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Africa's commandos - The Rhodesian light infantry (Paperback)
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Africa's commandos - The Rhodesian light infantry (Paperback)
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Loot Price R480
Discovery Miles 4 800
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Few, if any, regiments have left their mark on the history of
modern warfare as did the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Raised on 1
February 1961 the RLI first evolved into a commando unit then
became involved in mundane border-control duties in the Zambezi
Valley. Later as the bush war intensified the RLI was to evolve
into a ruthlessly efficient killing machine . This book chronicles
the military evolution of the RLI from the peacetime soldiering
days through to the constant high-intensity combat of the final
years. Initially comprising volunteers from South Africa and
Britain the RLI was always under strength until 1976 when the
percentage of national servicemen serving in the RLI was
dramatically increased to meet ever-increasing operational demands.
The historical record will show how these young men, led and
commanded by an outstanding combination of tough and
battle-hardened non-commissioned officers and a skilled and
aggressive officer corps, inflicted massive damage on the ZANLA and
ZIPRA insurgent forces. The ruthless efficiency of the joint Air
Force and RLI Fireforce operations where the RLI was deployed by
helicopter and later also by parachute was to account for the
deaths of in excess of 12,000 insurgents during the course of the
war at a rate of 160 enemy killed for every one of their own lost:
a truly remarkable record. Throughout the war the RLI never ceased
to learn, adapt and evolve militarily and as such provides many
important lessons for students of modern warfare in how a small
military structure making the maximum and creative use of the
limited resources available can achieve so much with so little.
Disbanded after the political settlement on 31 October 1980 the RLI
marched into history. Gone but never to be forgotten, this is the
story of the incredible RLI .
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