8 articles in this issue
R. Dale
The Point of Departure: The Military Transfer Concept A cursory examination of the literature now available on the South African Defence Force would suggest that such literature contains an embarrassment of riches. A more careful s... see more
J.F.J. Kisten
The writer discusses the position of the armed forces within the State from a philosophical point of view. He sketches the changing philosophical approach to the role of the armed forces from the Middle Ages onwards.
C.M. Meyer
To understand the significance of air weapons and their effectiveness, you have to look at the situation at the close of the October Warand extrapolate ... TheSAMS were totally destroyed and the air force could do whatever it wanted agai... see more
M. Broekman
As part of the South African Defence Force's manpower information system, Project Concorde was initiated about two years ago. Its aim has been to gain a fuller perspective of manpower utilisation with the Defence Force by employing scien... see more
R. Eberlein
'Train 1500 instructors in six weeks? You must be crazy! It can't be done. You will simply be lowering our standards.'This was the first, instinctive reaction of the staff of the South African Defence Force College for Educational ... see more
H.R. Heitman
Increasing numbers of Citizen Force personnel are completing their period of service and being discharged into the limbo of a general reserve. This seems a sad waste of trained personnel. A possible system whereby more efficient utilisat... see more
C.J. Seriontein
Dit verbaas my dat Militaria, wat andersins 'n goeie standaard handhaaf, 'n artikel soos 'Die Akademikus se plek in die SAW' (Militaria 8/4/1978) publiseer. dat die Korps van Professionele Offisiere 'n plekkie onder die son en in die SAW... see more
J.E.H. Grobler
South Africans today have practically resigned themselves to expect nothing more than emotionally subjective works when foreign academics discuss the Afrikaner people and their republic at the southern tip of Africa. It was, therefore, a... see more