Angola: The War

For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.

Top Cast

Anton BeukmanHimself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces

Jan BreytenbachHimself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach)

Fidel CastroHimself - President of Cuba (archive footage)

Jannie GildenhuysHimself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces

Maxim GladkovHimself - Former Soviet Interpreter

Dick LordHimself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord)

Jan MalanHimself - Former Field Commander, 61 Mech, SADF

Gert MinnaarHimself - Former Member, 61 Mech, SADF