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THE MILITARY USE OF ANIMALS IN SOUTH AFRICA (1400-1881)

Autor: McGill Alexander

Publikováno v: Scientia Militaria, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2012)

The extent to which military operations depended on animals prior to the gradual mechanisation of armed forces which has taken place this century, is seldom fully appreciated by the soldier in a modern army. In South Africa, with its relatively short

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THE TRANSPORT GLIDER

Autor: McGill Alexander

Publikováno v: Scientia Militaria, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2012)

During the Second World War airborne ground forces were employed for the first time in a major conflict, and on a scale never subsequently equalled. These soldiers and their equipment were delivered on or neartheir objectives in three ways, viz by pa

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South African Airborne Operations

Autor: McGill Alexander

Publikováno v: Scientia Militaria, Vol 31, Iss 1 (2012)

Airborne operations entail the delivery of ground troops and their equipment by air to their area of operations. They can also include the subsequent support of these troops and their equipment by air. Historically, and by definition, this would enco

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'We Fear Naught but God'

Autor: McGill Alexander

Publikováno v: Scientia Militaria, Vol 30, Iss 2 (2012)

The aura of mystery and secrecy, which surrounds special forces throughout the world, ensures a ready market for books on such units. The exploits of the British Special Air Service (SAS) and the US Green Berets, romanticised in films and novels, hav

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The Militarisation of South African White Society, 1948-1990

Autor: McGill Alexander

Publikováno v: Scientia Militaria, Vol 30, Iss 2 (2012)

The extent to which white South Africans were subjected to enforced militarisation, and indeed acquiesced to it, during the second half of the twentieth century could be seen, at least in part, as contributing to the apparent reluctance of some white

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