Large octavo (175x250mm) hard backed book in the original publisher’s green cloth binding in Good condition; in a coloured pictorial dust wrapper, in Good+ condition. There are slight signs of shelf wear on the bottom of the boards and what appears as slight insect damage to the top back of the boards and a small patch on the front bottom end-paper; 272 pages, including the index, of which the first ten are of a preliminary nature; 6 pages of black and white photographic plates bound into the text after page 128; maps on the end-papers.
The author, Colonel Jan Breytenbach, who was the founding commander, remains a military leader respected internationally. The unit and its activities was shrouded in secrecy and, as a result, became the most controversial unit in the South African Army. The story of the Battalion was the story of the Angolan/Namibian border war. It was mainly composed of black troops and NCOs, originating from virtually every tribe in Angola, led by white South African officers and senior NCOs. No form of racism ever appeared in the unit, which was highly successful in overcoming FAPLA, SWAPO and the Cubans, together with their Soviets advisors, in the thick Angolan bush throughout the years of border war.
- Jacket Condition: Good
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 17.5x25cm
- Sold By: Books of the Koonap
- Contact Person: Grey de Villiers
- Country: South Africa
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