For those that are interested, yes I'm working on a book on the Bush war. It is a part time hobby competing for time against a busy work- and family life, so there is no fixed completion date. Most likely within the next 24 months.
Many books have been written about certain Units, Operations or weapon systems. Very few, such as Willem Steenkamp's book, covering the whole war. The book will cover the chronology of the war briefly, but also the following: Causes of the conflict, Strategy and tactics of both sides, some large Operations in some detail - not all, overview and comparison of main weapon systems, development of MRV's, the fighting forces ORBAT and strengths, some personal accounts, SA and Regional politics as the backdrop to the conflict, impact of geography and climate on navigation, etc... Included with also be lots of pictures and graphics.
The difficulty with such a large topic is to decide the appropriate level of detail and what to leave out, to ensure a readable book that is both interesting and not too voluminous.
500 pages done, lot's of adding and editing still to be done....!
The intention is to self publish, something that is readily possible these days with modern computers and small printing companies. The purpose is not to make money from the book, it is a passion to record the military history of the conflict from both sides, be objective and factual as possible, in the light of the ignorance and distortions out there.
So in the near future I might push the button of some experts out there to assist filling in detail or double checking facts and figures.
