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Shadows of a Forgotten Past : To the Edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paul French, French
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parachute troops--Southern Rhodesia--Biography.
- Parachute troops.
- Private security services--Employees--Biography.
- Private security services.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Special forces (Military science)--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Biography.
- Special forces (Military science).
- Zimbabwe--History--Chimurenga War, 1966-1980--Personal narratives.
- Zimbabwe.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--History, Military--20th century.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Southern Rhodesia. Army. Selous Scouts.
- Southern Rhodesia.
- Southern Rhodesia. Army. Special Air Service.
- South Africa. Army. Reconnaissance Commando, 6.
- South Africa.
- French, Paul, approximately 1947-.
- French, Paul.
- Place of Publication:
- Helion & Company, Limited
- Summary:
- This work chronicles the experiences of Paul French, who upon leaving the British Army's 21 SAS (V), sought adventure and excitement in C Squadron of the Rhodesian SAS. The book tells of the missions that succeeded and of the many that failed. It notes simply and succinctly the sheer stress and danger of special forces operations.
- Contents:
- Selection comparisons
- Rhodesian SAS
- Selous Scouts pseudo operations
- The operation that went wrong
- Anecdotes
- Raid on Joshua Nkomo, Lusaka, 14 April 1979
- The operation that went right
- Operation Tepid, October 1979
- The Cisco and Marianne Guerreiro story
- Mozambique National Resistance
- End of an era
- Angola, Somalia and Iraq.
- ISBN:
- 9781909384361
- 1909384364
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