Angola: The War

A faraway war... A clash of ideologies... And some of the biggest battles fought on African soil since World War Two.

For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.

Documentary

Anton Beukman

(Himself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces)

Jan Breytenbach

(Himself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach))

Fidel Castro

(Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage))

Jannie Gildenhuys

(Himself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces)

Maxim Gladkov

(Himself - Former Soviet Interpreter)

Dick Lord

(Himself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord))

Jan Malan

(Himself - Former Field Commander, 61 Mech, SADF)

Gert Minnaar

(Himself - Former Member, 61 Mech, SADF)

Koos Moorcroft

(Himself - Former Sergeant Major, South African Defense Forces)

Craig Thomassen

(Himself - Former Member, Corps of Engineers, SADF)

Pik Botha

(Himself - Former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs)