| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910793856103321 |
|
|
Titolo |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Stellenbosch, South Africa : , : Sun Press, , [2015] |
|
©2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, maps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Angola History South African Incursions, 1978-1990 |
Angola History South African Invasion, 1975-1976 |
South Africa History, Military 1961- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-200) and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
|
| |