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Author:

Scholtz, Leopold, author.

Title:

The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale : a tactical and strategic analysis / Leopold Scholtz.

Publisher:

Delta Books,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

viii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

South Africa.--South African Defence Force--History--20th century.
South Africa.--South African Defence Force.
1900-1999
Cuito Cuanavale, Battle of, Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, 1987-1988.
Armed Forces.
South Africa--Armed Forces--Angola.
Angola--History--South African Incursions, 1978-1990.
Angola--History--South African Invasion, 1975-1976.
South Africa--History, Military--20th century.
Angola.
Angola--Cuito Cuanavale.
South Africa.
History.
Military history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.

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?"

ISBN:

1928248039
9781928248033

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1144921694

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)