Journeys of Redemption and Reconciliation: The Return of South African Defence Force Veterans to Angola
By: Gary Baines
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i1.147 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 10
Submitted on: Sep 25, 2019
Accepted on: Dec 3, 2019
Published on: Jan 3, 2020
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