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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Breytenbach, Colonel Jan D.

Forged in Battle

Published: Saayman and Weber, Cape Town, 1986

Edition: First

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An octavo (150x220mm) softcover book in its original pictorial card covers in Good condition, the only serious blemish being that the front free end-paper was folded in half. Four preliminary and 149 pages of text. Five pages of maps and seven pages of black and white photographs are bound in between pages 56 and 57. There is no index. Except for the front free end-paper the book is not marked or inscribed.

Written by its founding commander, Col. JD Breytenbach, this book describes the creation of 32 Battalion. This unit was a truly elite and extraordinary unit, being formed from former FNLA guerrillas from Angola, integrated with South African Officers. It became acknowledged as the best fighting unit in the South African Defence Force since World War II. It was also the first unit to receive its colours in an operational area.

  • Jacket Condition: None softcover)
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 15x22cm
  • Sold By: Books of the Koonap
  • Contact Person: Grey de Villiers
  • Country: South Africa
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