The bush war in Rhodesia
Croukamp, Dennis, 1945-2007
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The Rhodesian Bush War. It was a ferocious guerrilla warfare campaign between the regular and elite units of the Rhodesian Army doing battle against Communist-backed terrorist groups in the valleys, jungles and bush country of Rhodesia, Mozambique and Zambia. Warrant Officer Dennis Croukamp fought in the conflict from its beginnings in the 1960s to the very end in 1979, and his combat memoir is an extraordinary chronicle of that bitter struggle from inside some of the most highly regarded elite combat units to ever take the field. In The Bush War in Rhodesia, Croukamp chronicles his eventful service with the Rhodesian Regular Army, the Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI) and the Selous Scouts Reconnaisance Troop as he took part in cross-border reconnaissance operations, HALO jumps behind enemy lines, urban ops in the townships of Salisbury, raids, ambushes, demolition missions, prisoner snatches and more. And through it all, Croukamp brought along a camera, providing a remarkable visual documentation of this little-known war. This searingly honest, action-packed memoir is sure to become a classic, ground-level account of the bloody zbush warsz of Africa. Dennis Croukamp excelled in combat, earning Rhodesiazs third highest award, the Bronze Cross, for gallantry under fire; becoming the first warrant officer in the history of the RLI to command a troop; and surviving an epic, six-day E&E from behind enemy lines.Warfare and defence.History.
Main title:
The bush war in Rhodesia / Dennis Croukamp.
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Imprint:
Boulder, Colo. : Paladin Press, 2007, c2006.
Collation:
xvii, 463 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"The extraordinary combat memoir of a Rhodesian reconnaissance specialist" --Cover.Originally published as: Only my friends call me "Crouks".Includes index.Bibliography: p. [457]-458.
ISBN:
9781581606140
Dewey class:
968.9104092
Language:
English
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BRN:
201567