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Book Title
War of Intervention in Angola : Volume 3-1975-1989
Publication Name
War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3
Title
War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3
Subtitle
Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1975-1989
Author
José Matos, Tom Cooper, Adrien Fontanellaz
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
1913118614
EAN
9781913118617
ISBN
9781913118617
Publisher
Helion & Company, The Limited
Genre
History
Topic
Africa / General, Modern / 20th Century
Release Date
15/11/2020
Release Year
2020
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
297mm
Item Length
11.8in
Series
Africa@War
Publication Year
2020
Item Width
8.2in
Number of Pages
72 Pages

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War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3 covers the air warfare during the II Angolan War - fought 1975-1992 - through narrating the emergence and operational history of the Angolan Air Force and Air Defence Force (FAPA/DAA) as told by Angolan and Cuban sources.Most accounts of this conflict - better known in the West as the 'Border War' or the 'Bush War', as named by its South African participants - tend to find the operations by the FAPA/DAA barely worth mentioning. A handful of published histories mention two of its MiG-21s claimed as shot down by Dassault Mirage F.1 interceptors of the South African Air Force (SAAF) in 1981 and 1982, and at least something about the activities of its MiG-23 interceptors during the battles of the 1987-1988 period.On the contrary, the story told by Angolan and Cuban sources not only reveals an entirely different image of the air war over Angola of the 1980s: indeed, it reveals to what degree this conflict was dictated by the availability - or the lack of - air power and shows that precisely this issue dictated the way that the commanders of the Cuban contingents deployed to the country - whether as advisors or as combat troops - planned and conducted their operations.It is thus little surprising that the first contingent of Cuban troops deployed to Angola during Operation Carlota, in late 1975, included a sizeable group of pilots and ground personnel who subsequently helped build-up the FAPA/DAA from virtually nothing. They continued that work over the following 14 years - sometimes in cooperation of Soviet advisors and others from East European countries - eventually establishing an air force that by 1988 maintained what South African military intelligence and the media subsequently described as the 'most advanced air defence system in Africa'. Not only the air defence system in question, but also the aircraft serving as its extended arms, ultimately managed a unique feat in contemporary military history: they enabled an air force equipped with Soviet-made aircraft and trained along the Soviet doctrine to establish at least a semblance of aerial superiority over an air force equipped with Western-made aircraft and operating under a Western doctrine.Based on extensive research with help of Angolan and Cuban sources, the 'War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3', traces the military build-up of the FAPA/DAA in the period 1975-1992, its capabilities and its intentions. Moreover, it provides a unique, blow-by-blow account of its combat operations and experiences.The volume is illustrated with 100 rare photographs, half a dozen maps and 15 colour profiles, thus providing a unique source of reference on this topic.

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Publisher
Helion & Company, The Limited
ISBN-10
1913118614
ISBN-13
9781913118617
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038687004

Product Key Features

Book Title
War of Intervention in Angola : Volume 3-1975-1989
Author
José Matos, Tom Cooper, Adrien Fontanellaz
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Africa / General, Modern / 20th Century
Publication Year
2020
Genre
History
Number of Pages
72 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
11.8in
Item Width
8.2in

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Reviews
The authors have really done their homework on this one, contacting as many people involved during this time as possible...add in some great period photos and the usual number of nice color profiles and you have a book that is truly a great read., ...this volume is an excellent assemblage of photographs, illustrations, data, and maps. The authors have a well-earned reputation for their exceptional research that includes interviews with those who have firsthand knowledge of the subject., Helion's superb series will likely remain the best, popular, English-language studies of late 20th-century Angolan conflicts.
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
967.304248
Series
Africa@War Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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