7 articles in this issue
André Wessels
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article pays homage to the SAS Somerset, the "African Queen" of the South African Navy, which was withdrawn from service on the 21nd March 1986. During her lifetime the ship rendered valuable service in aid of other ships and in har... see more
Jan Ploeger
"Ardent passions, high hopes and powerful convictions are all necessary to make human minds move". Alexis de Tocqueville (1858) "Without this passion, and without the courage of his convictions, col Count de Villebois Mareuil would not have come to this c... see more
R. Eberlein
Introduction During the last year or so there has developed an increasing awareness among personnel functionaries in the SA Defence Force of a movement aimed at obtaining recognition of the professional status of the personnel function. Several members of... see more
J.J. Du Toit
Op versoek van H SAW is hierdie geskiedenis van die personeelfunksie geskryf ten einde dit as hulpmiddel te kan gebruik om ten dense in die personeelveld te bepaal. Geen geskiedeniswerk kan ooit volledig wees nie. Daar moet 'n keuse gemaak word uit die to... see more
T.D. Potgieter
During the fifties and the sixties of this century counter insurgency was largely in Western hands. The eighties, however, seem to be the age of Soviet counter insurgency. After the Second World War several Western countries conducted counter insurgency c... see more
C.J. Jacobs
During the Railways and Mineworkers strike which commenced on the 18th of January 1914, the Union Defence Force, enlarged by the Active Citizen Force and assisted by the Commandos, were able to take immediate action and suppress the riots. The strike was ... see more
P.J. Kleynhans
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This Biography on the war experiences of the late Mr C.J.H. Griesel has been compiled by his daughter Mrs P.J. Kleynhans and is published in four parts. It covers the period 1899-1902 and deals with his personal experiences during the An... see more