{"product_id":"wings-of-duty-shadows-of-power-a-generals-memoir-of-south-africas-turbulent-transition","title":"WINGS OF DUTY, SHADOWS OF POWER, a general's memoir of South Africa's turbulent transition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e307pp., b\/w \u0026amp; colour illus., paperback, \u003c\/em\u003eNaledi, Gaansbaai, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781997476177\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his memoir Lieutenant General (retired) Pierre Steyn reflects on his decades of experience in the \u003cspan\u003eSouth African Air Force where he trained as a pilot on piston and jet aircraft, flew Sabres and Mirages in fighter squadrons, commanded an air base and directed major projects; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis role\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e in the Steyn Commission of Inquiry, mandated by President F.W. de Klerk, supporting Judge Richard Goldstone’s investigation into third force activity, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas Democratic South Africa's first Secretary for Defence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePierre Steyn \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in 1942 in Swellendam. After retiring from the Defence Force he joined the South African Reserve Bank as General Manager of Currency Management and in 2002 became the founding Managing Director of SABRIC, a national platform to combat financial crime through public–private collaboration. At 69 years of age he earned his LLB degree and entered practice as a candidate attorney. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steyn (P.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42330621509678,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/WingsofDuty.webp?v=1778157123","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/wings-of-duty-shadows-of-power-a-generals-memoir-of-south-africas-turbulent-transition","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}