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Battle on the Lomba 1987: The Day a South African Armoured Battalion shattered Angola's Last Mechanized Offensive - A Crew Commander's Account
David Mannall
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Description for Battle on the Lomba 1987: The Day a South African Armoured Battalion shattered Angola's Last Mechanized Offensive - A Crew Commander's Account
Paperback. The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980s included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and armoured vehicles. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 576.
As Cuban and Angola fighter pilots honed their skills over the skies of Northern Angola, David Mannall, a normal 17-year old kid completing High School, was preparing for two years of compulsory military service before beginning Tertiary education. Through a series of fateful twists he found himself leading soldiers in a number of full-scale armoured clashes including the largest and most decisive battle on African soil since World War II. The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980s included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan ... Read more
As Cuban and Angola fighter pilots honed their skills over the skies of Northern Angola, David Mannall, a normal 17-year old kid completing High School, was preparing for two years of compulsory military service before beginning Tertiary education. Through a series of fateful twists he found himself leading soldiers in a number of full-scale armoured clashes including the largest and most decisive battle on African soil since World War II. The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980s included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
576g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909982024
SKU
V9781909982024
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99-5
About David Mannall
Born in Dorset, England in 1968, the author's family emigrated to South Africa later that same year. The sub-tropical climate of KwaZulu Natal ensured a childhood spent mostly outdoors building forts in nearby pine-forests or swimming in the Indian Ocean. Like most conscripts, David joined the army because he was required to do so by law, ... Read more
Reviews for Battle on the Lomba 1987: The Day a South African Armoured Battalion shattered Angola's Last Mechanized Offensive - A Crew Commander's Account
... The book is written in an easily accessible fashion ... will form a valuable contribution to historians of the future ...
Anne Samson Historian (blog) a compelling study of how young men trained, lived, and fought together, transforming from teenagers into top-notch soldiers.
Michigan War Studies Review
Anne Samson Historian (blog) a compelling study of how young men trained, lived, and fought together, transforming from teenagers into top-notch soldiers.
Michigan War Studies Review