Soldiers Without Politics: Blacks in the South African Armed Forces |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Historical Roots of Black Military Service | 30 |
The Manpower Crisis of World War II and the Governments Dilemma | 63 |
The Nationalists Take Power | 90 |
The South African Defence Force | 101 |
The White Establishment Debates the Military Use of Blacks | 118 |
Blacks in the South African Police | 134 |
Common terms and phrases
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