Browsing JCH 2012 Volume 37 Issue 2 by Issue Date
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The willing and the not so willing: conscription and resistance to compulsory military service in South Africa, 1968-1989
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)South Africa participated in two world wars without implementing compulsory military service. Following the Second World War, the Union Defence Force relied on the Active Citizen Force to supplement its manpower needs. ... -
Comparing apples with pears: the pre-1994 and post-1994 South African military cultures
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)This article aims at providing an exposition of the most important factors that have shaped and are still shaping the institutional culture of the South African (SA) military. The view is broad and holistic and places the ... -
The greatest military reversal of South African arms: the fall of Tobruk 1942, an avoidable blunder or an inevitable disaster?
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)The surrender of Tobruk 70 years ago was a major catastrophe for the Allied war effort, considerably weakening their military position in North Africa, as well as causing political embarrassment to the leaders of South ... -
South African's role in the private military industry in the post-Cold War conflict environment with specific reference to the South African connection to Erinys International
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)Since 1652, South Africa has played a prominent role in the Private Military Industry. Following the end of the Cold War, companies such as Executive Outcomes have continued to exert influence in the global security ... -
South Africa's naval forces, 1922 - 2012
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)This study analyses and evaluates ninety years of naval activity in South Africa. Although the Union Defence Forces of South Africa were established in 1912, the country’s first permanent navy, namely the South African ...