The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War: South Africa vs. Cuba in the Angolan Civil War

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Peter Polack was born in Jamaica in where he attended various schools including Jamaica College until when he went to Denstone College boarding school in England. A criminal la Peter Polack was born in Jamaica in where he attended various schools including Jamaica College until when he went to Denstone College boarding school in England. A criminal lawyer in the Cayman Islands since ,he resides there with his wife and two daughters.

His only hobby but not a current interest is combat pistol shooting. His research led to first international release of a list of Cuban casualties of the Angola War published in the Miami Herald 20 February Inspired by the book and experiences with youthful offenders the exhibit of his first work as an artist entitled The Confinement Assemblage was displayed at the Cayman Islands National Gallery in May Books by Peter Polack.

No trivia or quizzes yet. The result was the largest battle on the dark continent since Al Alamein, with forces from both sides paying in blood what U. S, in order to claim full sovereignty over the country.

The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War

Thus began the epic battle of Cuito Cuanavale, largely unknown in the U. And it turned out the Cubans were very good. The South Africans were no slouches at warfare themselves, but had suffered under a boycott of weapons since The Cubans and Angolan troops, instead, had the latest Soviet weapons, easily delivered. Prisoners Of War Polack strives mightily to achieve balance and fairness in covering Cuito Cuanavale combat. And until researchers gain unfettered access to official Cuban and Angolan sources, his methodology remains our only option.

The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War: South Africa vs. Cuba in the Angolan Civil War

Interested in Cold War conflict? No one book can be all things to all readers.

Military histories, in particular, attract a variety of readers for many different reasons. While not the definitive history of Angola's place in the Cold War[4], The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War does offer a detailed examination of the battle of Cuito Cuanavale that will assist military historians concerned to understand the value of specific armaments in determining the outcomes of proxy wars in the Cold War era. Something better than the usual one-sided propaganda or high-faluting tomes.

And something more than some of the very good, but limited descriptions of single battles of what turned out to be a rather much wider 'little war'. This website requires cookies to provide all of its features.