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This work builds a more complete picture than nortjes first book 32 battalion. This book presents an eyewitness account by a south african defence force sadf signals officer, marius scheepers, who served in arguably the most formidable battle unit that ever existed in the history of the south african defence force. The conflict ended with the last major battle of the cold war, one of the largest land. Aug 20, 2019 i had followed 32 battalions exploits throughout the 1980s in soldier of fortune magazine when they embedded journalists to go on missions and conduct. This comprehensive twovolume work covers in detail the unit s 117 documented military operations from 1976 to 1993.