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Product Identifiers
PublisherHelion & Company, The Limited
ISBN-101913336255
ISBN-139781913336257
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038630730
Product Key Features
Book TitleSouth African Armoured Fighting Vehicles : a History of Innovation and Excellence, 1960-2020
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicMilitary / Weapons, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorDewald Venter
Book SeriesAfrica@War Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length11.7 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPrinted in A4 format and being a hefty 96 pages long, this new book is a compendium of short histories of each of South Africa's main armoured vehicles of the last 50 years..., ...if the technical aspect of armored vehicles is in your blood, you'll enjoy this reference volume...
Dewey Decimal623.74752096809045
SynopsisA history of necessity and innovation, takes an in-depth look at 22 iconic South African armored vehicles., During the Cold War, Africa became a prime location for proxy wars between the East and the West. Against the backdrop of a steep rise in liberation movements backed by Eastern Bloc communist countries such as Cuba and the Soviet Union, southern Africa saw one of the most intense wars ever fought on the continent.Subjected to international sanctions due to its policies of racial segregation, known as Apartheid, South Africa was cut off from sources of major arms systems from 1977. Over the following years, the country became involved in the war in Angola, which gradually grew in ferocity and converted into a conventional war. With the available equipment being ill-suited to the local, hot, dry and dusty climate, and confronted with the omnipresent threat of land mines, the South Africans began researching and developing their own, often groundbreaking and innovative weapon systems.The results were designs for some of the most robust armored vehicles produced anywhere in the world for their time, and highly influential for further development in multiple fields ever since. Decades later, the lineage of some of the vehicles in question can still be seen on many of battlefields around the world, especially those riddled by land mines and so-called improvised explosive devices. South African Armoured Fighting Vehicles takes an in-depth look at 13 iconic South African armored vehicles. The development of each vehicle is rolled out in the form of a breakdown of their main features, layout and design, equipment, capabilities, variants and service experiences. Illustrated by over 100 authentic photographs and more than two dozen custom-drawn color profiles, this volume provides an exclusive and indispensable source of reference.
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- 30. Dez. 2020
Best reference so far.
Great summary and pics of all major SA armored variants. Good review of how they were used and their limitations.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 21. Sep. 2021
Indispensable Reference for Cold War Period South African Armored Fighting Vehicles.
This is an excellent account of the development in South Africa of armored fighting vehicle design, manufacture, and employment during the Cold War period. Because of Apartheid, a ban on the sale of arms to South Africa was put in place. As a result, South Africa was forced to rely on its own resources to produce the arms it needed for the conflicts it fought in Angola and Namibia. The talents of South African engineers are vividly demonstrated in this well illustrated volume. A wide range of wheeled armored vehicles were created and employed by South Africa to meet the unique challenges of warfare in Southern Africa. In particular, armored fighting vehicles were designed to protect their crews and passengers from the threat of land mines, which were liberally used by their opponents in Angola and Namibia.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 28. Mär. 2022
couldnt put it down.
excelent book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
