Bush War: The Road To Cuito Cuanavale : Soviet Soldiers's Accounts Of The Angolan War Road To Cuito Cuanavale : Soviet Soldiers's Accounts Of The Angolan War Soviet Soldiers's Accounts Of The Angolan War

For Almost 15 Years, South Africa Was Involved In A Civil War In Angola: The So-called Bush War On Behalf Of The National Union For The Total Independence Of Angola Faction. The Climax Of The Conflict Portrayed_in This History_was The Battle Of Cuito Cuanavale, The Largest Military Engagement On African Soil Since World War Ii. This Book Provides The Firsthand, Personal Accounts Of The Clash Leading Up To Cuito Cuanavale For The First Time In English, As Told By The Soviet Advisers To The Angolan Army. Their Experiences Of The War As Well As Their Views And Assessment Of Their South African Enemies And Cuban And Angolan Allies Will Not Only Surprise And Fascinate Readers, But Will Also Offer New Insights Into The War Itself.--publisher's Description. Edited By Gennady Shubin & Andrei Tokarev. Includes Bibliographical References. Front cover Title page Copyright page Contents Introduction to the Russian Edition Introduction to the South African Edition 1 We Were the First into Southern Angola 2 Securing the Airspace 3 The Tide Turns 4 Cuito Cuanavale Notes from the Trenches 5 Igor Zhdarkin Looks Back 6 Recollections of Guns, Tanks and Bombs 7 Memories of War in Angola 8 Life on the Savannah Appendix 1: Gauging the Losses and the Outcome Appendix 2: List of Major Weaponry Endnotes Back cover For almost 15 years, South Africa was involved in a civil war in Angola: the so-called Bush War on behalf of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola faction. The climax of the conflict portrayed in this history was the battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the largest military engagement on African soil since World War II.