{"product_id":"9781868423316","title":"At the Front","description":"\u003cp\u003eRe-jacketed reprint.\u003cbr\u003eAt the Front is the memoirs of the legendary General Jannie Geldenhuys – a soldier, strategist, diplomat and a sportsman. It takes us through negotiations, threats and major operations of the Border War in South West Africa (today Namibia) and Angola in the late 1970s and 1980s. Geldenhuys introduces us to international politicians, ordinary soldiers, friends and foes and traces the role they played in the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe shares his first-hand experiences of important operations such as Operation Smokeshell and debunks a few commonly held beliefs about the battles around Cuito Cuanavale towards the end of the war by providing facts and figures about the loss of life and equipment on both sides. He also reveals the surprising facts about\u003cbr\u003ethe costs and other implications of the war for southern Africa, making Geldenhuys’ story both of military and historical importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is far more than a general’s account of a war. At the Front presents a world where one meets friction de guerre and discovers the strange intertwined nature of war and peace, success and failure, good and bad luck, chance and fate, winning and losing. General Jannie Geldenhuys tells a compelling story that radiates\u003cbr\u003egraciousness, compassion and an indomitable sense of humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Jannie+Geldenhuys\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJannie Geldenhuys\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jannie Geldenhuys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375626469539,"sku":"9781868423316","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781868423316_5795c89e-3eaf-4a40-bab9-53c892f5d7ca.jpg?v=1776603781","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781868423316","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}