A Century of Naval History, Prof. André Wessels

Published to mark the centenary of the South African Navy, this definitive reference traces the full history of the South African Navy and its predecessors from 1922 to 2022. Professor André Wessels — senior professor emeritus and research fellow in the Department of History at the University of the Free State — examines the Navy's evolution across a century of transformation: from the Simonstown Agreement and Cold War era to the constraints of sanctions, the post-1994 democratic transition, and the acquisition of new frigates and submarines under the Strategic Defence Package. The most comprehensive single-volume account of South African naval history available. 496 pages. Publisher: Naledi, 2022. Stocked and distributed via the Naval Heritage Trust, Simon's Town.