{"product_id":"borderstrike-south-africa-into-angola-1975-1980","title":"Borderstrike! South Africa into Angola 1975 - 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen first published in 1983, it sold out almost immediately. A reconstruction of the early Òexternal operationsÓ of the South West African\/Namibian border war between 1978 and 1980, it remains a standard reference work to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis was a significant publishing event because it showed how the nature of the border war had changed irrevocably, from the occasional ad-hoc Òhot pursuitÓ of SWAPO insurgents into a full-blown semi-conventional conflict. It heralded the shape of things to come, which was to culminate in the fierce later battles of 1988\/89, when South Africans and UNITA  slugged it out toe-to-toe with the Soviet-supported and led forces of the Angolan government (Cuban \u0026amp; Russian).\u003cbr\u003e\nOut of print for many years, ÒBorderstrike!Ó has long been a sought-after item among those interested in African wars. Now JustDone is able to publish a new edition. It contains all the material of the original, but adds new information, new chapters and many new postscripts and annotations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willem Steenkamp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43997875667105,"sku":"9781920169008","price":49.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1evvy7-front-shortedge-384_c891628c-337c-4248-8d2a-426e56bf2b99.jpg?v=1747207309","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/borderstrike-south-africa-into-angola-1975-1980","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}