The Crocodile Man
Bobby Blacburn, the Crocodile Man, and his dentures of Crocodile Teeth from South Africa. Continue reading The Crocodile Man
Category: Africa
The Uniforms of the Desert
An examination of the gear worn by both Axis and Allied forces at the Siege of Tobruk. The rest of this article can be found in the April 2017 issue of The Armourer. 1941 saw the likes of General Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox himself, testing the might of his Afrika Korps against the steely resolve of the British Western Desert Force (WDF) in Northern Africa. … Continue reading The Uniforms of the Desert
Liberia – Africa’s “little America”
170 years ago today, 26 July 1847, the West African country of Liberia declared independence. Continue reading Liberia – Africa’s “little America”
The South African Border War – A Brief History
“A country without a memory is a country of madmen.” –George Santayana South Africa had humble beginnings as a refreshment station, founded by Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 in the Cape of Good Hope on behalf of the Dutch East India Company. The refreshment station would later grow to become Cape Town, the country’s current legislative capital.[1] In 1806, the Cape Colony was seized by … Continue reading The South African Border War – A Brief History
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