The War for Africa by Bridgland, Fred -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover Halftitle Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Prologue PART 1: GENERAL SHAGANOVITCH’S OFFENSIVE

1 The Prelude 2 The South Africans move in 3 Sniffing out the enemy 4 Fapla’s advance continues

PART 2: THE DEFENCE

5 South Africa steps things up 6 South Africa’s first disaster 7 Enter the Falcon 8 The first land battle 9 The Second ‘Rumble on the Lomba’

PART 3: THE STING

10 Waiting and watching 11 Recce hardships 12 The Air Force gears up 13 War in the air 14 Laying the trap 15 Fancy tricks and dirty tricks 16 The Cavalry – 61 Mech – rides to the rescue 17 Softening up 47 Brigade 18 The trap closes 19 The destruction of 47 Brigade 20 Booty from the battlefield 21 Fapla’s offensive ends

PART 4: THE STALEMATE

22 Forward beyond the Lomba 23 The reinforcements arrive

PART 5: THE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE

24 The attack on 16 Brigade 25 ‘Destroy the G-5S!’ 26 Fapla’s Great Escape: The Chambinga Gallop

PART 6: THE SIDESHOW

27 Begging for permission to destroy the enemy

PART 7: INTO 1988. OPERATION HOOPER – THE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE CONTINUED

28 The attack on 21 Brigade: 13 January 1988 29 Throwing something at the Cuito River Bridge 30 The attack on 59 Brigade: 14 February 1988 31 The attack on Highpoint 1251

PART 8: THE SIDESHOW (CONTINUED)

32 The attack on Menongue

PART 9: THE THREE BATTLES FOR THE TUMPO TRIANGLE

PART 10: THE DENOUEMENT

37 More jaw-jaw 38 Fidel’s last hurrah!

Epilogue Postscript: UNITA Timeline Glossary Select Bibliography Acknowledgements