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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 abush warsa of Africa.
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and admire the author for his candor and honesty. Most people tend to gloss over their shortcomings and when writing with the benefit of hindsight, are prone to a little creativity when it comes to speaking about their feelings at the time of the events. The brutal honesty left me wondering if there was anything left to tell that he had not told. Again, with all books dealing with Rhodesia, is the inevitable sad conclusion of a once great country made great by a mere handful of white folk against overwhelming odds and how in under a decade MOST of it had been, and continues to be reduced to nothing more than rubble by a dictatorship intent on self enrichment at the expense of a good country and great people! Shame on them but one big salute to the men who built and fought for this great country...even if it ended in disaster at the hands of conniving politicans!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I have just finished this thoroughly enjoyable book. I recommend this exciting and honest account of the Rhodesian Bush War by Dennis Croukamp. Every time I picked up the book I was immediately whisked back to the Rhodesia that I grew up in. The book is available in paperback and ebook format from Amazon.com. It costs a bit more than the average book but I think it is well worth every penny. It is fast paced, exciting, well balanced and wonderfully honest account of life in the armed forces in Rhodesia during the Bush War....
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Honest and gripping war memoire
This book had me hooked throughout. It is a wonderfully personal account of a highly individualistic soldier's bush war and takes place over 14 years. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Oliver Griffiths
Reality as it happened
I thoroughly enjoyed the book which brought back memories of my association with the author Dennis and the Selous Scouts Regiment we had both served with. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bugsy
A tiresome man
This book will inform you about the Bush War in Rhodesia, for that it is worth getting. However the author is self obsessed and can't see the bigger picture or others point of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by fergus
recommended
An interesting story of the life of an extraordinary soldier in an almost forgotten war. Most of the content was new to me and fascinating stuff not least because of peripheral... Read more
Published 8 months ago by MP Collins
this is on the ball
this book is awesome one of the best i have read,,if u like war,u need to read this book
Published on 29 Dec 2009 by Mj McSweeney
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