Book review: Operation Relentless – The world’s Most Wanted Criminal; The Elite Forces Hunt...
Operation Relentless is the gripping story of the years-long effort to catch arms dealer Viktor Bout, nicknamed ‘The Merchant of Death' and...
Wings over Langebaanweg. Stories from a South African Air Force Base
Hermanus-based Andrew Embleton's third book on SA Air Force (SAAF) training looks set to be a winner with the military flying fraternity.
"Wings...
Book Review: Harsh Lessons: Iraq, Afghanistan And the Changing Character of War
The interventions by the US and its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan were on a massive scale and came close to failure....
Apartheid Guns and Money – a tale of profit
"Apartheid Guns and Money - a tale of profit" is the latest addition to the stable of South African non-fiction providing much-needed...
Book Review: Firearms Developed and Manufactured in Southern Africa 1949-2000
This weighty tome is a definitive reference guide to firearms developed during the region's golden age of gunmaking.
It took seventeen contributors...
“Composite Warfare” – a composite insight into conflict and war in Africa
Eeben Barlow is a name well-known to those who are practitioners of military arts and skills, especially in Africa.
He has now taken...
Book Review: China’s Cyber Power
The cyber domain has become central to the struggle for strategic advantage between the US and the West on the one hand,...
Book review: Recce: Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines
Professional soldier Koos Stadler has written a remarkable book chronicling his experiences as a special forces small reconnaissance team member operating behind...
Book Review: Boko Haram: Nigeria’s Islamist Insurgency
Much about the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is shrouded in mystery. Last week the President of Chad, Idriss Deby, claimed Boko...
Book Review: Raising The Bar: Hope and Renewal in South Africa
Raising the Bar is Songezo Zibi's first book and seeks to provide a thorough, accurate analysis on the different issues preventing...
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Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
