bush war, undertaking deep-penetration missions against insurgents being...

The aim of Operation Meebos was to prevent FAPLA from re-occupying the towns of Xangongo and Ongiva.The secondary aim was to pinpoint and destroy enemy headquarters and caches and to disrupt its logistical routes. As an added instruction the...

The Selous Scouts were the toughest and most efficient killing machine anywhere in Africa, and its members consisted of the finest guerrilla fighting men in the Western world. Unconventional in many ways, disregardful of parade ground discipline, unorthodox in...

Photorealistic pencil drawings by the author with his own poetry. The book is a poignant exploration of the human experience of South Africans at war in the Rhodesian, SWA and Angolan bush. Author: Peter Badcock Publisher: Graham ISBN: 9780620053440

Whether it is a Mirage Fl leaving graceful vapour trails across South Africa’s skies, a sturdy Avro-Shackleton storm-buffeted above grey waves on a maritime patrol, or a camouflaged Puma slamming itself down in a cloud of dust somewhere in...

Undeclared War In the light of developments in Southern Africa during the last few months of 1978, it has been decided to add two new chapters to the second edition of this book. These are an Introduction, entitled The Third...

South Africa vs SWAPO Terrorists   The story may be apocryphal, but judging by the depth of sentiment expressed when it is recounted, I doubt it. The way it was told to me by a senior member. of SWAPO's external military...

Conflict in Southern Africa "The Zambesi Salient" refers to the 1974 book by Al J. Venter, a work of political and military analysis of the conflicts in Southern Africa during the 1970s. Venter, who had firsthand experience in the war...

The book contains a collection of first-hand accounts and photographs from Venter's time as a war correspondent, covering various skirmishes and the black fighting man in Africa.