The Super Cadres: ANC MK Elite and the Secret War – Pieter du Toit
The Super Cadres: ANC MK Elite and the Secret War – Pieter du Toit
The Super Cadres: ANC MK Elite and the Secret War (Excellent Modern Investigative Journalism)
An Uncompromising Exposé of Strategic Espionage, State Security Networks, and Subversion
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Super Cadres: ANC MK Elite and the Secret War
- Author: Pieter du Toit
- Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg / Cape Town
- Publication Date: 2023
- ISBN-13: 9781776192991
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing.
- Binding: Original publisher's heavy-gauge illustrated card wrappers (Paperback).
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 340 pages. Filled with declassified document transcripts, intelligence files, and operation matrices.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: The covers are clean, bright, and flat. The spine is firm, crisp, and completely uncreased with almost zero shelf wear.
- Interior: The text block is tightly bound and beautifully clean. Pages are crisp white, unthumbed, and free of highlighting, marginal notes, or store price tags.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Pieter du Toit’s The Super Cadres offers a gripping investigation into the elite intelligence and military wings of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) during the struggle against apartheid. Du Toit uses newly declassified intelligence files and deep personal interviews to reveal the underground networks, counter-espionage operations, and internal power struggles that shaped the modern South African state. It is an essential read for understanding the history of the country's intelligence community.
Author Profile: Pieter du Toit
Pieter du Toit is one of South Africa's leading contemporary investigative journalists and political editors, celebrated for his best-selling books The Stellenbosch Mafia and The Enemy Within.
