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Rhodesia Remembered
At last – the new DVD release from the Rhodesian Light Infantry Regimental Association (UK Branch)
Three superb films produced by the RLI Assn (UK) and Westminster King Productions including;
Rhodesia Remembered : 45 minutes
Narrated by James Faulkner, Rhodesia Remembered, tells the story of the Rhodesian bush war in the 1970’s as seen through the eyes of men who served in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, a unit which honed the art of Fireforce to its ultimate deadly perfection.
The Troopie : 35 minutes
At the end of the war the Trooper, a bronze statue cast to commemorate those who served and died in the RLI had to be smuggled out of Zimbabwe to avoid imminent destruction. The Troopie, narrated and including music by Isla St. Clair, captures the poignant events on a sunny day in September when over 200 members of the RLI from around the world came together to celebrate and remember those that fell and to commemorate the end of the “Troopie’s” long and eventful journey with a rededication ceremony in Hatfield, England.
The Nkomo Assignment : 30 minutes
This is the story of the attempt to assassinate Joshua Nkomo, leader of ZIPRA, the military wing of ZAPU. after the shooting down and the massacre of the civilian survivors of the Viscount aircraft Hunyani in the Rhodesian bush. Tasked to carry out the operation, a member of the Selous Scouts, tells the story of the raid, his betrayal, capture and torture. >>READ MORE<<
West of the Moon
Early Zululand and a game ranger at war in Rhodesia
West of the Moon—A Game Ranger at War is a sweeping canvas that evokes a bygone era of the 1940s’ colonial Natal through to the cruel intensity of the ‘Bush War’ that ravaged Rhodesia in the 1970s. The book is in two distinct parts...
Vlamgat
“Their hands are shaking ever so slightly. They will be flying again in the morning”
Vlamgat, literally ‘flaming hole’ in Afrikaans, was the nickname the South African Air Force (SAAF) gave to the Mirage F1, its formidable frontline jet fighter during South Africa’s long ‘border wars’ in South West Africa (Namibia) and Angola from the late 1960s to the late 1980s
From Fledgling to Eagle
The crucible of combat over 23 years forged the fledgling South African Air Force into a formidable strike weapon, capable of defeating the best Soviet air defences of the time.
From Fledgling to Eagle chronicles the evolution of the SAAF in the ‘Border War’ that raged in Angola and South West Africa (Namibia) from 1966 to 1989, covering all the major South African Defence Force (SADF) operations from Omgulumbashe to the ‘April Fool’s Day war’ in 1989. Dick Lord, who writes in a ‘from the cockpit’ style, has drawn on his own first-hand operational reports and diaries, incorporating anecdotes from dozens of aviators from a wide variety of squadrons—Buccaneers, Canberras, Mirages, Bosboks, C-160s and130s and helicopters. He also expands on the close relationship the SAAF had with the ground troops in a variety of operations— such units as the Parabats, Recces and Koevoet. >>Read more<<
Manzovo
A beautiful , astonishing 107-verse poem
Nestled like a rare jewel in the inhospitable but alluring Zambezi Valley, Mana Pools provides the early setting for the episodic story of Manzovo—place of the elephants.
Thandi, now at the height of her prime, is the astute and respected matriarchal head of a herd of elephants. She gives birth to Lesedi—the last of her five calves—and thus begins their sweeping journey through the bushveld and across the open vistas of southern Africa. >>Read more<<
OUT OF ACTION
Originally published as Survival Course in 1999, now long out of print, Out of Action is a reworked and updated edition, the sequel to the best-selling Fireforce—one man’s war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry. The book is divided into two distinct parts:
KENYA COWBOY—A police officer’s account of the Mau Mau Emergency
Originally published in 1999, Kenya Cowboy has been updated and re-released with a new analytical postscript. This is a stylish, first-hand account of Britain’s futile and often tragic struggle to retain its rich stake in East Africa in the face of the relentless Mau Mau uprising.
Delta Scout
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.
Moving Towards your Leadership Destiny
During Adriaan’s extensive career as a leadership trainer and consultant, a radio and television host on business and leadership programmes and regular writer for The Star, the Argus, Business Day and the Sunday Times, he has learned certain principles on leadership that are unshakeable and practiced by the top leaders he has interviewed over the years.
Masodja
Includes the award-winning BBC documentary DVD Frontline Rhodesia Nhowo, pfumo, ne tsvimbo Shield, spear and knobkerrie...
McBride of Frankenmanto
From the bestselling author of The Art of the South African Insult What a year it has been. Since the appearance of The Art of the South African...
Home Affairs
Winner of The Citizen Book Prize in association with 30° South Publishers—South Africa’s first ever book prize to be chosen by the reading public. In...