LIST OF MILITARY SITES

SOUTH AFRICA

PAGE INDEX:
Government Sites
Army
Navy
Airforce
Special Forces
Other Organizations
Associations
Books
Films
History
Memorials
Museums

GOVERNMENT SITES

• South African Department Of Defense
  Home Page of the Department of Defense.

ARMY

• Transvaal Horse Artillery
  Site of this unit.

NAVY

• South African Navy
  Homepage of the navy.
• South African Navy: Where To Now?
  An article from the University of Witwatersrand on the future of the navy.
  

AIRFORCE

• SAAF Mustangs
  History of this aircraft in the SAAF.
• South African Airforce
  This unofficial site has lots of info on the current airforce including equipment, units and bases.
• South African Air Aces Of WWII

SPECIAL FORCES

• South African Special Forces Brigade
  Official site. Lots of info including how to join.
• South African Special Forces Brigade
  Info and pictures from this elite unit.
• South African Special Forces League
  An organization for past members. Includes history of units, training info, photos and more.

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

• South African Corps Of Military Police
• South African Military Academy
  Info about this school, programs and alumni.

ASSOCIATIONS

• Friends Of The SAAF Museum Society
• Royal Air Forces Association South Africa
• South African Veteran's Association
  

BOOKS

• Zulu Wars
  • The Anatomy of the Zulu Army: From Shaka to Cetshwayo, 1818-1879
    by Ian Knight
  • Curling Diaries of the Zulu War: There Was Awful Slaughter
    by Adrian Greaves
  • Isandlwana
    by Adrian Greaves
  • Rorke's Drift 1879: 'Pinned Like Rats in a Hole'
    by Ian Knight
  • The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879
    by Donald Morris
    
• Boer War
  • Arms of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
    by Ron Bester
  • The Boer War
    by Thomas Pakenham
  • Field Gun Jack Versus the Boers: The Royal Navy in South Africa 1899-1900
    by Tony Bridgland
  • Our Little Army in the Field: The Canadians in South Africa 1899-1902
    by Brian Reid
  • With the Gordon Highlanders to the Boer War and Beyond
    by Lachlan Gordon-Duff

• Other books
  • The Great War In Africa 1914-1918
    by Byron Farwell
  • Soldiers in a Storm: The Armed Forces in South Africa's Democratic Transition
    by Philip Frankel
  • Vlamgat : the Story of the Mirage F-1 in the South African Air Force
    by Brigadier Dick Lord
    

FILMS

• Breaker Morant
  dvd
• Zulu
  dvd

HISTORY

• Anglo Zulu War Historical Society
• Rorke's Drift VC
  Excellent site on the eleven Victoria Crosses awarded during this action. Lots of info and photos.
• South Africa 1878-9
  A list of officers killed during the Anglo Zulu War. Biographies and photos.
• South African Army 1939-1940
  A history of the state of the army at the beginning of WWII.
• South African Military Historical Society
  Contains many articles published in their journal.
• South African Military Units
  A comprehensive list of past units.
• South African War Virtual Library
  Lots of info on the Boer War.

MEMORIALS.

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  This site lists names and info of South Africa's WWI and WWII dead.

MUSEUMS

• Lichtenburg Museum
  Info about Boer War history in this area.
• South African Maritime Museum Ship SAS Somerset
  Page dedicated to this ship, formerly HMSAS Barcross.

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