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Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War JavaScript on your browser. NOOK Book. Home 1 Books 2. Read an excerpt of this book! Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Members save with free shipping everyday! See details. Overview Koevoet! This new edition goes far beyond the original in capturing the courage, fear and intensity of South Africa's deadly bush war. Author Jim Hooper spent a total of five months embedded with the semi-secret and predominantly black 'Ops K', which climaxed with one of the most vicious and Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War infiltrations ever mounted by the communist-backed People s Organization SWAPO. Crossing regularly into in pursuit of the insurgents, he saw friends die next to him and was twice wounded himself. This updated edition, drawing on the recollections and diaries of the men he rode with, will fascinate yet another generation of readers. In assembling this work, Jim Hooper had the opportunity to re-connect with so many of the men who allowed this outsider to ride with them. All of which brought a new intensity and poignancy. It also reminded Jim Hooper how privileged he was to have been witness to Koevoet's war. This stunning work is a tribute to Koevoet and the legend they created. He skillfully conveys his initially unwelcoming reception by an operational unit; the long, frustrating grind of search operations in punishing terrain and climate; the extraordinary bush skills of the Ovambo policemen; the shock of sudden contact, and its aftermath. The classic narrative is as timely today as it was twenty years ago. Melson, Chief Historian, U. Marine Corps University. The use of new material from those he rode Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War lays bare the realities of war, the fears and emotions that ebb and flow in the heat of combat, and the courage one finds to bring the battle to the enemy" Piet Nortje, Author of 32 Battalion "Koevoet describes in great detail the men, both black and white, and their mine-protected cross-country vehicles which were years ahead of anything in use by other western forces, the dedicated helicopter support Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War and the tactics used to bring an elusive guerrilla force to battle. Product Details Table of Contents. Related Searches. Starting in the BSA Police Support Unit, the police professional anti-terrorist battalion, he served across the country as a leader and View Product. Al Venter's latest book on South Africa's year Border War along the Angolan frontier offers a host of new perspectives. These include details about units like the 44 Squadron which converted Dakota aircraft into flying gun The stories behind over of these awards and other medals for bravery are graphically told Following the reorganization of the Portuguese Air Force from the army and naval air Following the reorganization of the Portuguese Air Force from the army Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War naval air arms, now had an entity dedicated solely to aviation that would bring it into line with its new NATO commitment. As it proceeded to It breathtakingly reveals the versatility and effectiveness of this elite unit which worked with a range of other South African and Rhodesian forces, LZ Hot! This book captures the experience of the Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War African Air Force helicopter pilot as never This book captures the experience of the South African Air Force helicopter pilot as never before; from 'rookie' to seasoned combat aviator in one of history's most intense counterinsurgency conflicts - the South African Border War. Nick Lithgow's work relates Yet they are among the most underreported conflicts of the modern era. Yet they are among the Helion and Company. Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africa's Deadly Bush War by Jim Hooper

Military stalemate [8] [20]. South African tactics became increasingly aggressive as the conflict progressed. Despite being largely fought in neighbouring states, the South African Border War had a phenomenal cultural and political impact on South African society. Various names have been applied to the undeclared conflict waged by South Africa in Angola and then South West Africa from the mid s to the late s. Where tactical aspects of various engagements were discussed, military historians simply identified the conflict as the "bush war". The so-called "border war" of the s and s was not actually a war at all by classic standards. At the same time it eludes exact definitions. At the same time it was characterised by the periodical involvement of the SADF in the long civil war taking place in neighbouring Angola, because the two conflicts could not be separated from one another. However, these terms have been criticised for ignoring the wider regional implications of the war and the fact that PLAN was based in, and did most of its fighting from, countries other than Namibia. Following the Armistice of 11 Novembera mandate system was imposed by the to govern African and Asian territories held by Germany and the prior to the war. All former German and Turkish territories were classified into three types of mandates — Class "A" mandates, predominantly in the Middle East, Class "B" mandates, which encompassed central Africa, and Class "C" mandates, which were reserved for the most sparsely populated or least developed German colonies: South West Africa, German New Guineaand the Pacific islands. Owing to their Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War size, geographic remoteness, low population densities, or physical contiguity to the mandatory itself, Class "C" mandates could be administered as integral provinces of the countries to which they were entrusted. Nevertheless, the bestowal of a Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War by the League of Nations did not confer full sovereignty, only the responsibility of administering it. It soon became apparent the South African government had interpreted the mandate as a veiled annexation. Throughout the s and s, the League of Nations complained that of all the mandatory powers South Africa was the most delinquent with regards to observing the terms of its mandate. As a result of this conference, the League of Nations was formally superseded by the UN and former League mandates by a trusteeship system. The Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War delegation's request for the termination of the mandate and permission to annex South West Africa was not well received by the General Assembly. Most delegates insisted it was undesirable to endorse the annexation of a mandated territory, especially when all of the others had entered trusteeship. In Pretoria, right-wing politicians reacted with outrage at what they perceived as unwarranted UN interference in the South West Africa affair. The National Party dismissed the UN as unfit to meddle with South Africa's policies or discuss its administration of the mandate. During an address in WindhoekMalan reiterated his party's position that South Africa would annex the mandate before surrendering it to an international trusteeship. The new legislation gave white South West Africans parliamentary representation and the same political rights as white South Africans. Adherence to these provisions meant South Africa was not empowered to unilaterally modify the international status of South West Africa. The Committee's reports became increasingly scathing of South African officials when the National Party imposed its harsh system of racial segregation and stratification— —on South West Africa. Any further partition of South West Africa was rejected out of hand. Mounting internal opposition to apartheid played an instrumental role in the development and militancy Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War a South West African nationalist movement throughout the mid to late s. Although SWAPA did not garner widespread support beyond intellectual circles, it was the first nationalist body claiming to support the interests of all black South West Africans, irrespective of tribe or language. In Decemberthe South African government announced that it would forcibly relocate all residents of Old Locationa black neighbourhood located near 's city center, in accordance with . SWANU responded by organising mass demonstrations and a bus boycott on 10 December, and in the ensuing confrontation opened fire, killing eleven protestors. SWAPO leaders soon went abroad to mobilise support for their goals within the international community and newly independent African states in particular. The movement scored a major diplomatic success when it was recognised by and allowed to open an office in . Both advocated the abolition of colonialism and all forms of racialism, the promotion of Pan-Africanismand called for the "economic, social, and cultural advancement" of South West Africans. However, SWAPO went a step further by demanding immediate independence under black majority rule, to be granted at a date no later than This would also distinguish SWAPO from SWANU in the eyes of international supporters as the genuine vanguard of independence struggle, and the legitimate recipient of any material assistance that was forthcoming. The increasing likelihood of armed conflict in South West Africa had strong international foreign policy implications, for both Western Europe and the Soviet bloc. The concept failed due to international opposition to Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War and suspicion of South African military overtures in the British Commonwealth. South Africa's involvement in the produced a significant warming of relations between Malan and the , despite American criticism of apartheid. Emphasis shifted towards preventing communist subversion and infiltration via proxy rather than overt Soviet aggression. The advent of global decolonisation and the subsequent rise in prominence of the among several newly independent African states, was viewed with wariness by the South African government. The Soviet Union took a keen interest in Africa's independence movements and initially hoped that the cultivation of socialist client states on the continent would deny their economic and strategic resources to the West. Despite its burgeoning relationship with SWAPO, the Soviet Union did not regard Southern Africa as a major strategic priority in the mid s, due to its preoccupation elsewhere on the continent and in the Middle East. Both nations made it clear that they considered the implementation of apartheid to be a violation Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War Pretoria's obligations as a mandatory power. He pointed out that independence was unlikely in the foreseeable future, predicting a "long and bitter struggle". Furthermore, the court found that while and had locus standi to institute proceedings on the matter, neither had enough vested legal interest in South West Africa to entitle them to a judgement Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War merits. According to SADF accounts, an unidentified informant had accompanied the security forces during the attack. Guerrillas began operating in larger groups to increase their chances of surviving encounters with the security forces, and refocused their efforts on infiltrating the civilian population. Throughout the s and much of the s, a limited military service system by lottery was implemented in South Africa to comply with the needs of national defence. As the war intensified, South Africa's case for annexation in the international community continued to decline, coinciding with an unparalleled wave of sympathy for SWAPO. The proliferation of mines in the Caprivi and other rural areas posed a serious concern to the South African government, as they were relatively easy for a PLAN cadre to conceal and plant with minimal chance of detection. United Nations Security Council Resolution was passed in June calling for all UN member states to close, or refrain from establishing, diplomatic or consular offices in South West Africa. On 21 Junethe ICJ reversed its earlier decision not to rule on the legality of South Africa's mandate, and expressed the opinion that any continued perpetuation of said mandate was illegal. Vorster rejected it as "politically motivated", with no foundation in fact. In DecemberJannie de Wet, Commissioner for the Indigenous Peoples of South West Africa, sparked off a general strike by 15, Ovambo workers in when he made a public statement defending the territory's controversial contract labour regulations. The strike was later brought to an end after the South African government agreed to several concessions which were endorsed by Nangutuuala, including the Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War of uniform working hours and allowing workers to change jobs. The following year, South Africa transferred self-governing authority to Chief Fillemon Elifas Shuumbwa and the Ovambo legislature, effectively granting a limited form Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War home rule. Swelled by thousands of new recruits and an increasingly sophisticated arsenal of heavy weapons, PLAN undertook more direct confrontations with the security forces in Untilthe South African Border War was perceived as a matter of law enforcement rather than a military conflict, reflecting a trend among Anglophone Commonwealth states to regard police as the principal force in the suppression of insurgencies. In the last months Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War Portugal announced its intention to grant Angola independence and embarked a series of hasty efforts to negotiate a power-sharing accord, the Alvor Agreementbetween rival Angolan nationalists. Tanks, armoured troop carriers, rockets, mortars, and smaller arms have already been delivered. Russian help and support, both material and in moral encouragement, constitutes a direct threat. Botha it was evident that the MPLA had gained the Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War hand; in a memo dated late June he observed that the MPLA could "for all intents and purposes be considered the presumptive ultimate rulers of Angola A watershed in the Angolan conflict was the South African decision on 25 October to commit 2, of its own troops to battle. The first Cuban combat troops began departing for Angola on 7 November, and were drawn from a special paramilitary battalion of the Cuban Ministry of Interior. Throughout late November and early December the Cubans focused on fighting the FNLA in the north, and stopping an abortive incursion by on behalf of that movement. , the Soviet Union, and other member states specifically justified Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War involvement with the as a form of proletarian internationalism. Access to Angola provided PLAN with limitless opportunities to train its forces in secure sanctuaries and infiltrate insurgents and supplies across South West Africa's northern border. In the territories of Ovamboland, , and afterthe SADF installed fixed defences against infiltration, employing two parallel electrified fences and motion sensors. The SADF carried out mostly reconnaissance operations inside Angola, although its forces in South West Africa could Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War and manoeuvre across the border in self-defence if attacked from the Angolan side. Thickening foliage provided the insurgents with concealment from South African patrols, and their tracks were obliterated by the rain. Another significant Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War of the physical environment was South West Africa's limited road network. The main arteries for SADF bases on the border were two highways leading west to and north to , and a third which stretched from through Kavangoland to . PLAN's leadership under Dimo Hamaambo concentrated on improving its communications and control throughout that country, demarcating the Angolan front into three military zones, in which guerrilla activities were coordinated by a single operational headquarters. The three PLAN regional headquarters each developed their own forces which resembled standing armies with regard to the division of military labour, incorporating various specialties such as counter-intelligence, air defence, reconnaissance, combat engineering, sabotage, and artillery. South Africa's defence chiefs requested an end to restrictions on air and ground operations north of the Cutline. Botha recommended that the SADF be permitted, as it had been prior to Marchto send large numbers of troops into southern Angola. One controversial development of helped sour the international community on the South African Border War. The task force of about paratroops entered , which was known as Objective Moscow to the SADF, in the wake of an intense aerial bombardment. Western journalists and Angolan officials counted corpses on Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War a few hours after the SADF's departure. An adjacent Cuban mechanised infantry battalion stationed sixteen kilometres to the south advanced to confront the paratroops during the attack, but suffered several delays due to strafing runs by South African Dassault Mirage III and strike aircraft. While Cassinga was in the process of being destroyed, a South African armoured column attacked a network of guerrilla transit camps at Chetequera, code named "Objective Vietnam", which was only about thirty kilometres from the Cutline. On 6 MayOperation Reindeer was condemned by United Nations Security Council Resolutionwhich described it as a violation of Angola's territorial integrity and threatened punitive measures should the SADF attempt another incursion on Angolan soil. Cassinga was a major political breakthrough for SWAPO, which had portrayed the casualties there as martyrs of a Namibian nation in the making. Vorster's failing health and his preoccupation with domestic issues such as the looming Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War Scandal diverted his attention from South West Africa from May to Septemberand no more major operations were undertaken by the SADF during that period. Botha and the defence establishment. Defence chiefs such as General welcomed Botha's ascension, blaming previous battlefield reversals—namely, Operation Savannah—on Vorster's indecisive and "lackluster" leadership. PLAN was attempting to rebuild its forward operating bases after the loss of Chetequera. Cassinga must be revenged. On 16 March, Angola lodged a formal complaint with the UN Security Council concerning the violation of its borders and airspace as a result of Operation Rekstok. Reagan's tough anti-communist record and rhetoric was greeted with cautious optimism by Pretoria; [] Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War his election campaign he'd described the geopolitical situation in southern Africa as "a Russian weapon" aimed at the US. A Russian flag in Windhoek is as unacceptable to us as it is to you". Between and the pace of infiltration had accelerated so greatly that the SADF was forced to mobilise its reserves and deploy another 8, troops to South West Africa. Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War the first formal cooperation treaties between Angola and the Soviet Union inthe military sphere had constituted the pivot of Angolan-Soviet relations. The air war over Angola expanded with the ground fighting. During his final years in office, Vorster had recognised that growing international pressure would eventually force South Africa to grant some form of autonomy or independence to South West Africa. Botha called on other African states and Western nations to back his demands: "say to the Cubans 'go home' and say to the Russians 'go home', and the minute this happens I will be prepared to settle all our military forces inside South Africa". Wisnerheld a series of parallel discussions with the Angolan government. To demonstrate South African commitment to Namibian independence, Botha permitted a moderate, multi-party coalition to create a South West African interim government in Augustknown as the Multi-Party Conference and subsequently as the Transitional Government of National Unity. Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africas Gruelling Bush War SADF had started recruiting black South West Africans in and established segregated military and paramilitary units for semi-autonomous tribal entities such as Ovamboland two years later. had exposed a glaring lack of professionalism on the part of FAPLA units, which had relied too heavily on their Soviet advisers and were almost immediately routed once they had to leave their fortified bases. Koevoet: Experiencing South Africa's Deadly Bush War by Jim Hooper, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

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