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Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
In this episode, host Russell Hillier is joined by best-selling author and veteran of the South African Border War, Granger Korff.
In the early 1980's Granger Korff joined the elite South African Paratroopers, as they battled Soviet and Cuban-backed forces throughout Angola and Namibia.
Granger's book titled 19 With a Bullet, chronicles his life growing up in South Africa and the brutal war the raged along the country's borderland throughout the 1980's.
Order your copy of 19 With a Bullet: https://www.amazon.ca/19-Bullet-African-Paratrooper-Angola/dp/1920143319
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I remember seeing an old South African boyscouting manual. In it is a description for setting up camp. What shocked me was the inclusiion of digging trenches, to hide in, incase of being attacked! Boyscouting!
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Also check out the podcast ’south african border wars’ by Des Latham. Where he goes chronologically through the conflict.. Thank you for this interview.
Friday Oct 06, 2023
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