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BATTLE CASSINGA 1978 South Africa Border Raid Angola NEW Cuba SWAPO Apartheid
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Subject 3
- Army
- Book Title
- Battle for Cassinga
- Time Period
- 20th Century
- ISBN
- 9781912866847
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Battle for Cassinga: South Africa's Controversial Cross-Border Raid, Angola 1978
- Item Height
- 297mm
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Item Width
- 210mm
- Subject
- Government, History
- Number of Pages
- 72 Pages
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Battle for Cassinga is the first-hand account by a South African paratrooper who was involved in the 1978 assault on the Angolan headquarters of PLAN, SWAPO's armed wing. The battle, although a resounding success, suffered setbacks which could have proved disastrous to the South Africans had they not maintained the initiative. The improvisations made by Colonel Jan Breytenbach ensured that a flawed jump and inadequate intelligence did not adversely affect the outcome. The unforeseen Soviet-supplied SWAPO anti-aircraft guns used devastatingly in a ground role also threatened to derail the attack. A late appearance by a large Cuban/FAPLA (Angolan regulars) armoured column, from the nearby town of Techamutete, threatened to engulf the lightly armed paratrooper force still on the ground. A fierce rearguard action, together with the almost suicidal actions of the South African Air Force pilots, ultimately saved the day. McWilliams examines why the South African government took the political risk in attacking 'Fortress Cassinga' in a cross-border operation that would clearly attract the ire of the world. He studies SWAPO claims that Cassinga was a refugee camp guarded by only a few PLAN soldiers, explaining why Sam Nujoma, the SWAPO leader, had no option but to perpetuate this falsehood. He looks dispassionately at all the players involved: SWAPO/PLAN and their commander Dimo Amaambo who fled the field of battle; the Cuban and FAPLA intervention; and the South African paratroopers, led by Breytenbach, who not only had to combat a determined enemy but also senior South African staff officers. Above all, it is a soldier's tale which pays homage in equal parts to the bravery of the paratroopers and the determination of the PLAN fighters who stood to their guns until annihilated. AUTHOR: Mike McWilliams was born in 1951. He was conscripted into the South African Defense Force as an infantryman and immediately volunteered to join 1 Parachute Battalion, qualifing as a rifleman paratrooper in 1970. He served in 1, 2 and 3 Parachute Battalions until his last operation in 1978, the Battle For Cassinga. He has worked as a television cameraman for Rhodesian Television and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. 8pp colour photographs, many b/w photographs, maps
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Helion & Company
ISBN-13
9781912866847
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Publication Name
Battle for Cassinga: South Africa's Controversial Cross-Border Raid, Angola 1978
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
72 Pages
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Item Height
297mm
Item Width
210mm
Additional Product Features
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Africa@War
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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