6 articles in this issue
A.E. Van Zyl
SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY MEDICINEUntil relatively recent times the attention of military commandershas been given over largely to considerations of tactics and weaponry, to the exclusion of the welfare of the ordinary soldiers who mu... see more
C. De Jongh
Towards the end of 1899, at twenty years of age,2 Robert de Kersauson left for South Africa to enlist in the forces of the two South African republics. In May 1902, when peace was signed in Pretoria, he was still under arms and prepared ... see more
J. Van Wyk
On 23 March 1939 Mr Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence of the Union of South Africa, reported in Parliament on the progress made in executing the Five-year plan launched in May 1934. The programme had been, aimed at developing and increas... see more
Richard Cornwell
MovIng into the Gazala Line By the end of January Rommel's counter-attack had put him in possession of Benghazi, while XIII Corps attempted to make the best of a fighting retreat eastwards across the Jebel. The Axis forces' petrol ... see more
Jan Ploeger
Dit word aanvaar dat 'n biografie moeilik is am te skrywe. Die skrywer van 'n biografie moet sy stof so objektief benader dat die persoon waaroor geskrywe word, nie as 'n bo-natuurlike mens voorgestel word n;e. Verder moet die skrywer se... see more
R. J. Bouch
With the publication of its Regimental History, the Transvaal Horse Artillery has rendered a valuable service. The book is a welcome addition to works on South African military history.