Ian van der Waag

Ian van der Waag is a Visiting Professor in the Centre for Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, and is Emeritus Professor of Military History at Stellenbosch University.

Author's books

A Military History of Modern South Africa

The first of its kind, A Military History of Modern South Africa provides an overview of South African military history from 1899 to 2000. Focusing on the campaigns and battles, it also brings discussion on the evolving military policy and the development of the South African military as an institution into a single volume.

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Botha, Smuts and the First World War

Botha, Jan Smuts and the First World War by Antonio Garcia and Ian van der Waag is a first-of-a-kind volume investigates the wartime roles of these two legendary yet divisive historical figures.