Battle for Cassinga: South Africa's Controversial Cross-Border Raid, Angola 1978

by Mike McWilliams

Battle for Cassinga is the first-hand account by a South African paratrooper who was involved in the 1978 assault on the Angolan headquarters of PLAN, SWAPO's armed wing. The battle, although a resounding success, suffered setbacks which could have proved disastrous to the South Africans had they not maintained the initiative. The improvisations made by Colonel Jan Breytenbach ensured that a flawed jump and inadequate intelligence did not adversely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912866846
• ISBN13: 9781912866847
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 11.5"