Bush of Ghosts - Life and War in Namibia 1986-1990
Bush of Ghosts - Life and War in Namibia 1986-1990 - Herders meet with crew of Olifant tank. Ombalantu, 1988. This tank came trudging along out of the dust of the plain and the simmering heat. The tank ground to a halt some metres away, the aircon wheezed for fresh air. The all-white crew eyed me suspiciously. The boys from whom I had been asking directions suddenly became photographic models. I approached the steel monster. The gun turret pointed at my head. Hey! I said, Mind if I take a picture of these boys met julle marine? Another cock-and-bull story followed as to why I was there. Originally procured from the British in the 1950s as the Centurion tank, these were converted and renamed the Olifant
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