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A far-away war : Angola 1975-1989 / editors, Ian Liebenberg, Jorge Risquet, Vladimir Shubin ; co-editors, Gert van der Westhuizen, Hedelberto Lopez Blanch, Gennady Shubin.

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A far-away war : Angola 1975-1989 / editors, Ian Liebenberg, Jorge Risquet, Vladimir Shubin ; co-editors, Gert van der Westhuizen, Hedelberto Lopez Blanch, Gennady Shubin.
Publication
Stellenbosch [South Africa] : SUN MeDIA, 2015.

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Additional Authors
  • Liebenberg, Ian
  • Risquet, Jorge
  • Shubin, V. G. (Vladimir Gennadʹevich)
  • Van der Westhuizen, Gert
  • López Blanch, Hedelberto
  • Shubin, G. V. (Gennadiĭ Vladimirovich)
Description
x, 207 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), portraits (some colour); 25 cm
Summary
South Africa's armed forces invaded Angola in 1975, setting off a war that had consequences for the whole region that are still felt today. A Far-Away War contributes to a wider understanding of this war in Angola and Namibia. The book does not only look at the war from an 'old' South African (Defence Force) perspective, but also gives a voice to participants 'on the other side' -- emphasising the role of the Cubans and Russians. This focus is supplemented by the inclusion of many never-before-published photographs from Cuban and Russian archives, and a comprehensive bibliography.
Subject
  • South African Incursions into Angola (1978-1990)
  • South African Invasion of Angola (1975-1976)
  • Since 1961
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Angola > History > South African Invasion, 1975-1976
  • Angola > History > South African Incursions, 1978-1990
  • South Africa > History, Military
  • South Africa > History > 1961-1994
  • Angola > Foreign relations > 1975-
  • Angola > Foreign relations > Cuba
  • Angola > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
  • Angola > Foreign relations > Germany (East)
  • Angola
  • Cuba
  • Germany (East)
  • South Africa
  • Soviet Union
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Military history
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-200) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. On our borders: Namibia seeks its own destiny / Ian Liebenberg -- 3. Tempest in a teacup? The Angolan War as Cold War template / Phil Eidelberg -- 4. The militarisation of South African society, 1972-1988 / Ian Liebenberg -- 5. The Cubans in Angola, 1976-1990 / Hedelberto López Blanch -- 6. Beware the Reds are upon us: another view on the relations between South Africans and Russians / Ian Liebenberg -- 7. The Soviet involvement / Vladimir and Gennady Shubin -- 8. Secret solidarity: the military support provided for the Liberation Movement in Angola by East Germany / Klaus Storkmann and Ulrich van der Heyden -- 9. National service and resistance to conscription in South Africa, 1968-1989 / Gert van der Westhuizen, Ian Liebenberg and Tienie du Plessis -- 10. Cuban archives: images of the Angolan War -- 11. Russia: images of a far-away war -- 12. Maps -- 13. Dust, war, far-away theatres, home fronts and peace -- 14. Bibliography on the border war / Gert van der Westhuizen.
ISBN
  • 9781920689728
  • 1920689729
  • 9781920689735
  • 1920689737
OCLC
950573990
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library