Willem Steenkamp
| Willem Petrus Steenkamp JCD, MMM | |
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| Born | May 2, 1940 |
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| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Cape Town Highlanders Regiment (CTH) |
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Willem Steenkamp JCD MMM is a South African author, journalist, historian,[1] military analyst and citizen soldier.[2] He has published a number of books and consults widely in military affairs.
Awards
- Cited in 1967 and 1968 in United Press International's annual selection of its best news feature articles worldwide.
- Awarded the Settlers' Prize for Enterprising Journalism in 1982.
- Awarded the Maskew Miller Prize (co-winner with James Ambrose Brown) in 1983 for the Anglo-Boer War novel "The Blockhouse".
- Awarded the Lady Usher Memorial Prize in 1985 for the historical novel "The Horse Thief".
- Awarded the Barcom Prize for Professional Military Writing in 1988 for an essay on future amphibious assault personnel requirements.
Appointments
- Justice of the Peace (appointed 1993).
- UN international election observer (appointed 1994).
- Member of the Ceremonial Staff Board (advisory body to the SANDF's Director of Ceremonial and Military Music) up to 2004.
- Member of the VOC Foundation.
Military Service
List of postings and tasks
- 1958: Called up for Active Citizen Force service: Study deferment.
- 1961 – 1965: Routine non-continuous regimental service.
- 1966 – 1969: On inactive reserve.
- 1969 – 1979: Regimental service (training and operational).
- 1980 – 1983: Seconded to 71 Motorised Brigade staff.
- 1984 – 1990: Regimental service (training and operational).
- 1990 – 1992: Seconded to 75 Motorised Brigade/9 SA Division staff.
- 1993 – to date: Regimental service, in various capacities: inter alia officer in charge of designing and implementing the wreath-laying at Woltemade Cemetery by HM Queen Elizabeth II, 1995.
- Extra-regimental/staff employment:
- Secondments to 71 Motorised Brigade and 75 Motorised Brigade/9 SA Division, as noted.
- Observer on three external operations, 1979 – 1985.
- Minute-taker/diarist: Operation Sclera (1984 South African-Angolan Joint Monitoring Commission).
- Member/scriba of official SADF delegation sent to attend national convention of United States Reserve Officers' Association at Nashville, Tennessee, July 1993; also visited ROA head office in Washington DC for confidential briefing to convey to SA Minister of Defence.
- 1997 – 1998: Member of the SA National Defence Force’s Education, Training and Development Team (with Lt Col A. M. Marriner JCD) revising Reserve Force training
Military Awards
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Military Merit Medal (MMM)
- Chief of the Army's Commendation
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Pro Patria Medal
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John Chard Decoration (JCD)
Published Books
- Ngami! (1971). Fictionalised re-telling in Afrikaans, for mid-teenagers, of explorer Charles John Andersson's epic mid-19th-Century trek from Walvis Bay to Lake Ngami.
- Land of the Thirst King (1975 – reprinted 1979). Historical/contemporary travel book about Namaqualand (North-West Cape Province).
- Adeus Angola (1976). First account of the initial South African military incursion into Angola (now a standard reference work).
- The Soldiers (1978). Short interlinked biographies of Generals Christiaan de Wet, Koos de la Rey, Sir Henry Timson Lukin, Sir Jaap van Deventer, Dan Pienaar and Evered Poole
- Poor Man's Bioscope (1979). Historical/contemporary travel book about Cape Town
- Moedverloor (1980). Historical novel, in Afrikaans, about Great Namaqualand (now Namibia) in the 19th Century
- Sê vir Leonardo (1980). Contemporary action novel, in Afrikaans, set in Cape Town
- Aircraft of the South African Air Force (1981). Illustrated survey of contemporary SAAF aircraft; later reprinted as Jane's Book of the SAAF (now a standard reference work)
- Borderstrike! (1983). First detailed account of early South African military incursions into Angola, 1978–1980 (now a standard reference work). Expanded/re-edited edition 2003
- Namakwalandse Oustories (1983). Re-telling, in Afrikaans, of traditional Namaqualand folk-tales
- Christmas Story/Kersverhaal (1984). Re-telling of the Nativity, in separate English and Afrikaans versions, from the viewpoint of the animals in the stable
- The Horse Thief (1985). Historical novel set in Namaqualand in the 1870s (winner of 1985 Lady Usher Memorial Prize, and later staged at Nico Malan Theatre, Cape Town)
- Blake's Woman (1986). Historical novel set in 19th-Century Great Namaqualand (now Namibia)
- The Blockhouse (1987). Historical novel set at the end of the Second Anglo-Boer War (co-winner of Maskew Miller Prize)
- South Africa's Border War, 1966–1989 (1989). Illustrated history of the SWA/Namibian border war (now a standard reference work); due for facsimile reprint in 2014
- Jim Zulu (2006). Historical novel set in the Kimberley diamond diggings area of the 1880s, inspired by South Africa’s only known case of public lynching
- Assegais, Drums and Dragoons (2012). The early military and social history of the Cape of Good Hope, 1510–1806
- The Black Beret: the history of the SA Armoured Corps, with Helmoed Heitman (work in progress – scheduled for completion in 2014)
- Mobility Conquers: The Story Of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1978–2005, with Helmoed-Römer Heitman (September 2016)[3]
| Title | Author | Type | Genre | Topic | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borderstrike! South Africa into Angola[4] | Willem Steenkamp | Non-Fiction | Military History | Military | 2006 |
| Assegais, Drums & Dragoons: A Military and Social History of the Cape[5][6] | Willem Steenkamp | Non-Fiction | Military History | Military | 2012 |
| South Africa's border war, 1966–1989[7] | Willem Steenkamp | Non-Fiction | Military History | Military | 1989 |
| Soldiers Verse: An Anthology of Poetry[8] | John Dovey (Editor) | Non-Fiction | Poetry | Military | 2006 |
| Jim Zulu[9] | Willem Steenkamp | Fiction | Historical | Novel | 2006 |
| Blake's Woman[10] | Willem Steenkamp | Fiction | Historical | Novel | 2007 |
| Freedom Park: Roots and Solutions[11] | Willem Steenkamp | Non-Fiction | Editorial | Military | 2007 |
| Aphorisms and Observations for the Fighting Soldier[12] | Willem Steenkamp | Non-Fiction | Military | Military | 2007 |
Notes
References
- ↑ Sharland, Lisa (27 June 2013). "Learners transported back in time with an educational historic walking tour at the V&A Waterfront" (pdf). Press Release. Cape Town, South Africa: Peninsula Beverage Co (Pty) (Ltd). Reputation Matters. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem. "On Parade List". Google Groups. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem; Heitman, Helmoed Roemer (2016). Mobility Conquers: The Story Of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1978–2005 (Hardcover). Helion & Company (published 1 September 2016). ISBN 978-1-911096-52-8.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem (2006). Borderstrike! South Africa into Angola. 1975–1980 (3rd ed.). Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 1 March 2006). ISBN 978-1-920169-00-8. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem. Assegais, Drums & Dragoons: A Military and Social History of the Cape. Cape Town, South Africa: Jonathon Ball. ISBN 9781868424795. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "First overall history of SA Infantry published". SABC. South African Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
For the first time, a little-known chapter in the history of the South African Infantry has been brought to light with the publication of the first in a series of books dealing with the history of the “Queen of Battles”
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem (1989). South Africa's border war, 1966–1989. Gibraltar: Ashanti Pub. ISBN 0620139676.
- ↑ Dovey, John; Steenkamp, Willem; Brooks, Colyn; Venter, Cobus; Seargent, Steve; Lorenzen, Heinie; Daley, Larry (2006). Dovey, John, ed. Soldiers Verse: An Anthology of Poetry. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920169-27-5.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem (2006). Jim Zulu. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 1 June 2006). ISBN 978-1-920169-11-4. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem (2007). Blake's Woman. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 1 February 2007). ISBN 9781920169183. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem (2007). Freedom Park: Roots and Solutions. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 27 February 2007). ISBN 978-1-920169-43-5. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem (2007). Aphorisms and Observations for the Fighting Soldier. Durban, South Africa: Just Done Productions Publishing (published 10 July 2007). ISBN 978-1-920169-62-6. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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