oa Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies - The Namibian Border War : an appraisal of the South African strategy

Abstract

From the sixties to the late eighties, the border war became a household term in South Africa. Hundreds of thousands of young white men were called up for military service, and many served in some or other capacity in Namibia - then South West Africa - often in the so-called operational area, often as combat troops.