
The
Buffalo
Soldiers - Story of
South Africa’s 32-Battalion: 1975-1993 by Col.
Jan Breytenbach
32-Battalion was forged from guerrilla irregulars during the South African
military intervention in Angola in 1975 under the code name Operation
Savannah. The author, Colonel Jan Breytenbach, was its founding commander.
Because of the secrecy surrounding it, 32-Battalion not only became one of the
finest fighting units in the South African Army, it also became the most
controversial.
This is its story.