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The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale : a tactical and strategic analysis / Leopold Scholtz.
- Title
- The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale : a tactical and strategic analysis / Leopold Scholtz.
- Author
- Scholtz, Leopold,
- Publication
- Johannesburg : Delta Books, 2020.
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- Description
- viii, 280 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In 1987-1988 the dusty Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale was the backdrop for the final battles of the Border War. Ever since the war ended, the fighting around Cuito has been the subject of a fierce public debate over who actually won the war. While the leadership of the former South African Defence Force (SADF) claims it was never defeated, the supporters of the Angolan MPLA government, Cuba and SWAPO insist that the SADF was vanquished on the battlefield. They contend that the SADF wanted to overrun Cuito Cuanavale and use it as a springboard for an advance on Luanda.But was Cuito Cuanavale ever really an objective of the SADF?"
- Alternative Title
- South African Defence Forces and Cuito Cuanavale
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- Angola > Cuito Cuanavale
- Angola > History > South African Incursions, 1978-1990
- Angola > History > South African Invasion, 1975-1976
- Angola
- Armed Forces
- Cuito Cuanavale, Battle of, Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, 1987-1988
- South Africa > Armed Forces > Angola
- South Africa > History, Military > 20th century
- South Africa
- South Africa. South African Defence Force > History > 20th century
- South Africa. South African Defence Force
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Military history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781928248033
- 1928248039
- 9781928248044 (canceled/invalid)
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries