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About the Book |
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This is the story of an audacious airborne assault on 4
May 1978, on a heavily fortified SWAPO base containing its
military headquarters, logistical support, reserves and training
facilities.
The assault was supported by a very strong air strike by
bombers and fighters, as well as by air transport to drop
the paratroopers into one of the biggest airborne operations
since World War II.
Was it a refugee camp, as claimed by the third world and
the Communist Block, a SWAPO HQ and strategic military establishment
as claimed by the RSA Government and SADF, or a mixture of
both, as claimed by the truth and reconciliation commission? |
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| This is the only personal account ever written, by somebody
who was there and was, in fact, the commanding officer of
the paratroopers. This work is more than one man's view -
it sheds light on all the controversial aspects, especially
the dangerous nature of the whole enterprise. It does this
with personal experiences by paratroopers and air crews and
explains how and why it nearly became the most disastrous
undertaking of the whole "bush war" era, through
the uncalled for meddling by an outsider who should not have
been there. |
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