The evolution of resistance and counterinsurgency in the South African state, 1899-1948

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Notes

1. Baker and O’Neil, ‘Introduction: Contemporary South Africa,” 1–2.

2. Potgieter, “Counterinsurgency in Africa,” 68.

3. See Scott “The changing impact.”

4. See Laband, The Land Wars.

5. See Laband, Zulu Warriors.

6. See David, Zulu; Knight, the Zulu War.

7. See Laband, The Transvaal Rebellion.

8. See Pakenham, The Boer War.

9. See Simpson, Umkhonto We Sizwe; Jeffrey, People”s War.

10. See note 1 above.

11. For more on the so-called Border War, see Scholtz, The SADF in the Border War; Scholtz, The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale.

12. Esterhuyse, “South African Counterinsurgency,” 347.

13. See for instance, Esterhuyse and Jordaan, “The South African Defence,” 104–124; Larsdotter, “Fighting Transnational Insurgents,” 1024–1038; Gossmann, “Lost in Transition,” 541–572; Gossmann, “Lost COIN,” 136–151; Gossmann, “Eating soup with a knife,”; Dale, “Melding war and politics,” 7–24; Eloff de Visser, “Winning hearts and minds,” 85–100; Rich, “Insurgency, Terrorism and the Apartheid System,” 68–85; Scholtz, “Lessons from the Southern African wars,” 193–215; Van der Waag and Visser, “ War, Popular Memory,” 113–140; Esterhuyse, “The Strategic Contours,” 16–35; Heitman, “The Other Edge,” 1–15; Scholtz, “The Namibian Border War,” 19–48.

14. See for instance Ramuhala, “Guerrilla warfare,” 125–135; Simpson, Umkhonto We Sizwe; Jeffrey, People”s War; Douek, Insurgency and Counterinsurgency.

15. Kleynhans and Gordon, “Legislative Disconnect,” 97–114.

16. See Stapleton, “An overview of,” 413–422.

17. See Van der Waag, A Military History, 60–63.

18. See note above 15.

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Antonio Garcia

Antonio Garcia is a research fellow affiliated with the Department of Military History of the Faculty of Military Science at Stellenbosch University. He has worked in international peace and security, education, and public diplomacy; served as a senior officer in the South African National Defence Force, and has published the book, The First Campaign Victory of the Great War (Helion, 2019).

Evert Kleynhans

Evert Kleynhans [MMil, PhD (Mil) (Stell)], is a senior lecturer in the Department of Military History at the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University. He is the editor of Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. His primary research interests include the South African participation in both world wars, as well as low-intensity conflict in Southern Africa. His most recent works include Hitler’s Spies: Secret Agents and the Intelligence War in South Africa (Jonathan Ball, 2021) and The Naval War in South African Waters, 1939-1945 (African Sun Media, 2022).