Forged in Battle

by Breyten Breytenbach and Jan Breytenbach

In 1975, 32 Battalion was formed in great secrecy from a group of badly trained, ill-disciplined remnants of the Angolan guerrilla movement, the FNLA. Founding commander Colonel Jan Breytenbach, a former Recce, tells of the birth and early history of this elite "Buffalo" Battalion led by South African officers. He turned these unwanted orphans from the Angolan guerrilla war into one of the most respected and feared units to fight in Angola. His method...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1485300444
• ISBN13: 9781485300441
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Protea Boekhuis
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"