Abstract
Ratels on the Lomba bursts onto the page like a shot from a cannon, full of dramaticscenes of warfighting, with blood flowing and where bullets are pinging off armourplates. It is, however, far more than just another book on the Border War (1966–1989). Ifyou are looking for a feel-good book, describing how the valiant South African DefenceForce (SADF) fought and won, then look elsewhere. This book tells the story of a smallsub-unit, fewer than 100 men strong, from the perspective of the soldier on the ground,where the bullet meets the meat. It reads more like a horror story than like a war story– but we will get back to that.
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