Spear of the Nation: Umkhonto WeSizwe South Africa's Liberation Army, 1960s-1990s |
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| Author:
| Cherry, Janet |
| Series title: | Ohio Short Histories of Africa Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-2026-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century--but it never got to "march triumphant into Pretoria." MK--as it was known--was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa's liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government.
Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century--but it never got to "march triumphant into Pretoria." MK--as it was known--was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa's liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government.