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...
Sporting Soldiers: South African troops at play during World War I
For soldiers in the First World War, sport was a way for them to escape the horrors of the battlefield or the...
Lessons learnt from latest Op Copper deployment
The most recent Operation Copper deployment in the Mozambique Channel, in addition to providing valuable "on-the-job" training for both sailors and airmen,...
