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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (History) by Subject "Insurgency"

Browsing Theses and Dissertations (History) by Subject "Insurgency"

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  • The airborne concept in the South African military, 1960-2000 : strategy versus tactics in small wars 
    Alexander, Edward George McGill (2016)
    The thesis commences by elaborating on the concept of vertical envelopment as a form of military manoeuvre and defining airborne operations as comprising parachute, helicopter and air-landed actions. It goes on to describe ...
  • The Cassinga Raid 
    Alexander, Edward George McGill (2009-08-25)
    In 1978 the SADF carried out an airborne assault on Cassinga in Southern Angola. The South Africans claimed that Cassinga was a key SWAPO military headquarters, training camp and logistic base. SWAPO claimed it was a refugee ...

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