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South African Armoured Fighting Vehicles - A History of Innovation & Excellence

Description: South African Armoured Fighting VehiclesA History of Innovation and Excellence, 1960-2020 Dr Dewald Venter During the Cold War, Africa became a prime location for proxy wars between the East and the West. Against the backdrop of a steep rise in liberation movements backed by Eastern Bloc communist countries such as Cuba and the Soviet Union, southern Africa saw one of the most intense wars ever fought on the continent. Subjected to international sanctions due to its policies of racial segregation, known as Apartheid, South Africa was cut off from sources of major arms systems from 1977. Over the following years, the country became involved in the war in Angola, which gradually grew in ferocity and converted into a conventional war. With the available equipment being ill-suited to the local, hot, dry and dusty climate, and confronted with the omnipresent threat of land mines, the South Africans began researching and developing their own, often ground-breaking and innovative weapon systems. The results were designs for some of the most robust armored vehicles produced anywhere in the world for their time, and highly influential for further development in multiple fields ever since. Decades later, the lineage of some of the vehicles in question can still be seen on many of battlefields around the world, especially those riddled by land mines and so-called improvised explosive devices. South African Armoured Fighting Vehicles takes an in-depth look at 13 iconic South African armored vehicles. The development of each vehicle is rolled out in the form of a breakdown of their main features, layout and design, equipment, capabilities, variants and service experiences. Illustrated by over 100 authentic photographs and more than two dozen custom-drawn color profiles, this volume provides an exclusive and indispensable source of reference. Paperback : 112 pagesISBN-10 : 1913336255ISBN-13 : 9781913336257Product Dimensions : 8.27 x 11.69 inchesPublisher : Helion and Company (October 14, 2020)Language: : English

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Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Series: Africa@War

Special Attributes: Illustrated

Book Series: Africa at War

Country: South Africa

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Features: Illustrated

Subjects: History & Military

Book Title: South African Armoured Fighting Vehicles : a History of Innovation and Excellence, 1960-2020

Item Length: 11.7in

Item Width: 8.3in

Author: Dewald Venter

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Military / Weapons, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa

Publisher: Helion & Company, The Limited

Publication Year: 2020

Genre: History

Number of Pages: 96 Pages

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