Publication

This monograph firstly records the histories of both guerrilla armies that fought for the liberation of South Africa in two distinct phases of South African history, the Boer Commandos during the Anglo-Boer war and MK during the anti-apartheid liberation struggle. A key contribution of this monograph is its argument that a number of practical steps can be initiated to ensure that any future doctrinal revision attempts to integrate the diverse experiences of guerrilla armies into its discourse, for instance, the tradition of civilian-based defense which provided the bedrock of South African mass resistance against apartheid, could be incorporated as an element of South African national defense strategy.