Fireforce - One Man's War In The Rhodesian Light Infantry (Paperback, 4 Rev Ed)

Fireforce is the true account of Chris Cocks' 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.

General

Imprint:	30 Degrees South Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Chris Cocks
Dimensions:	222 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback (Slip-cased)
Pages:	306
Edition:	4 Rev Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-9584890-9-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-9584890-9-2
Barcode:	9780958489096

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