K-9 Honde Soldate, (Memoirs van die SAW Honde Sentrum) deur Peet Coetzee
Koevoet (Experiencing South Africa’s deadly bush War) - by Jim Hooper
(Inside Story of South Africa's Elite Fighting Unit)
Piet Nortje - (Softcover/ sagteband)
Die Recces / Verkennings Kommando’s
K-9 Honde Soldate
(Memoirs van die SAW Honde Sentrum) deur Peet Coetzee
Angola Operasie Savannah
boek deur Prof F.J. du Toit Spies
(medewerker kmdt S.J. du Preez)
In the early 1990s, Constand came out of retirement to head the Afrikaner Volksfront, a political party which opposed the negotiations with the ANC and made plans for military action. Realising that war would destroy their country, Abraham approached his estranged brother and urged him to consider the alternative: talks with the ANC. What followed was a series of secret meetings and negotiations that ultimately prevented civil war.
A colector’s guide to the history of the South African special forces by P Matthuysen, M Kalkwarf, M Huxtable
The quintessential professional prepared to die for his country, but not trained to ... this is the elite “Recce” soldier
This book has been some 15 years in the making and can claim, with some justification, to be the definitive publication on the “Recces”, unlikely to be topped for many, many years. The South African Special Forces have invariably been portrayed as a sinister force, used in covert operations locally and abroad but this is pure political expediency and media propaganda. The Unita’s operators are shy, humble soldiers, whose primary role is intelligence-gathering, although they will take offensive action, ruthlessly, if necessary. Highly trained professionals in a class of their own, these elite troops have garnered for themselves an international reputation par excellence. Included in this unique book are:
Memorabilia, memorials & museum
Paul Matthysen. Very early in life Paul developed a passion for all things military. He started collecting militaria in 1963, specialising in World War II German militaria, for which he has won several awards at displays. While in the employ of a well-known numismatist, he was consulted on uniforms and insignia by film companies and advertising agencies. Paul ended his military career in 1977 as an infantry platoon sergeant serving in 102 Counter-Insurgency Battalion on the border, for which he was awarded the Pro Patria Medal. Paul has been researching South African Special Forces since 1991. This current work on South African Special Forces will form part of a series dealing with the badges and insignia of South African military units. Paul lives in Johannesburg.
Michael Huxtable. With a keen interest in the military, Mike served two years national service in the South African Defence Force Intelligence School during 1988/89. In 2003, he joined the SANDF Reserve Force, serving as Intelligence Officer and Adjutant at the Light Horse Regiment, being the first member of the SANDF Reserve to graduate from the SANDF Military Academy (Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University) in 2007, with a B.Mil degree in Security and Africa Studies. His dream to publish books on South African military insignia came to fruition after meeting Paul Matthysen. Mike lives and works in Johannesburg.
‘n Reisverhaal van die Grensoorlog
Deur L.J. Bothma
Die oudsoldate ( Een van die groep was die voormalige tweede in bevel van die Suid-Afrikaanse le�r, lt.genl. Roland de Vries) deel herinneringe, onthou makkers, ontlaai, reik uit na ou vyande, maak vriende langs die pad, reis deur die geskiedenis en soek na die waarheid.
‘n Reis van 17 dae word uiteindelik ’n reis van meer as ’n 100 jaar deur die verlede. Die toergeselskap verneem deur geskiedenis wat verswyg is, maar gedurende die Grensoorlog teruggekom het om die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag aan die hakskeen te byt. So bv. was daar die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse milit�re operasie op die grens (1917) om die Ovakwanyama koning, Mandume ya Nedemufayo, te elimineer. Die Owambo’s het dit nooit vergeet nie en koning Mandume se spook het Suid-Afrikaanse soldate gedurende die Grensoorlog agtervolg, sonder dat hulle dit geweet het. Maar die sluier word ook gelig oor Operasie Firewood (1987), een van die heel bloedigste gevegte van die Grensoorlog, toe SWAPO se PLAN-guerrillas ’n Suid-Afrikaanse aanvalsmag trompop stormgeloop het.
Die oudsoldate se reis lei uiteindelik na die veelbesproke Cuito Cuanavale: die vraag kan gevra word: Wie het gewen?
Tydens hierdie besoek word daar anders as destyds, die brug by Cuito oorgesteek. Anderkant Cuito is waarheid, bevryding en verligting. Maar die pad l� gesaai met wrakke en geraamtes!
Anderkant Cuito - ’n reisverhaal van die Grensoorlog, is eintlik drie reise in een:
‘n Fisiese reis van plek tot plek,
’n reis deur die geskiedenis,
n kopreis wat mens by ’n nuwe bestemming uitbring.
Die Grensoorlog word deur ’n ander bril beskou as die een wat politici en generaals vir die soldate, hulle ouers en geliefdes voorgehou was
Miskien is hierdie die belangrikste reis in die lewens van duisende wat steeds vra: Vir wat?
Doelwit Windhoek deur Tinus Brown (SWA terroriste roman. Grensoorlogverhaal)