Dogtag Memories
The Misadventures of an SADF Conscript
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2026
Penguin Books (South Africa) (Verlag)
978-1-77639-270-4 (ISBN)
Penguin Books (South Africa) (Verlag)
978-1-77639-270-4 (ISBN)
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Dogtag Memories is a raw, darkly humorous memoir that follows Jon Goetzsche’s chaotic journey through South Africa’s military machine. Drafted into the Defence Force in 1977 as a carefree seventeen-year-old, Jon’s tranquil schooldays are abruptly replaced by the brutal regimentation of army life. What begins as naive indifference soon spirals into a struggle against authority, misfortune and the absurdities of war.
After surviving the gruelling training to become a Parabat, Jon is court-martialled for assaulting a fellow soldier and sent to Detention Barracks. Reassigned to an ordinary infantry battalion, he completes five months of training and is sent to the border for the rest of his two years’ national service, followed by several camps. Through the laughable rules, harsh punishment, grinding boredom, fatal mishaps and clashes with enemy guerrillas, he endures with wit, irony and a stubborn refusal to surrender his humanity.
Told with unflinching honesty and biting humour, Dogtag Memories transcends the typical border war narrative. Decades later, Jon reflects on how those formative years shaped him, offering a poignant, irreverent and deeply human account of camaraderie, hardship and resilience.
After surviving the gruelling training to become a Parabat, Jon is court-martialled for assaulting a fellow soldier and sent to Detention Barracks. Reassigned to an ordinary infantry battalion, he completes five months of training and is sent to the border for the rest of his two years’ national service, followed by several camps. Through the laughable rules, harsh punishment, grinding boredom, fatal mishaps and clashes with enemy guerrillas, he endures with wit, irony and a stubborn refusal to surrender his humanity.
Told with unflinching honesty and biting humour, Dogtag Memories transcends the typical border war narrative. Decades later, Jon reflects on how those formative years shaped him, offering a poignant, irreverent and deeply human account of camaraderie, hardship and resilience.
Jon Goetzscche was born in 1959 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He spent most of his life in Johannesburg and now calls Cape Town home. After a career in the financial world, Jon swapped spreadsheets for scuba tanks and is a diving staff instructor. This is his first book.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.11.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Parklands |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-77639-270-1 / 1776392701 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-77639-270-4 / 9781776392704 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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