Fireforce Mans Rhodesian Light by Chris Cocks (19 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. The wraps are tidy overall with little edge wear. The binding is secure. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. r*18/03/2026 JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 255 Pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, light tanning starting along the edges. Clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*15/08/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good condition. First Edition. Alberton, RSA: Galago, 1988. Very Good condition. Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. SEE PHOTO. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1988. First Edition with "First published." so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. With 16 pages of b/w photos. 6.5" wide by 9.5" tall. From the rear cover: "FIREFORCE is the compelling, brutal but trye account of Cris Cock's service in 3-Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry, during the bush war. "FIREFORCE will be to the Rhodesian War what ALL'S QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT was to World War I, except it is not a novel, it's true.". First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 255pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 306 Pages. The boards are shelf rubbed, scuffed and edge worn. They are strong. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear along edges and at corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Wear to covers. Otherwise, clean and solid.

Softcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. 4th Edition. 4th ed. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover is clean and bright, shows a bit of edge, corner, shelf wear, no rips, chips, stains or tears. Binding solid, square. 30 degree South Publishers. 2006. Ships quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: The horror of guerrilla warfare in Africa Fireforce is the compelling, brutal but true account of Chris Cocks's service in 3 Commando, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, during Zimbabwe's bitter civil war of the '70s a war that came to be known almost innocuously as 'the bush war'. 'Fireforce', a tactic of total airborne envelopment, was developed and perfected by the RLI, together with the Selous Scouts and the Rhodesian Air Force. Fireforce became the principal strike weapon of the beleaguered Rhodesian forces in their struggle against the overwhelming tide of the Communist-trained and equipped ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas. The combat strain on a fighting soldier was almost unbelievable, for the Rhodesians, who were always desperately short of ground troops, were sometimes obliged to parachute the same men into action into as many as three enemy contacts a day. While estimates of enemy casualties vary, there seems little doubt that the RLI accounted for at least 12,000 ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas but not without cost. Fireforce is not for the squeamish. Although it has been written with unforgettable pathos and humour, it tells of face-to-face combat in the bush and death at point-blank range. It is a book which does nothing to glorify or glamorize war, for as Chris Cocks found at such a young age, war is merely a catalogue of suffering, destruction and death. Fireforce has been described by critics as being to the Rhodesian War what All Quiet On The Western Front was to World War I and Dispatches was to Vietnam. Read it . it will be an experience you never forget.…

Condition: good. Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in Good condition! Any other included accessories are also in Good condition showing use. Use can include some highlighting and writing, page and cover creases as well as other types visible wear.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint . "a tour de force" Paul L/ Moorcraft. Publication of 306 pages. Reprint 2001. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, 306pp, b&w and colour plates, b&w illustrations. A little wear to bottom edges of boards; a very good copy. The author describes his service in 3 Commando, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, during the Rhodesian bush war. He describes the technique of Fireforce, which was a method of combat developed by the Rhodesians and involved troops being helicoptered or parachuted into an area immediately after a guerrilla presence had been reported or sighting made.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South AFrica. Reprint. 306 Pages. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*18/07/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. reprint. light shelf wear, a few markings on both book and jacket. contents remain clean, intact and presentable. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 306 pages (complete).A pleasing copy. The dustjacket has wear about the edges, some scuffing. It is comfortable and secure. The boards are neat. They have shelving wear. They are healthy. The contents have evidence of contented use. They are clean, clear, very assured, certain, congenial.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.07-01-2021. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. signed and warmly inscribed by the author to Colonel Ian. no other inscriptions. the wraps are a touch shelf rubbed. apart from this the book appears very little used and could well be unread (R*6/12/20). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The jacket and boards are slightly rubbed and edgeworn. A little damp marking. Soundly bound. signed by the author. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Jacket is a touch shelf rubbed but it it bright and untorn and presents beautifully in cellophane.Signed by the author and inscribed to Denis. this was Denis Beckett a well known South African personality.Excellent binding, no other inscriptions. could well be unread.Fireforce is the compelling,brutal but true account of Chris Cocks'service in 3 Commando,The Rhodesian Light Infantry,during the bush war.[R.K](R*20.5.22). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.…

Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed by author, war memoir, retrospective. One of the classic first-person memoirs of the Rhodesian Bush War, written by former Rhodesian Light Infantry officer Chris Cocks. The author recounts Fireforce operations, airborne assaults, pseudo operations, and counterinsurgency campaigns against ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas during the final years of Rhodesia. Regarded as one of the finest soldier memoirs from the conflict, the work combines battlefield detail with reflections on the collapse of Rhodesia and the creation of Zimbabwe. Signed first editions are increasingly difficult to locate and command a premium among collectors of African military history. Signed by the Author. …