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The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale: Cold War Angolan Finale, 1987-1988 (Africa @ War Series)
Leopold Scholz
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Description for The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale: Cold War Angolan Finale, 1987-1988 (Africa @ War Series)
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
In the broad history of the Cold War, the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was the climax of a far-off, but nonetheless important African war. It was waged between the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) and the armed forces of the communist MPLA government in Angola and the People's Republic of Cuba. Led by Soviet generals, the MPLA embarked on a grand offensive in order to knock out the pro-Western rebel movement UNITA in southeastern Angola. As UNITA's survival was crucial to South Africa's military strategy in fighting its own counter-insurgency war against the South West African rebel movement SWAPO, ... Read more
In the broad history of the Cold War, the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was the climax of a far-off, but nonetheless important African war. It was waged between the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) and the armed forces of the communist MPLA government in Angola and the People's Republic of Cuba. Led by Soviet generals, the MPLA embarked on a grand offensive in order to knock out the pro-Western rebel movement UNITA in southeastern Angola. As UNITA's survival was crucial to South Africa's military strategy in fighting its own counter-insurgency war against the South West African rebel movement SWAPO, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Africa@War
Condition
New
Weight
267 g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909384620
SKU
V9781909384620
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About Leopold Scholz
Andrew Hudson majored in military history at the South Africa Military Academy and after two decades as an infantry officer in the South African Defence Force, ten of which were spent in the operational areas, he moved into the private sector. Still a soldier at heart he divides his time between earning an income, indulging his passion for collecting books ... Read more
Reviews for The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale: Cold War Angolan Finale, 1987-1988 (Africa @ War Series)
The author approaches his subject matter both objectively and passionately. This is a must-read for military historians, political scientists and African scholars.
Insight on Africa
An incredible account of a battle that previously would only have been known about by expert military historians.
Books Monthly
It was a part of the Cold War which is sometimes ... Read more
Insight on Africa
An incredible account of a battle that previously would only have been known about by expert military historians.
Books Monthly
It was a part of the Cold War which is sometimes ... Read more