Bush War in Rhodesia, The : The Extraordinary Combat Memoir of a Rhodesian Reconnaissance Specialist

Croukamp, Dennis

ISBN 10: 1581606141 / ISBN 13: 9781581606140

Published by Paladin Press, 2007

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MILITARY GENERAL -Originally published in South Africa under the title Only My Friends Call Me 'Croucks', this 482-page military memoir provides a raw, ground-level account of the Rhodesian Bush War. The conflict spanned from the 1960s to 1979, pitting the regular and elite units of the Rhodesian Army against guerrilla factions.Warrant Officer Dennis Croukamp served across multiple elite units, including the Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI) and the Selous Scouts Reconnaissance Troop. His memoir covers a wide range of combat operations, including: Cross-border reconnaissance missions HALO (High-Altitude Low-Opening) jumps behind enemy lines Demolition missions, ambushes, and prisoner snatches A notable six-day escape and evasion (E&E) survival track behind enemy lines Because Paladin Press has ceased operations, this book is now out of print and considered a scarce collector's item. pp. xvii, 463 illusts #140926   Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bush War in Rhodesia, The : The Extraordinary Combat Memoir of a Rhodesian Reconnaissance Specialist
• Publisher: Paladin Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581606141
• ISBN 13: 9781581606140
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: AS NEW COPY!
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  • MILITARY HISTORY GENERAL

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Dennis Croukamp excelled in combat, earning Rhodesia's 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.