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A Military History of South Africa
From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid
Timothy J. Stapleton
Publisher: Praeger Security International (US) 2010
Hardback - 229 pages - maps
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This work offers the first one-volume comprehensive military history of modern South Africa.
Africa is rapidly taking on new importance in global geopolitical thinking on a number of fronts, in particular the military dimension and the role of the continental “superpower,” the Republic of South Africa, in African affairs. Yet, apart from what may have been gleaned from films and novels, the nation’s military history remains remarkably unfamiliar to most outsiders.
A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid represents the first comprehensive military history of South Africa from the beginning of European colonization in the Cape during the 1650s to the current postapartheid republic. With particular emphasis on the last 200 years, this balanced analysis stresses the historical importance of warfare and military structures in the shaping of modern South African society. Important themes include military adaptation during the process of colonial conquest and African resistance, the growth of South Africa as a regional military power from the early 20th century, and South African involvement in conflicts of the decolonization era.
Organized chronologically, each chapter reviews the major conflicts, policies, and military issues of a specific period in South African history. Coverage includes the wars of colonial conquest (1830-69), the diamond wars (1869-81), the gold wars (1886-1910), World Wars I and II (1910-45), and the apartheid wars (1948-94).
