Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Helion & Company Dez 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1908916605ISBN 13: 9781908916600
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Book
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This all-new work chronicles the experiences of Paul French who, upon leaving the British Army's 21 SAS, sought adventure and excitement in C Squadron of the Rhodesian SAS. Upon passing the arduous Rhodesian SAS selection course, Paul was thrown into the maelstrom that was the Rhodesian Bush War. Here he participated in the SAS's infamous raid on Joshua Nkomo and numerous other operations against insurgent forces. Passing selection for Ron Reid-Daly's elite counterinsurgency specialists, the Selous Scouts, the author took part in 'externals' against FRELIMO and ' attachments' with the Mozambique National Resistance. Paul continued to serve on operations with the Rhodesian SAS until the end of the 'Chimurenga' in 1980. Paul then went on to join the South African Defense Force's elite 6 Reconnaissance Commando. A career in private security followed, with a series of assignments in Angola, Iraq and Somalia.
Published by Helion & Company Dez 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1908916273ISBN 13: 9781908916273
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Book
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The South African Air Force (SAAF), formed on 1 February 1920, is the second oldest air force in the Commonwealth. The air arm played a major role in securing victory for the Allies during the Second World War, in the 1948/49 Berlin Airlift, and in Korea in the 1950s. The SAAF assisted Rhodesia in the 1960s and '70s, made a major contribution to the 'Border' or 'Bush' war in South West Africa and Angola, participated in the transition to a new democracy in South Africa and continuously supports South African peace missions in Africa. It has also assisted in countless relief and rescue missions in southern Africa throughout this entire period. However, the SAAF is not just about aircraft and ordnance; it is made up of people and it is in this compilation that these people, airmen and ground crew alike, find their voice. These are their stories, all told in the first person by the actual participants as unvarnished, unabbreviated and intensely immediate and personal recollections. Through their stories of heroism, duty, adventure and tragedy, the reader will follow the history of the SAAF from 1939 to the present day. To complement the stories, the final chapter includes a collection of squadron pub songs from the Second World War, Korea and the Border War.
Published by Helion & Company Dez 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1907677143ISBN 13: 9781907677144
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Book
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The French Army expanded from 43 active infantry divisions, and 10 cavalry divisions in 1914 to a total of 140 divisions of infantry, and to 12 of either mounted or dismounted cavalry. The vast majority of these formations served on the Western Front in defence of France itself. Coverage includes a listing of those divisions of the Allied armies, British, American and Italian, serving under French command at various times. For each division, the authors provide a full listing of all the constituent components, whether they were infantry, artillery, cavalry or engineers, complemented by a series of detailed lists of all the metropolitan and colonial regiments from which the divisions drew their manpower. These lists cover infantry, artillery, cavalry and engineers.In the second part of the study the authors build on the coverage of divisions and regiments, providing a detailed history of higher formations of the French Army: the army groups, armies and army corps. Pour la France is destined to become a landmark reference work on World War I, as very little has been written on the subject. It is being produced in a strictly limited printing of 750 hardback copies, each individually numbered and signed by the authors.