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Transborder Insecurity in the Sahel: Assessing Non-state Actors in Enabling Terrorism in Mali 萨赫勒地区的跨境不安全:评估促成马里恐怖主义的非国家行为体

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-2-1418

Nicasius Achu Check, Issiaka Diarra

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Human Intelligence: Supporting Composite Warfare Operations in Africa 人类智能:支持非洲的综合作战行动

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-2-1419

Hussein Solomon

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South Africa’s Military Deployment to Northern Mozambique: Lessons from the United States of America’s (Mis)Adventure in Afghanistan 南非在莫桑比克北部的军事部署:美国在阿富汗冒险的教训

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-1-1404

Joseph Adebayo

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Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine 指挥:从朝鲜到乌克兰的军事行动的政治

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-2-1420

Abel Esterhuyse

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Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917–1921 《俄国:革命与内战(1917-1921)

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-1-1411

Marno Swart

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The Worst Military Leaders in History 历史上最糟糕的军事领导人

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-1-1409

Johnny O'Neil

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Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS 速度，侵略，突袭:SAS不为人知的秘密起源

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-2-1422

Louis Bester

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Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries 矛:曼德拉和革命者

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-1-1412

Mashudu Godfrey Ramuhala

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Dieter Felix Gerhardt: A Case Study of Russian Espionage in South Africa 迪特尔·菲利克斯·格哈特:俄罗斯在南非间谍活动的个案研究

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-1-1407

Henning Van Aswegen

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The Ecological Footprint of Individual Members at the Army Support Base, Eastern Cape 东开普省陆军支援基地个人成员的生态足迹

Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.5787/51-2-1397

Desire Fouche, Hennie Smit, Ivan Henrico

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