Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 25, Nr 2, 1995. http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za A BIBLI = ;RAPHICAL GUIDE TO SECONDARY SOURCES ON THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE, 1912-1995 Compiled by Major I.J. van der Waag Documentation Service Directorate, National Defence Force Ideally, an historian, if he is to acquit his task, must all the evidence relating to his topic. By consulting know the total range and types of sources avail- secondary works, he gains access to knowledge able to him, in and around the topic of his enquiry. based on archival sources which he may not be Knowing what his colleagues have published is able to consult for himself. essential. However, it is hardly possible to compile, and keep up to date, a full bibliography. Selection is Clearly then, the historian must acquaint himself both subjective and arbitrary; and a selection of with the body of published knowledge. For the sake books, articles and manuscripts is no exception. of convenience, this bibliographical guide, which represents the first reasonably comprehensive at- Nonetheless, a serious researcher will attempt to tempt to show what has been written on the mili- make a survey of all the material, archival and sec- tary history of South Africa since 1912, has been ondary, which may conceivably be relevant to his divided into the following categories: topic. Geoffrey Elton has described this as "a broad- fronted attack upon all the relevant material".' This 1. Historiography, Method and Sources is of primary importance to historical scholarship. 2. General First and foremost, it is pointless to duplicate work 3. Formative Years once all the major issues and questions involved, 4. First World War have already been thrashed out by other histori- 5. The Interwar Years 1919-1939 ans. It has been said that history is an endless 6. Second World War debate. This is true. However, debating historians 7. African Defence, the Commonwealth and the must have something to say. An historian tackling Cold War a hackneyed topic, must either have discovered new 8. Consolidation, Protest and Liberation evidence or must advance a novel interpretation of 9. Southern Africa campaign 1968-1989 existing evidence. 10. Corps, Regimental and Unit Histories 11. Administrative and Office Histories Secondly, by consulting the works of a variety of 12. Regional colleagues, the historian can pick up the historical 13. Social dialogue on his topic and gain access to a very large 14. Military Culture body of knowledge "accepted" by the broad histori- 15. Messes, Canteens and Entertainment cal community. In so doing, he can identify poten- 16. Uniforms and Medals tially important questions and lines of fruitful dis- 17. Conservation cussion. 18. Biography and Autobiography Thirdly, such a "broad-fronted attack" is the only Most of these works are available at the Documen- reasonable way to cover the range of archival tation Service Directorate, either in the reading sources as it is impossible for one historian to see rooms of the Military Archives Depot or through one G.R. Elton: The Practice of History (London 1987), p.88. 126 Militaria 25/2 1995 Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 25, Nr 2, 1995. http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za of the twenty-three National Defence Force refer- Abbot, Devon, 1989. ence libraries. Ploeger, J. Suid-Afrikaanse staats- en 1. HISTORIOGRAPHY, METHOD staatsondersteunde militere geskiedskrywing, AND SOURCES 1924-1987, Militaria 19(4) 1989 : 15-36. Pretorius, C.M.L. Toeganklikheid van die SAW- Anon. 'n Kort geskiedenis van die Militere Informa- Argief, Archives news Oct 1989 : 34-37. sieburo, Archives news Jul 1983 : 38-46. Van der Waag, I.J. "The Documentation Service Barnard, S.L. Die Suid-Afrikaanse "Grensoorlog", Directorate (Military Archives): a concise history 1966 tot 1989: Militere historici by die kruispad. and summary of the archival holdings" in L. Bloemfontein, 6 Oct 1993. Botha (ed) : Archival Studies, Technicon South- ern Africa, 1994. Combrinck, J.A. Aardrykskunde (Geografie) as aangrensende wetenskap tot die geskiedenis, Van der Waag, I.J. The Marriage of Clio and Mars; Militaria 10(3) 1980 : 40-47. The practice of military history within the SA De- fence Force. Military Archives Depot, Pretoria, Combrinck, J.A. Die Geskiedenis, lief en leed van 1992. die SAW Argief, Archives news Jul 1988 : 37- 48. Van der Waag, I.J. Military Record Preservation in South Africa, 1914-1992; a history of Direc- Combrinck, J.A. Die Ontstaan en Ontwikkeling torate Documentation Service, Militaria 23(4) van die SAW-Argief, Archives news Sep 1976 : 1993 : 16-31. 4-12. Van der Waag, I.J. Military records as a genea- Combrinck, J.A. Die SAW-Argief; Seksie Re- logical source in South Africa, Familia; quarterly kordbeheer, Archives news Sep 1976 : 13-22. journal of the genealogical society of South Af- rica XXIX(4) 1992: 74-77. Digby, P.K.A. Historical records of the 8th South African Infantry, Militaria 7(1) 1977 : 57-65. Van der Waag, I.J. Traces of a military trading organization; archives appertaining to the South Grundlingh, A.M. Die rebellie van 1914; 'n histo- African Defence Force Institute, South African riografiese verkenning, Kleio XI(1 & 2) 1979 : archives journal 32 1990 : 54-64. 18-30. Visser, G.E. Die aard, studieveld en funksie van Jacobs, C.J. Die problematiek in die navorsing die Krygsgeskiedenis, Militaria 23(2) 1993 : 1- van kontemporere krygsgeskiedenis in Suid- 8. Afrika, Militaria 23(2) 1993 : 19-26. 2. GENERAL Jacobs, EJ. SAW-Argief; Seksie Navorsing, Ar- chives news Oct 1976 : 5-15. Anon. Per aspera ad astra, 1920-1970; S.A. Air Force Golden Jubilee Souvenir Book. Pretoria, Jonker, E. Die Militer-Historiese en Argivale 1970. Dienste van die Departement van Verdediging, Militaria 1(1) 1969 : 3-26. Armstrong, R.E The development of the S.A.A.F., 1920-1972, Paratus 24(3) March 1973 : 8-21. Jooste, L. Delf in die geskiedenis, Paratus 44(6) Jun 1993 : 41 . Becker, D. On Wings of Eagles: South Africa's Military Aviation History. Durban, 1993. Jooste, L. Die stand van Suid-Afrikaanse Militere Geskiedskrywing oor die SA Weermag se be- Beinart, W. and C. Bundy Hidden Struggles in trokkenheid in Suidwes-Afrika en Angola, 1966 Rural South Africa; Politics & Popular Move- tot 1989, Militaria 23(2) 1993 : 9-18. ments in the Transkei & Eastern Cape, 1890- 1930. Johannesburg, 1987. Oberholzer, J.J. List of documents on early avia- tion in the collection of the National Museum, Bisset, W.M. South Africa's first anti-aircraft guns, Bloemfontein, Militaria 3(6) 1973 : 56. Militaria 8(1) 1978 : 22-23. 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South Africa's Navy; The first fifty Militaria 12(2) 1982 : 80-88. years. Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1973. Conradie, D. Achievements of the SADF, 1961- Gordon-Walker, P. The Commonwealth. London, 1982, Militaria 13(2) 1983 : 51-56. 1962. Cornwell, R. South Africa and Imperial naval de- Grobler, Jackie A Decisive Clash? A short his- fence, Militaria 5(4) 1975 : 29-43. tory of Black protest politics in South Africa, 1875-1976. Pretoria, 1988. Cross, I. Block houses and towers in South Af- rica, Soldiers of the queen 64 1991 : 8-10. Grundlingh, A. Kleurlinge in militere verband; Die funksie van gefabriseerde tradisie, 1912-1985, Cross, I. Block houses and towers in South Africa, Kleio XVIII 1986 : 31-45. part 2, Soldiers of the queen 65 1991 : 14-19. Grundy, K.W. Soldiers without politics; Blacks in Cross, I. Towers in South Africa, part 3, Soldiers the South African armed forces. Berkeley, Cali- of the queen 66 1991 : 18-25. fornia 1983. 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