JCH 2009 Volume 34 Issue 1

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'n Oorlog wat te voet geveg is: diensplig-infantriesoldate in die Grensoorlog, 1973-1989
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2009) Van der Westhuizen, Gert
The role of infantry soldiers in the Bush War has not yet been sufficiently recorded. The nature of the war was mostly undramatic, unromatic and anything but glamorous. Furthermore, in the new political dispensation it was not politically correct for ex-national servicemen to talk about their war experiences. However, they played a crucial role, expecially by their neverending patrols during which they had to fight against nature and the elements and suffer from fear, hunger, thirst and exhaustion. Back in their bases, boredom was their greatest enemy. No wonder that many of them still carry the scars of the war.
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The other edge of asymmetry: South Africa's Bush War strategy
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2009) Heitman, Helmoed Romer
There is much talk today of “asymmetric warfare”, with scant regard for the fact that it is nothing new Guerrilla wars and terrorism have been around since the beginning of armed conflict. Also, few seem to consider that “asymmetry” works both ways There is nothing that is quite as “asymmetric” as a tank driving over an infantryman. It is this latter aspect of “asymmetric warfare” that this article will explore in the context of the “Bush War”.