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32 Battalion by Piet Nortje Book Review
Name: Ray
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great unit history
Date: Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2015
Review: “32 Battalion” is a cradle-to-grave conventional military history of a unique counter guerrilla South African battalion that fought along the border between Angola and South West Africa (now Namibia). Made up primarily of black Portuguese-speaking Angolans who were disaffected by the communist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) takeover of Angola in the post-colonial period following the nation’s independence in 1975, the South African unit supported the primary opposition parties, and it worked to block the infiltration of guerrillas from Angola into South West Africa, at the time controlled by South Africa. This was a war that was as much political as tribal, and that was fought within the context of the Cold War, which led Cuba and the Soviet Union to directly support the MPLA against its enemies, which in turn led to direct South African support of the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the National Liberation Front for Angola (FNLA).
The book begins by providing the background that led to the uncoordinated and disjointed independence of Angola due to a pro-democracy military coup in Portugal. The new Portuguese government almost immediately gave Angola its independence but did little to prepare the nation for a smooth transition. Multiple tribal-based political parties started a civil war for power with the MPLA taking over the capital and becoming the defacto government. Within the Cold War context, the new communist government received immediate support from the Soviet Union, with Cuba directly providing soldiers, called “volunteers,” and equipment. In the turmoil following the takeover of the capital city of Luanda, the South Africans created an ad hoc battalion of disaffected Angolans who attacked towards the coast and were driving towards Luanda when they were stopped by the Cubans and MPLA soldiers. South Africa recognized the value of having a non-South African unit that could support UNITA and which could operate across the border against infiltrating guerrillas from the South West African People’s Organization (SWAPO), giving South Africa plausible deniability for its efforts.
The author then follows the history of 32 Battalion in two to three year increments from 1976 to 1992 when it was announced the unit would be disbanded. In each of these two to three year chapters, Nortje recounts the battalion’s operations, how they were conducted, and the results. These chapters provide detailed descriptions of significant and routine operations, and they trace the unit from its ragtag beginnings into a recognized South African battalion, with better armaments, uniforms, and logistical support to the point where the unit was also able to function in conventional operations using artillery, armored transports, and armored cars.
Also of note is that the author, Piet Nortje, was a career South African soldier who spent the majority of those years with 32 Battalion. These means he had access to a great deal of original source material, photos, and personal documents combined with personal insight in writing this book. This means there’s probably personal bias in what and how the author presents the information, but this is normal for this type of book, and it does not detract from his narrative.
If you’re interested in counter guerrilla operations in general, or South Africa’s border wars, in detail, you’ll want “32 Battalion.”
Name: Jonathan Mattson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book on looking at one unit in the conflict, but left me wanting to know more
Date: Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015
Review: I enjoyed this book. I did read the kindle version and this book has a flaw that many history books have, the maps never show up very well on the small screen. I understand, a map which looks great in the print version may end up very compressed on the kindle, it’s a shame but i understand a cost of doing business with the kindle so I don’t judge that negativly at all. (I just think a wonderful positive when maps are done correctly on a kindle version!)
Why not a five stars? To me five stars is for a great book that you can’t put down and you read into the middle of the night knowing you will regret it at work the next day when your falling asleep at your desk. This book never grabbed me that way. The writing style and layout of the book just seemed to really prevent me from getting attached to the unit.
The book starts off very disjointed with giving a broad overview of the history of the unit and lots of in depth background “fluff” of the unit. For example, what their patches are, their ceremony, their drill routines, and what awards the individuals in the unit won. And only once you are done with that, you get into the combat operations of the unit. I was personally hoping for either much more of a combat history of the unit, or a nice story about being “one of the guys” in the unit. I got bits and pieces of a combat history and smaller pieces of the stories involved with “being one of the guys”. I loved the detail during some of the operations, but I felt that many of the operations were covered more broadly than i preferred.
Overall this was a good book that left me wanting to find yet another book on the South African conflict so I can truly satisfy my desire for a great read on the conflict.
Name: ALBERTO NAVARRO
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 32 BATALLION : PIET NORTJE
Date: Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2017
Review: THIS BOOK IS THE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY 32 BATALLION AN UNIT OF THE
SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENSE FORCE THAT WAS FORMED MAINLY BY ANGOLANS
TO SUPPORT UNITA AGAINST THE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT OF THE MPLA
AND ITS BACKERS THE SOVIET UNION AND THE CASTROIST MERCENARIES, THEY
FOUGHT VALIANTLY AND CORAGEUSLY FOR 13 YEARS FROM 1975 TO 1988, THE
BOOK IS A MILITARY BOOK AND IS A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE BATTLES PERFORMED
BY THE UNIT DIRECTED BY THE BOER OFFICER JAN BREYTENBACH, THEY WERE THE
REAL HEROES OF THE COLD WAR, UNFORTUNATELLY THIS STORY WAS FORGOTTEN
WHEN THE MARXIST NELSON MANDELA LEADER OF THE RED ANC CAME TO POWER IN 1994.
THE AUTHOR PIET NORTJE WAS PART OF THIS UNIT .
Name: Evan Wearne
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An informative novel
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2012
Review: After watching Blood Diamond, I was interested in learning more about the mercenary units present in Africa. After reading the descriptions of numerous novels, I chose to read this book. I discovered that this book was not written for someone with no knowledge of Southern Africa (specifically the histories of South Africa, Angola and Namibia). So this novel did not provide me with the information I was seeking, but I gave it four stars because I think that the appropriate target audience would enjoy the novel much.
I was more interested in learning about the political landscape and broad actions taken by mercenary forces. Parts of this novel were really great, but often there was too much detail and I lost interest. My lack of knowledge about the history of South Africa was also detrimental to enjoying this book.
Name: Jack
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Poorly written account of a unit with a significant and amazing story to tell!
Date: Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016
Review: This book appears to be a mere collation of official situation reports or post battle reports. Poorly written and clearly evident that there was no deep research on the unit and events — other than that found in the official unit history records or the authors personal account. Amazingly, there are no footnotes or references to substantiate some doubtful statements.
Large portions related to the 1976 Angola incursions seem to have been directly taken from other books on the subject.
Pleased I bought the eBook version, not worth the cost of adding the hard cover to my collection.
