Major General Roland de Vries SD SM MMM was a South African Army officer.

[2] The latter two mentioned high intensity conventional battles subsequently led to the peace accord being signed between South Africa, Angola and the Cubans in New York on 22 December 1988.

He was a major contributor to the development of the Ratel IFV infantry fighting vehicle and its subsequent combat system and doctrine during the seventies.

This book outlined his thinking on the development of operational concepts and military doctrine for mobile conventional warfare within the Southern African context.

He currently manages his own business, but remains engaged in advisory support for corporate security services and the transformation initiatives of armies in Africa.