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Well produced and highly sought after within militaria collecting circles, Border War Badges remains a valuable addition to libraries focused on South African military history, insignia collecting, police history, and Africana reference works.
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Border War Badges: A Guide to South African Military & Police Badges, 1964–1994 by Andrew Ross Dinnes is a specialised and extensively researched reference work covering the insignia, emblems, and badges associated with South Africa’s military and police structures during the Border War era. Published in 2008 by Reach Publishers, the book focuses on the turbulent period between 1964 and 1994, documenting badges used by the South African Defence Force, South African Police, South West African units, counterinsurgency formations, specialist divisions, and related organisations connected to the conflict in Namibia and Angola.
Richly illustrated throughout, Border War Badges serves as both a collector’s guide and an important historical record of a complex military period in Southern African history. The book catalogues a wide variety of insignia in detail, including unit badges, formation emblems, qualification insignia, shoulder flashes, and police identification devices. Andrew Ross Dinnes combines visual documentation with concise historical background, allowing readers to understand not only the appearance of these items but also the units, campaigns, and operational roles connected to them.
The strength of Border War Badges lies in its value to multiple audiences. Military historians will appreciate the careful attention given to organisational structure and historical context, while collectors of militaria and badge enthusiasts will find the identification material particularly useful. The period covered includes some of the most significant years in modern South African military history, making the book an important resource for those studying the Border War, regional security forces, and twentieth-century Southern African conflict.
Well produced and highly sought after within militaria collecting circles, Border War Badges remains a valuable addition to libraries focused on South African military history, insignia collecting, police history, and Africana reference works. Its combination of visual detail, historical coverage, and collector relevance gives the book lasting appeal well beyond specialist audiences.
Condition: Curling of dust jacket. No other notable defects.
