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.

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Title

Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry

Publisher

Galago, Alberton, RSA

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0947020284

ISBN 13

9780947020286

Binding

Paperback

Illustrator

NOT a library discard

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good condition

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Fire Force is the compelling, brutal account of Chris Cocks' service in 3 Commando, the Rhodesian Light Infantry, during Zimbabwe's bitter civil war of the 1970s - a conflict that came to be known simply as "the bush war." The book's title refers to a tactic of total airborne envelopment developed and perfected by the RLI, together with the Selous Scouts and the Rhodesian Air Force, that 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. This book is not for the squeamish. It blends the intrinsic pathos and humor peculiar to war with face-to-face combat in the bush and death at point-blank range. Now, here is your chance to read what several critics have called the best book on the Rhodesian War ever written.

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