The South African
Military History Society
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging
Military History Journal
Vol 19 No 6 - June 2023
The Society's Zoom Video Library .
By Mike Marsh
Information from the compiler of the website Video Library
Recent lectures given to members via Zoom:
- "Leonardo da Vinci as a military engineer" by Alan Mantle
- "The first Swans of the South African Navy - 50 Years ago" by Leon Steyn
- "Development of the Ratel Infantry Combat Vehicle" by Franco Cilliers
- "The escape of the German warships Goeben and Breslau
in the Mediterranean in 1914" by Robin Smith
- "Australia’s involvement in Second Boer War 1899-1902" by John Adeney
- "WWII Dauntless Girls of S.A. Coastal Defence Artillery" by Dr Wim Myburgh
- "Remembrance" by Kathleen Satchwell
- "Talana - History happened here today 123 years ago" by Pam McFadden
- "SADF Amphibious Boat Squadron" by Campbell Cooke
- "The Bruneval Radar Raid Feb 1942" by Dr Brian Austin
- "Crime behind the Wire: traitors, collaborators, stool pigeons" by Prof I van der Waag
This is a sampling of the lectures chosen to show the variety of subjects and speakers.
The Library started from May 2020 when in-person meetings were prohibited due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The website is at www.samilitaryhistory.org
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