Death Flight - Apartheid's Secret Doctrine Of Disappearance (Paperback)

In 1979, the SADF established a highly clandestine unit, called Delta40 or D40 in short. This ultra­secret unit was tasked with the dirty work of “disappearing” hundreds of ANC, PAC and Swapo actvisits. With the help of Project Coast, D40 poisoned political activists and prisoners of war before dumping their bodies into the ocean from a light aircraft.

Even some of the SADF’s own special force members became victims of these ‘death flights’ when they threatened to expose the secret work of D40. D40 was renamed Barnacle and eventually became the well­known Civil Co­operation Bureau (CCB), but the existence and operations of D40 remained almost unknown until now. Its role in state­sanctioned murders was a well­kept secret.

Seasoned investigative journalist Michael Schmidt interviewed veteran D40, Barnacle and CCB operatives, as well as Recce commanders and double­agents, to piece together this top­secret history. With Death Flight he uncovers black ops kept hidden for decades

General

Imprint:	Tafelberg Publishers Ltd ,South Africa
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	July 2020
Authors:	Michael Schmidt
Dimensions:	240 x 150 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-624-08860-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > War crimes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political oppression & persecution > General Books > History > General Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN:	0-624-08860-X
Barcode:	9780624088608

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