A Biography of F.C. Erasmus, South African Defence Minister, 1948-1959 [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boulter, Roger Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cabinet officers--South Africa--Biography.

Erasmus, F. C. (Francois Christiaan).

South Africa--Military policy.

South Africa--Politics and government--1948-1961.

South Africa. Ministry of Defence--Biography.

Cabinet officers.

South Africa.

Erasmus, F. C.

Local Subjects:

Cabinet officers--South Africa--Biography.

Erasmus, F. C. (Francois Christiaan).

South Africa--Military policy.

South Africa--Politics and government--1948-1961.

South Africa. Ministry of Defence--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reconsiders the life of former South African Defense Minister, F.C. Erasmus. Although an architect of the Nationalists' post-war election victory, he was not considered a minster of the first rank. Erasmus initiated a process of ridding the defense force of officers who he believed were associated with the government of Jan Smuts. Erasmus felt that the armed services had been too British in its ethos and appearance and wanted to create a force that was uniquely South African. However, without an immanent military threat, Erasmus never received a substantial budgetary allocation to mo

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acronyms; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Erasmus, Defence, and the National Party in the Years of Opposition; Chapter Two Erasmus and Development of then Defence Force; Chapter Three Erasmus and the Wider World; Chapter Four Erasmus in South African Political Realm; Chapter Five Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-2088-6

OCLC:

780445054