Description
Published in 1989 this big volume covers every aspect of the political and military background and recent history up 1989 of Southern Africa. This excellent collection of articles are written by some of the most experienced and acute specialists and gives important insight into Southern Africa at that time. The collection includes contributions by David Isby, Deon Fourie, Fred Bridgland, Christopher Coker, Graig Williamson, Simon Barber, Willem Steenkamp, Ron Reid-Daly ( Selous Scouts ), Gerald L’Angle, Professor Willie Breytenbach and Mike Hough.
“Southern Africa is in a state of political flux. The “necklace” is a ghastly reality to many people living here. so are nightly blood lettings in many South African townships. Political forces of a variety of hues, from the far left to the entrenched right seek their own solutions to problems that have bedeviled Africa for decades. Sad to say, there is no clear solution in sight, even though the pundits regularly predict anything from a breakthrough to a total collapse. That some form of change must ultimately come, there is no doubt. A glimpse as to what form it will take will perhaps be provided by recent history, of which Africa in this era is making more than enough”.
