South African Special Forces

Osprey Elite #47

by Robert Pitta, Jeff Fannell, Simon McCouaig (Illustrator)

This book provides a highly detailed account of the history, organisation, uniforms and insignia of South African Special Forces from their origins up to the early 90s – units such as the 44 Parachute Brigade, the Hunter Group and the infamous SWA Police COIN Unit 'Koevoet'. These elite units of the South African Defence Force and the special anti-terrorist units of the South African Police Forces comprised the largest, best trained and best equipped of any country in southern Africa. Robert Pitta and Jeff Fannell provide the text in a volume packed with photographs and illustrations.

Genres: Military History, Africa, History

64 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 1993

Reviews

[Rodney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although this book discusses the uniforms and the equipment of South African Special Forces, I am more interested in the sections that talk about the history, training, and men of these forces. These sections are brief since it is only a 64 page book but I still found it interesting. I would recommend this to anyone interested in these type of units.