The Covert War: Koevoet Operations in Namibia, 1979-1989Galago, 2004 - 512 Seiten 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. |
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List of illustrations | 11 |
Foreword | 13 |
The stirring of black nationalism | 15 |
Urheberrecht | |
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