Browsing Faculty of Military Sciences by Title
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Last night I dreamed of peace : an extraordinary diary of courage from the Vietnam War
(Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2014)Many people’s view about war and its impact was changed by a woman named Dang Thuy Tram. Her diaries, which she kept as a practicing medical doctor during the Vietnam War, were published some forty odd years after her ... -
Legislative disconnect or institutional gatekeeping? challenges of researching South Africa's military past
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2020)The Department of Defence Archive in Pretoria is the repository of all military documents generated by the Union Defence Force, the South African Defence Force and the South African National Defence Force. This makes it ... -
Life in a South African household, 1909 - 1923 : changing patterns in leisure and servitude
(Taylor & Francis; UNISA Press, 2011-06)Domestic history in South Africa is largely an unploughed field. Yet, for much of South Africa’s past, households were the places where concerns about class, gender and race intersected, at a very close, personal, level. ... -
Maintaining international peace and security : reflections on peace-support operations in Africa
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 1998)The shift from a bipolar to a multipolar and multi-faceted world has reduced the risk of conventional inter-state wars, but has been the cause of several intra-state armed conflicts with an even higher risk of regional ... -
Major General Sir Henry Timson Lukin (1860-1925) : the making of a South African hero
(2005-12)Henry Timson Lukin was born and educated in Britain. After completion of his schooling at the Merchant Taylor’s School in 1875 he had hoped to enter the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, but failed the entry examinations. ... -
The management of information inside the general support base concept of the South African National Defence Force
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Managing any government institution has become increasingly complicated as the requirements for accountability; streamlined operations and greater flexibility have multiplied. As effective and efficient ... -
Managing morale on the battlefield : a psychological perspective
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2015)From historical writings to current day, morale has always been regarded as a major determinant of success on the battlefield. The management of morale is thus also important in the South African National Defence Force ... -
A manoeuvre warfare analysis of South Africa’s 1914-1915 German South West African campaign
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2017)The study reported in this article explored the nexus between military theory and history. Military theory attempts to quantify, qualify and illuminate the often unpredictable phenomenon of war. The article consists of two ... -
The mapping and investigation of radionuclide pollution in the processing plant of a spent phosphate mine by using GIS techniques
(CONSAS, 2018)The mining and refinement of phosphate is characterised by high levels of uranium. An in situ gamma ray survey was done at the processing plant of a spent phosphate mine near Vredenburg on the west coast of South Africa ... -
Mapping of historical human activities in the Saldanha Bay military area by using in situ gamma ray measurements
(Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, 2012)Saldanha Bay on the west coast of South Africa is surrounded by various nature reserves, military units and training sites. Over a long period of time, large parts of this semi-arid area were exposed to human activities, ... -
Maritime security in Southern African waters
(SUN MeDIA, 2009)This publication includes papers from academic experts and practitioners addressing topics from Port Security to the economic dimensions of maritime security, from Asymmetrical War and Terror at Sea to the African Experience ... -
A mathematical model for coinfection of listeriosis and anthrax diseases
(Hindawi, 2018)Listeriosis and Anthrax are fatal zoonotic diseases caused by Listeria monocytogene and Bacillus Anthracis, respectively. In this paper, we proposed and analysed a compartmental Listeriosis-Anthrax coinfection model ... -
MHD slip flow and heat transfer over an exponentially stretching permeable sheet embedded in a porous medium with heat source
(Global Digital Central, 2017)Steady two dimensional laminar magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) slip flow and heat transfer of a viscous incompressible and electrically conducting fluid past over a flat exponentially non-conducting stretching porous sheet ... -
Military environmental literacy in the South African Army
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2018)Traditional military activities, such as fighting wars, are inherently destructive. Modern militaries undertake a diverse range of military activities, use large areas for military training and operational purposes, and ... -
Military integrated environmental management at the Donkergat military-training area
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Donkergat Military-training Area (DMTA) at Langebaan, South Africa, hosts diverse, primarily seaborne, training and war fighting endeavours of South African Special Forces (SF) soldiers. The facility ... -
Military Intervention in Africa after the Cold War
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Military intervention remains controversial when it happens, as well as when it fails to. Since the end of the Cold War, military intervention has attracted much scholarly interest, and it was demonstrated ... -
Military Law practitioners and academic discourse : a Sine Qua Non for developing military law
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2017)There has been limited development in South African military law since the inception of the Union Defence Force in 1912. Military law has mainly evolved as a way to enforce discipline in a force consisting of mostly ... -
Military leadership development : a model for the SA National Defence Force
(Stellenobsch University, Faculty of Military Science, 2012)The result of this article is an alternative model for leadership character development in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The SANDF reflects the racial and cultural diversity of South Africa as a nation. ... -
Militêre professionalisme en die onderrig van Krygsgeskiedenis in die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag : 'n historiese perspektief
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 1997)From an occupational point of view, the study of military history serves three main purposes. Firstly, military history is used in a practical or utilitarian fashion to foster esprit de corps or to derive military lessons ... -
Modelling and optimal control of pneumonia disease with cost-effective strategies
(Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)We propose and analyse a nonlinear mathematical model for the transmission dynamics of pneumonia disease in a population of varying size. The deterministic compartmental model is studied using stability theory of differential ...
