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Rhodesia
SAS Rhodesia
Compiled by Jonathan Pittaway
Highly recommended. $75 The Rhodesian All-Arms Fireforce in the War in the Bush 1974–1980 J. R. T. Wood
Accompanying 60-minute DVD, produced by Chris Cocks, author of Fireforce 150 colour & b/w photos, maps, diagrams The militarily acclaimed Fireforce concept Fireforce as a military concept dates from 1974 when the Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) acquired the French MG151 20mm cannon from the Portuguese. Coupled with this, the traditional counter-insurgency tactics (against Mugabe’s ZANLA and Nkomo’s ZIPRA) of follow-ups, tracking and ambushing simply weren’t producing satisfactory results. Visionary RhAF and Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI) officers thus expanded on the idea of a ‘vertical envelopment’ of the enemy (first practised by SAS paratroopers in Mozambique in 1973), with the 20mm cannon being the principle weapon of attack, mounted in an Alouette III K-Car (‘Killer car’), flown by the air force commander, with the army commander on board directing his ground troops deployed from G-Cars (Alouette III troop-carrying gunships and latterly Bell ‘Hueys’ in 1979) and parachuted from DC-3 Dakotas. In support would be a propeller-driven ground-attack aircraft armed with front guns, pods of napalm, white phosphorus rockets and a variety of Rhodesian-designed bombs; on call would be Canberra bombers, Hawker Hunter and Vampire jets. Hard Cover, illustrated, $55 The War Diaries Of Andre Dennison Authored By J. R. T. Wood
Out of Print and Scarce We have managed to obtain a few copies in very good condition and are sold as new. The War Diaries of Andre Dennison recount the activities of 'A' Company of 2RAR during the bush war in Rhodesia, in the form of the diaries kept by its OC in the period 1976 to 1979. The diaries were brought to the attention of Dr. Wood during his research for a history of Rhodesia. He edited the diaries for publication, interspersing the entries with his own accounts of the main events in Rhodesia during the corresponding period. The book provides a well-balanced narrative, with the inclusion of actual 'sitreps' to clarify and add flavour to the diary entries. An interesting appendix by Lt.Col. Reid-Daly, former commander of the Selous Scouts, on the use of 'Fireforce' is included. Andre Dennison was a seasoned veteran long before he joined the Rhodesian Army. He had been a paratrooper, member of the British SAS, and had seen action in Suez, Cyprus, Indonesia and Northern Ireland. His diaries are mainly an account of the contacts in which he and his men found themselves involved, but a number of humorous events are also related which give an insight into the personality of one of Rhodesia's best fighting men. One of these stories relates how Dennison was wounded and transported to Salisbury by Dakota. He and a few others managed to smuggle a bottle of whisky aboard the plane, which the patients duly emptied. Dennison threw the bottle out of the plane to dispose of the evidence, but swore later that he had only done so because he had seen a group of 'terrs' on the ground below! He thereafter claimed to be the only member of the security forces to have bombed ZANLA with a bottle! At the hospital in Salisbury Dennison was supplied with a new bottle of whisky by sympathisers and surreptitiously poured some into his 'specimen bottle'. When the duty nurse appeared to collect it, Dennison drank the contents before her eyes and sent her fleeing in horror... Elsewhere in the book Johan Meiring
relates the story of Dennison's jump at the Salisbury Parachute Club
in the company of three visiting Frenchmen. Only three parachutes
were seen to open, the fourth disappearing from view behind some
towering gum trees in the distance. Dennison was presumed dead, but
minutes later he appeared through the trees, grinning hugely. The
club officials were furious but Dennison merely said that he was
damned if he was going to open his parachute before the three
Frenchmen! The book is well illustrated throughout with photographs taken by Al Venter and Sarah Barrell, an American journalist who accompanied the RAR and later fell in love with Dennison. Shortly after Dennison's death in an accidental shooting in 1979, the 30-year old Sarah committed suicide in their flat in Salisbury. Dennison's respect for the fighting abilities of his men is apparent throughout the book, but he makes no attempt to avoid relating the occasional blunders and mishaps he and his men were involved in. His record, however, speaks for itself - he won 3 awards for bravery and saw action in almost 100 contacts - and the book confirms that Dennison earned his reputation as a man of action. Brigadier Peter Hoskings wrote of Dennison in his foreword to the book:
Hard Cover, illustrated, 400pp, 142 photographs, $65 Selous Scouts Rhodesian War - A Pictorial Account Authored By Peter Stiff EXTREMELY RARE 
Long Out Of Print
Signed by Peter Stiff
This book is a history in words and pictures of the Selous Scouts of Rhodesia, a special force regiment with few equals and none that surpass it, which was formed in 1973 and subjected to overnight disbandment on the takeover of the Marxist orientated Robert Mugabe and his ZANU party after the British supervised elections in 1980.
Large and Over Sized.
Hard Cover, illustrated. $275 The Elite Rhodesian Special Air Service Pictorial Authored By Barbara Cole RARE 
Long Out Of Print
This book deals with the Rhodesian SAS. Lots of Pictures.
Over Sized.
Hard Cover,Used, illustrated. $175 Selous Scouts Top Secret War By Lt Col Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff EXTREMELY RARE 
Long Out Of Print
Signed by Peter Stiff
The story of the Selous Scouts Regiment of Rhodesia, formed in 1973 and abolished without benefit of formal disbandment, when Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF took power after the British supervised elections in 1980. It was officially credited with being directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of 68% of all guerrillas killed within Rhodesia during the war - for the loss of less than 40 Selous Scouts. Soft Cover, illustrated. $65 LRDG Authored By Jonathan Pittaway 
Signed by Jonathan Pittaway Rhodesian Long Range Desert Group Chapters include: Desert Aegen Palestine Adriatic Rhodesia Association Epilogue
This is the updated, revised edition.
This is one of the best books we have seen published in a long time and is a must for any military enthusiast. If you are interested in the LRDG - Rhodesia, don't miss out by not ordering before they sell out. Excellent colour pics throughout the book We rate this book 10 out of 10. Glossy Paper
Soft Cover, New, illustrated. $75 Authored By Beryl Salt SCARCE 
Long Out Of Print
The Definitive History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980
Replete with photos, maps, operational details it is truly the definitive work on one of the world's great 'pocket air forces'.
As mentioned, this is a Thick, Heavy, Over Sized Book so shipping will be extra.
ONLY ONE LEFT IN STOCK
1002 PAGES
Hard Cover, New, illustrated. $160 A Pride of Eagles
Numbered Leather Bound Limited Edition
EXTREMELY RARE AND SUPER SCARCE.
THIS BOOK IS FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR AND MILITARY ENTHUSIAST.
We have a very small amount of the Leather Bound Limited Edition version of "A Pride Of Eagles".
ONLY 100 WERE EVER PRINTED
They will never be available again as the publisher went out of business a number of years ago.
The Leather is a beautiful Blue with the title and authors name embossed with Gold lettering. (The scan above does not do justice to the book)
They have all been signed by the author.
Due to their age and the method that they were stored in, the books have some small dents in them. This could be a small corner dent or a dent on the top or bottom of the cover. Nothing series as we have added a copy or two to our own personal library. We mention this because they are 99% perfect and we strive for 100% perfection and we would not want any of our customers to be disappointed when they receive their orders.
They still look great and would be proudly displayed in your library.
Due to the scarcity and the very small print run, the normal selling price of this Highly Collectable Book Edition would be $400, We have it on offer for $350.
The price of these books will appreciate over time...who knows what they will be worth in 5 to 10 years time.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please email us and we can send you some pictures of the best one that we have available at that moment in time or you can simply trust us and place the order.
As mentioned above, these books are heavy so shipping will be extra.
We have 1 in stock - $650
One Commando Authored By Dick Gledhill OUT OF PRINT 
Rhodesia's last years: The Guerilla War EXTREMELY SCARCE A gripping, semi-autobiographical account of the elite Rhodesian Light Infantry during the last years of white rule, by a man who served in the ranks of its One Commando. Prelude Vastly outnumbered, Rhodesia's security forces held at bay tens of thousands of communist-trained, armed insurgents who poured into the country from neighbouring black African states. Rhodesia's war took a long time to arrive.But, arrive it did and after only eight short years, its swift savagery accounted for an estimated 40,000 lives. History revisionists have ensured that Rhodesia's fight against communist terrorism has been labelled an "anti-colonialist struggle" with strident apartheid overtones. The publication of "One Commando" is the culmination of unsuccessful efforts over five years to have the book accepted by publishing houses. In their opinion, there is no longer any interest in Rhodesia, or the events of that era. Dick Gledhill's semi-autobiographical novel is one of the few accounts of a momentous period in contemporary African history that dares to differ. He speaks from experience... for he
was there. After 1945, following the debilitation of two closely fought world wars, successive British governments followed a Foreign Office agenda to "divest the realm of its colonies" garnered during the Victorian era, despite any contrary wishes the peoples of her lands might have. From the early 50s, the British set in train a program of colonial divestment which, nearly half a century later, still affects the African continent, ironically, in many places to the detriment of the British themselves who are forced, against their will, to act as facilitator in various conflicts - military or otherwise. Kenya, Tanzania, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Malawi and Southern Rhodesia(Zimbabwe) were those colonies earmarked for majority rule. Majority rule meant government by the black majority, irrespective of the almost total lack of experience, at any level, of its indigenous people in commerce,industry or government. Undaunted, Britain, by 1964, had all but carried out its promise of decolonisation in Africa. One thorn remained in her side - Rhodesia. Under steadfast opposition from its quarter of a million strong white population, many of whom were born in the country, Rhodesia, led by its new Prime Minister,Ian Smith, refused to concede to black majority rule, and, on November 11th,1965, declared itself independent of Britain. That Rhodesia had been a self-governing colony since 1923 was ignored by the British who insisted on a transition to black rule, irrespective of the rule of law they themselves continued to administer under Governorship from the United Kingdom. In the face of this "rebellion", the British called for, and succeeded in winning, the imposition of UN-endorsed sanctions against the"white minority regime". In the face of sanctions, Rhodesia became a model of self-sufficiency;its farming, industrial and manufacturing output the envy of almost all first-world economies. However, faced with a total ban on military aid and purchases, its army and air force were left vulnerable, though at this stage there was little to concern the authorities. However, by the late 60s, dissident blacks, encouraged by the British and recruited by Russia and China, were being coerced into the ANC, later renamed the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), and were sent to Peking and Moscow for training by marxists keen to foment rebellion in strategically-important southern Africa. After a four-year lull in low-level and mostly ineffective guerilla activity,1972 marked the commencement of terrorism which quickly escalated into full-scale bloodshed. Armed and trained in modern guerilla
warfare, the black insurgents ofthe communist-backed ZANLA and ZIPRA
factions began to infiltrate Rhodesia in increasing numbers,
initially hitting soft, civilian targets before moving to a
classically-Maoist "hearts and minds" campaign that saw their
position consolidated in rural, peasant areas. By 1974, Rhodesian security forces were called upon to perform seemingly impossible tasks on a daily basis. Ageing helicopter gunships and vintage bombers were used long after supposedly serviceable use; 17-year-old boys, fresh from school were used as frontline paratroops - sometimes jumping into contact with the enemy three times in one day; and the country's elite special forces, the Selous Scouts, "C"Squadron of the Special Air Service (Rhodesia) Regiment, and the four Commandos of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, were deployed on cross-border raids where they often took on terrorist groups containing up to 20 times their number. It is probably for its "Fire Force" operations that the Rhodesian Light Infantry is best remembered. Fire Force, or "the use of helicopters as gunships and troop transports to envelop insurgent groups vertically and eliminate them", was a highly successful strategy which accounted for perhaps 50% of the 20,000 terrorists estimated to have been killed during the war. Usually, three, four or five Alouette transport helicopters, known as G-cars, each carrying a four-man RLI "stick", were deployed to the confirmed sighting of a terrorist group - often established from a nearby OP (Observation Point) manned by a Selous Scouts callsign. Controlled by the Commando's OC in an orbiting K-car - a helicopter mounted with a 20mm Hispano cannon - the enemy were brought to contact on the ground by the RLI "Stop" groups, and from the air by the G-cars and K-cars. Confirmed sightings of large terrorist groups meant that up to six RLI sticks would be deployed by a Dakota aircraft by static line parachute - from as low as 300 feet - allowing scant seconds for 'chutes to open. Amazingly, the injury rate for these extremely low-level drops remained at under one per cent for the duration of the war. There is no doubt that casualties from ground fire would have been far greater had theRLI deployed at the normal operating height of around 800 feet. In 1976, with the war costing more than one million dollars a day, and every able-bodied white and coloured male between 17 and 60 on semi, or continuous military service, the government authorised Combined Operations to strike at ZANLA and ZIPRA terrorist camps in Mozambique and Zambia - an action they had hitherto been reticent to sanction. It was on these "externals" that the Selous Scouts, SAS, and the RLI secured their acclaim as probably the best special force units in history. Tens of thousands of communist terrorists, plus Mozambican and Zambian regular soldiers, and an unknown number of Cuban and Russian "advisers",were eliminated. The Rhodesians lost a few dozen men
and, crucially importantly at the time, several irreplaceable
aircraft. However effective these raids were, at the end of the decade, the Rhodesian government believed that the military effort was doing little more than stemming the tide, and so a political solution was sought. A ceasefire in December, 1979, brokered by Britain and the US, led to all-party elections in March, 1980. Subsequent evidence proved that ZANLA'shead, Robert Mugabe, who still leads Zimbabwe, owed his emphatic victory at the election to his experienced fighters, who, despite the presence of UN "peacekeepers", remained in the bush prior to the vote to intimidate rural peasants into voting "the right way". After Independence, however, the new Zimbabwe Army Commander, Rex Nhongo,put a spin on the final war years. Nhongo was a part of the ceasefire commission and told a fellow member that ZANLA would have been hard-pressed to get through the next dry season because the Rhodesian forces had cut his lines of communication and, by taking the war into Mozambique, had so upset his FRELIMO hosts that they would abandon him. The Rhodesian Fire Force, he said,
comprising mostly Commando units ofthe Rhodesian Light Infantry, was
killing his leaders and trained men at a faster rate than he could
replace them. Dick Gledhill was born in Kenya in 1951 and lived in Nairobi, where his father was a lawyer during the Mau Mau uprising. He finished his schooling in the UK before working as a commercial diver off the English coast and travelling to Australia, where he joined the army and was posted to the Second Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. After serving for three years he joined the Queensland Fire Service as a regular firefighter, and took up recreational skydiving. In the mid-1970s he returned to Africa, enlisting as a trooper in One Commando, The Rhodesian Light Infantry. He saw action on Fire Force operations inside Rhodesia and on external raids during the bush war. Gledhill later transferred to the Rhodesian Air Force where, as a sergeant at the Parachute Training School in Salisbury, he instructed Rhodesia's paratroops. He left Zimbabwe after Independence in 1980 and returned to Australia,where he resumed his firefighting career - a job he still enjoys. He has more than 2000 parachute
jumps to his credit. by Lieutenant-Colonel R.F.
Reid-Daly, CLM DMM MBE. First Regimental Sergeant Major; Officer
Commanding Support Commando, The Rhodesian Light Infantry,and the
Commanding Officer of the Selous Scouts Regiment As a founder member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, it gives me great pleasure in writing a foreword to this book. The RLI, as it was generally known, was an all-white professional soldier unit and was formed in February,1961. I was chosen to be its first Regimental Sergeant Major. Forming a new regiment is no easy task, and, to add to the very considerable teething pains we experienced, we had to endure the taunts and jibes of the older regiments of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federal Army - all of whom were black - but white officered. I can remember entering the Warrant Officer's and Sergeant's Mess at the end of a particularly bad day where everything that could possibly go wrong had done just that. Rhodesia had never had white professional soldiers before and the citizens of Bulawayo were shocked to encounter these well-trained, but highly aggressive soldiers, in the various places of entertainment around the city. This was a time of peace in Central Africa, and the absence of an enemy to fight meant that the civilian population, and the police in particular received the brunt of the RLI's aggression. Indeed, the situation became so bad that a prominent Bulawayo newspaper publicly called for the RLI to be disbanded. Seated in a corner of the Mess as I entered was Sergeant Major Paddy McEever, a retired Irish Guardsman, and an honorary member of the RLI Warrant Officer's Mess. Paddy took one look at my face and asked what the problem was. When I told him he said "Sir, these are early days. I am telling you that this Battalion is going to earn a great reputation as a fighting regiment. I know - I can feel it in my bones." Prophetic words indeed, for when winds of war swept over the Rhodesian landscape, the RLI became the cutting edge of the Rhodesian Army. As a FireForce their professionalism and martial skills were unsurpassed, as hundreds of insurgents were to testify with their lives. One Commando - The Big Red - established, I believe, a world-record by parachuting into battle three times in one day. But perhaps the most apt description of the RLI came from a grizzled African Warrant Officer from the Rhodesian African Rifles who was involved in a major contact alongside the RLI. He was wounded in the contact and,while recuperating, had this to say about them. "We in the RAR used to laugh at your soldiers, for to us, they looked like boys. But today you have shown us how to fight. They have the faces of boys, but they fight like lions." This book, although fictionalised, portrays a very real picture of these men and the tasks they carried out - always with great success. "I am proud, honoured and privileged to have been a member of The Rhodesian Light Infantry." We were lucky to find these. We only have two, so when they are gone, they are gone for good. Soft Cover, New, illustrated. $75 The Saints Authored By Alex Binda Compiled and edited by Chris Cocks, bestselling author of Fireforce 
Signed by Chris Cocks At last! the history of the Rhodesian Light Infantry. We’ve seen the stories of the more ‘glamorous’ Selous Scouts, the SAS and the Rhodesian Air Force, but very little about the RLI, often underrated, but arguably one of the most effective counter-insurgency units of all time. This was the unit that brought the ‘Fireforce’ concept to the world’s attention—the devastatingly ruthless airborne envelopment and annihilation of a guerrilla enemy. Dubbed “The Killing Machine” by Charles D. Melson, chief historian of the US Marine Corps, the RLI was a veritable ‘foreign legion’ with over 20 diverse nationalities serving in her ranks. The RLI, a truly international airborne battalion, comprised of over 20 nationalities, fought the bitter Zimbabwean ‘bush war’ for 15 years, against the overwhelming tide of communist-trained guerrillas. Kill rates don’t win wars, but during its brief 19-year history, it is estimated that the RLI accounted for between 12,000 and 15,000 enemy guerrillas, for the loss of 135 men. RLI soldiers were recipients of four Silver Crosses and 42 Bronze Crosses of Rhodesia. An RLI trooper holds the world record for operational parachute descents – a staggering 73 op jumps – most under 500 feet! A glossy coffee-table, pictorial format with hundreds of colour photos, maps, rolls, honours and awards. It is not intended as a definitive history but, with more of a classic ‘scrapbook’ feel, the presentation attempts to capture the essence of this fine unit—what it was like to be a troopie, one of the ‘ouens’. We have accessed a host of unique, previously unpublished photos and illustrative material and many former RLI members have embraced the project, generously contributing photos, memorabilia and anecdotes. Ian Smith has written his tribute in the front and the foreword is by the last CO, Lieutenant-Colonel Charlie Aust. Hard Cover, New, illustrated. $120 Masodja Authored By Alexandre Binda, Brig. David Heppenstall 
Includes the award-winning BBC documentary DVD Frontline Rhodesia Nhowo, pfumo, ne tsvimbo
Burma, Egypt ne
Malaya … are some of the lyrics of the Rhodesian African Rifles’ regimental march, Sweet Banana … words that magically capture the spirit and ethos of a once-proud regiment, that, barring its colonial past, could, and should have, been the pride of the African continent. Formed in 1916 as The Rhodesia
Native Regiment, its Shona and Ndebele troops were blooded with
honour in the East African campaign, pitted against the wily
General von Lettow-Vorbeck and his German askaris. Disbanded in
1919, the regiment was re-formed in 1940 during World War II as
The Rhodesian African Rifles, seeing action in Egypt and Burma. In
the 1950s, the regiment distinguished itself further during the
Malayan Emergency. Contents include:
HardCover, New, illustrated. $120 Only My Friends Call Me "Crouks" Authored By Dennis Croukamp 
Rhodesian Reconnaissance Specialist "This is not a book for the feint hearted." "The language is the language of the young men who were engaged in the bush war in Rhodesia in the sixties and seventies and will unquestionably shock the majority of the readers - so will the graphic descriptions of many of the encounters described by Dennis Croukamp. It is, however, the finest soldier's story that I have ever come across - the story of a courageous and extraordinary young man who joined the Rhodesian Army to fight and who, over a period of sixteen years, never stopped fighting."
Soft Cover, New, illustrated. $75 Delta Scout Authored by Anthony Trethowan 
Delta Scout was the call sign for Tony Trethowan’s Ground Coverage ‘stick’ during the Rhodesian bush war of the late seventies. This is the story of an ordinary policeman, a young man who signed up with the British South Africa Police as a raw 18 year old and who was to serve eight years with that fine force. As a young Patrol Officer, he was to experience rural life in remote stations in the bush of Matabeleland. He embraced the experience and learned Sindebele within a few months. The book is richly interspersed with anecdotes of wild frontier life—of rowdy prospectors, obstreperous farmers, maverick hunters and bizarre eccentrics. He deals with a wide array of crimes and incidents—from murder, tribal suicide, sorcery, robbery and drunkenness to horrific vehicle accidents. But as the bush war intensifies, Tony finds himself more and more involved in paramilitary operations. Ground Coverage was a BSAP intelligence-gathering unit— operating literally ‘on the ground’ in the rural areas. Known by his enemy, Nkomo’s ZIPRA guerrillas, as Baleka, or ‘he who runs hither and thither’ because of his propensity for rapidly covering vast areas, alone in his beaten-up police Land Rover, the second part of the book deals with the author’s conversion from civilian policeman to full-blooded counter-insurgency operator in an African guerrilla war. Told with a sensitivity and pathos that is rare in military memoirs, Delta Scout is a brutally honest, compelling account of innocence lost.
Soft Cover, illustrated. $50
The Pioneer Corps Authored By Robert Cary OUT OF PRINT AND EXTREMELY SCARCE 
Published in 1974
The Pioneer Corps was a unique creation, a Para-military body put together for the dual purpose of occupying territory and of developing it when occupied. The men who formed this Corps deserve their individual places in Rhodesia's history as men of courage and initiative. This book is their story from the year 1869 to 1902.
Chapters: The Main events of the period The Background A Diary of the March Who's Who: Officers Who's Who: N.C.O.s and Troopers The "Doubtfuls The Discharges The Civilians The Pioneer Corps: An Analysis The line of the March Equipment and Salaries Bibliography. Index to the National Archives of Rhodesia
Hard Cover, Used in very Good Condition, illustrated. $145 SAS Rhodesia Authored By Jonathan Pittaway and Craig Fourie OUT OF PRINT AND EXTREMELY SCARCE 
Rhodesians and the Special Air Service
Published in 2003
This book deals with Rhodesia and its branch of the SAS. Colour pics throughout. 320 pages
Hard Cover, Used in very Good Condition, illustrated. $110 SOLD OUT The Elite Authored By Barbara Cole OUT OF PRINT AND EXTREMELY SCARCE 
The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service
This book deals with Rhodesia and its branch of the SAS. Colour pics throughout. 449 pages
Hard Cover, Used in very Good Condition, The dust cover shows slight wear. illustrated. $110
Selous Scouts Top Secret War COLLECTORS EDITION - SCARCE Number 540 Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff. OUT OF PRINT AND EXTREMELY SCARCE 
Leather Bound in a Slip Case
SIGNED BY RON REID DALY AND PETER STIFF
The story of the Selous Scouts Regiment of Rhodesia, formed in 1973 and abolished without benefit of formal disbandment, when Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF took power after the British supervised elections in 1980. It was officially credited with being directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of 68% of all guerrillas killed within Rhodesia during the war - for the loss of less than 40 Selous Scouts
Hard Cover, Used in very Good Condition, illustrated. $265
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The Rhodesian War Authored By
Paul Moorcroft and Peter McLaughlin 
This book depicts the military history
of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance to colonial rule,
through the period of U.D.I. (Unilateral Declaration of
Independence) by the Smith government to the Lancaster House
agreement that transferred power. There are vivid accounts of the
operations against the "guerillas" by the security forces and the
intensity of the fighting will surprise readers. Atrocities were
undoubtedly committed by both sides but equally the protagonists
were playing for very high stakes.
Hard Cover, New, illustrated. $65 Fire Force One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry Authored By Chris Cocks 
All our copies are signed by the Author "This is not a book for the feint hearted." Fireforce is the compelling, brutal account of Chris Cocks' service in 3 Commando, the Rhodesian Light Infantry, during Zimbabwe's bitter civil war of the 1970s - a conflict that came to be known simply as "the bush war." The book's title refers to a tactic of total airborne envelopment developed and perfected by the RLI, together with the Selous Scouts and the Rhodesian Air Force, that became the principal strike weapon of the beleaguered Rhodesian forces in their struggle against the overwhelming tide of the Communist-trained and -equipped ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas. This book is not for the squeamish. It blends the intrinsic pathos and humour peculiar to war with face-to-face combat in the bush and death at point-blank range. Now, here is your chance to read what several critics have called the best book on the Rhodesian War ever written.
Soft Cover, New, illustrated. $50 Sabotage and Torture As Told To Barbara Cole 
Hard Cover, illustrated. $50 Ragtime Soldiers The Rhodesian experience in the First World War. Authored by Peter McLaughlin 
OUT OF PRINT AND EXTREMELY SCARCE
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