A personal account of my National Service with 2 Field Engineer Regiment in the SADF and some general information on other aspects of the South African Border War. By Ian Buchanan
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Sorry to see you're not updating much anymore, as this was a very interesting resource on war in Angola. I don't believe either side had the moral highground, but there's no question the SADF was the more resourceful.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, all the best and thanks for the work you put into it. :)
- James from USA
Hi Folks
ReplyDeleteSorry was away for a while, work commitments kept me busy.