A critical analysis of the impact of water on the South African campaign in German South West Africa, 1914-1915

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dc.contributor.authorKleynhans, Evert Philippus en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-18T13:17:24Z
dc.date.available2017-08-18T13:17:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionCITATION: Kleynhans, E. 2016. A critical analysis of the impact of water on the South African campaign in German South West Africa, 1914-1915. Historia, 61(1):29-53, doi:10.17159/2309-8392/2016/v61n2a2.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe South African campaign in German South West Africa (GSWA) during the First World War depended largely on the access, availability and control of all water sources in the operational area. The Union Defence Force (UDF) appreciated the strategic nature of water before the invasion of GSWA in 1914, because it was well known that there were no permanent water sources along the routes of advance into the country. Fears about the possibility of German sabotage and poisoning of the available water remained a constant concern for the South African defence planners throughout the campaign, and adequate water supplies that were fit for both human and animal consumption became a strategic military concern. This meant that the Defence Force had to adopt a number of measures to meet the growing demand for water. Boreholes were sunk across the operational area and in addition, fresh water was transported across the Kalahari Desert by motor vehicles and via shipping from Cape Town. To some extent, the provision of safe drinking water dictated the pace of the South African campaign in GSWA.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0018-229X2016000200002
dc.format.extent25 pages : mapen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKleynhans, E. 2016. A critical analysis of the impact of water on the South African campaign in German South West Africa, 1914-1915. Historia, 61(1):29-53, doi:10.17159/2309-8392/2016/v61n2a2en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2309-8392 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0018-229X (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.17159/2309-8392/2016/v61n2a2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102124
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHistorical Association of South Africaen_ZA
dc.rights.holderHistorical Association of South Africaen_ZA
dc.rights.holderPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.rights.holderHistorical Association of South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectFirst World War, 1914-1918 -- Namibia -- Climate and terrainen_ZA
dc.subjectNamibia -- History -- 1914-1918en_ZA
dc.subjectWarfare and the environmenten_ZA
dc.subjectNamibia -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleA critical analysis of the impact of water on the South African campaign in German South West Africa, 1914-1915en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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