Peter Stiff

The mostly untold story of Koevoet - the South African Police's highly successful counter-insurgency unit. Initially based on the Selous Scouts of Rhodesia, it was formed in 1979 and deployed in Namibia until independence in 1989 when it was disbanded as a sop to the UN. During its almost ten year existence it fought in 1,615 contacts and killed or captured 3,225 of SWAPO's PLAN soldiers - the equivalent of almost six battalions of troops. But it paid a high price in blood and lost almost 160 policemen killed in action with another 949 wounded - more grievous casualties than any other South African fighting unit since World War II.--Publisher's website.

Koevoet Operations in Namibia, 1979-1989

The Covert War

A fictionalised account of the true story of how allied forces stopped the 2nd SS Panzer Division the Normandy beaches after D-Day.

The Road to Armageddon

The story of a German family who bought a lion called Tommy in Germany and took it overland from West Germany, through Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal, where they took a ship to Angola which had just erupted into civil war. Their purpose was to take Tommy home to Africa, which they did, but in the process nearly did not survive. Take Manfred Forster, a tough German who as a child fought in the Battle for Berlin, was brought up in communist East Germany and escaped only hours before movement was stopped by the building of the Berlin wall. Take his wife Karen, their teenage sons, Frank and Uwe and their 8-year-old daughter Gabriella. Toss them in with dogs, parrots, assorted livestock and Tommy, a half grown lion bought from a German lion park. Travelling in an old Land-Rover and a beaten up Volksie, they head overland from West Germany, through Spain and Portugal, and then to Angola by ship. On land again through Angola and into Portugal just as it erupts into military and civil unrest, leaving behind Angola as its being ripped apart by tribal and Marxist private armies scrambling for the spoils of their late colonial masters.

Tommy Goes Home

The development of the landmine as a tactical weapon, combined with the efforts made to combat its devastating effects, is followed in this title.

Taming the Landmine

The 1st April 1989 marked the first day of peace in Namibia. After seemingly endless years of dispute between South Africa and the UN, after 23 years of bush warfare between SWAPO and the SADF, which had spread from Namibia into Angola and, at times, into Zambia, Namibia was finally on course for UN supervised free and fair elections in November 1989, which would lead to independence in 1990. The South Africans had stuck to the letter of the agreements and even more. By 1st April they had demobilised the powerful SWA Territory Force, drastically reduced the strength of the SADF and confined the residue still remaining in Namibia to their bases. When the Sun rose on that fateful day, it would catch the shadows of only five SAAF Alouette helicopter gunships, emasculated of their deadly cannons, and dispersed along 400-km of the Namibian border with Angola. SWAPOAs leader, Sam Nujoma, knew it, for the knowledge was international property via the UN.

Nine Days of War

Ron Reid-Daly

Top Secret War

Selous Scouts

This is the extraordinary true story of how a British SAS-trained explosives expert plotted to kill Robert Mugabe in London and was stopped only hours before carrying out his death mission.

See You in November

Helen Harris

David Barker

Exam Board: OCR Level: AS/A-level Subject: Geography First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: Summer 2017 Reinforce students' geographical understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers help students improve their exam technique and achieve their best. Written by teachers with extensive examining experience, this guide: - Helps students identify what they need to know with a concise summary of the topics examined at AS and A-level - Consolidates understanding through assessment tips and knowledge-check questions - Offers opportunities for students to improve their exam technique by consulting sample graded answers to exam-style questions - Develops independent learning and research skills - Provides the content students need to produce their own revision notes

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