South African Armed Forces by Helmoed-Römer Heitman
South African Armed Forces by Helmoed-Römer Heitman
Hardcover
ISBN 9780620148788 / 0620148780
Publisher: Buffalo Publications , 1990 First edition.
Condition: Good. The original boards with a DJ are shelf rubbed and edge worn.This book is still overall good. The book has overall age related spotting and slight tanning but has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
Helmoed-Römer Heitman JCD MMM is a South African author and commentator on military affairs. He was a member of the South African army reserve from 1970 to 1994. After the introduction of democratic rule in 1994 he briefly remained within the newly established SANDF until 1996.
During his career as a military advisor with direct ties to the apartheid military in the 1970s and 1980s, he penned various articles in favour of harsh and repressive "counter-insurgency" methods against members of liberation movements such as the ANC and SWAPO. In a 1977 article Heitman advocated the use of detention without trial against political dissidents and argued that habeas corpus should be suspended. In the same article he also recommended the use of deadly firepower against "agitators" at political rallies.
He is the South African correspondent for Jane's Defence Weekly.
