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03196aam a2200349Ii 4500 001 6B2D5ACEE9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210721010052 008 200915s2020 sa ab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1928359795 020 $a 9781928359791 035 $a (OCoLC)1195815296 040 $a Z@L $b eng $e rda $c Z@L $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d STF $d EEM $d EMU $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a f-ao--- 050 4 $a DT1405 $b .S34 2020 082 04 $a 967.304 $2 23 100 1 $a Scheepers, Marius, $e author. 245 10 $a Move the border : $b a history of the greatest battles of the Angolan Border War 1966 - 1989 / $c Marius Scheepers. 264 1 $a Pinetown, South Africa : $b 30 Degrees South Publishers, $c 2020. 300 $a 428 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 22 cm 520 $a An account which strives to place the war which South Africa fought in Angola in a historically meaningful perspective. Although, the conflict initially centered on the opposing agendas of the SADF and People's Liberation Army of Namibia of SWAPO, it was to escalate and take on an international Cold War character as Angolan, Cuban, and Soviet protagonists appeared on the stage of the unfolding drama. Apart from the political resolution which was subsequently achieved in South Africa, the war represented the last African liberation struggle for independence from colonial rule. The aim of this book is to present a concise history of the Angolan Border War from 1966 to 1989. It supplements previous books which have covered periods of the war by breaking the entire duration of the conflict down into six distinctive phases and meticulously reconstructing twenty specific military operations in Angola which changed the course of the war. The perspective which the strategy affords should enable readers to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the individual phases of the war and the context which they provide for its final outcome. Two highly significant events of the war, the battles of Cuvelai (1983/84) and the battle at Indungo (1987), are subjected to particular scrutiny in the overall narrative. The battle at Indungo has been relatively neglected by writers and historians prior to the publication of this book. The information included in some six chapters of this book forms part of a dissertation for the degree M SocSci at the University of Pretoria which the author completed under the supervision of the acclaimed historian, Professor Fransjohan Pretorius, at the end of 2019. The study carries the title: The Battle at Indungo, 31 October 1987: An SADF military venture against SWAPO in the Angolan Border War. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 410- 416)and index. 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 651 0 $a Angola $x History $y War, 1966-1989. 651 0 $a Angola $x History, Military $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Angola $x History $y South African Incursions, 1978-1990. 651 7 $a Angola $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208401 655 7 $a History $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Military history $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411630 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317024047.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6B2D5ACEE9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search