“PW and Sons” was inspired by a somewhat cynical nickname that many conscript soldiers knew the South African army by. The name alluded to the then Prime Minister, Pieter Willem Botha, who was often regarded as the architect of their national service.
The personal accounts contained in this book are by men who completed their national service within South Africa, primarily and who did not go to South West Africa or Angola during the border war, either because they serve too late to be posted there, or because the service was considered to be essential elsewhere.
Format:
Kindle Edition
Pages:
189 pages
Publication:
2021
Publisher:
Sentinel Projects
Edition:
First
Language:
eng
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ISBN13:
kindle Asin:
B097RP5KBM
PW and Sons: Personal Accounts of Military Service in the South African Defense Force 1976 to 1993
“PW and Sons” was inspired by a somewhat cynical nickname that many conscript soldiers knew the South African army by. The name alluded to the then Prime Minister, Pieter Willem Botha, who was often regarded as the architect of their national service.
The personal accounts contained in this book are by men who completed their national service within South Africa, primarily and who did not go to South West Africa or Angola during the border war, either because they serve too late to be posted there, or because the service was considered to be essential elsewhere.