TY - JOUR AU - Potgieter, Thean PY - 2011/08/03 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A SELECTION OF SOME SIGNIFICANT AND CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS ON THE MILITARY HISTORY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA JF - Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies JA - Sci.Mil. VL - 33 IS - 2 SE - Book Reviews DO - 10.5787/33-2-13 UR - https://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/13 SP - AB - The military history of South Africa and the region receives scantattention. Yet, a fascinating and multifaceted military past exists, a military historyfull of drama, destruction, excitement and despair. This is also a military historythat tells the story of many different peoples and the struggles they waged; a historyof various different military traditions; of proud warriors fighting against the odds;of changes and developments in the military sphere and of a long struggle forfreedom. It is from this military history that a few significant sources will beselected for discussion in this paper. ER -