Fireforce is the compelling, brutal but 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, becoming the principal strike weapon of the beleaguered Rhodesian forces in their struggle against the overwhelming tide of the Communist ...
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Fireforce is the compelling, brutal but 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, becoming 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 glamorise war, for as Chris Cocks found at such a young age, war is merely a catalogue of suffering, destruction and death. About the Author Living in Johannesburg, Chris Cocks is a partner in the South African Publishing house, 30 DegreesSouth Publishers. Cocks is also the author of Out of Action and co-author of The Saints-The Rhodesian Light Infantry.
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Add this copy of Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light to cart. $35.65, like new condition, Sold by Zubal Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cleveland, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by 30 Degrees South Publishers.
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4th edition, 368 pp., Paperback, fine. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Like New. Size: 8x5x1; Softcover. Minimal shelf wear. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 306 pages, 22 cm. Fireforce is the compelling, brutal but 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'.
Add this copy of Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light to cart. $122.00, like new condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2008 by 30 Degree South Publishers.
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Fine. 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)
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This is a brutally honest memoir of the war in the Rhodesia. Cocks relates the day to day life of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and their brutal battles with nationalist guerrilas. The book is exciting and, at times, touching, as Cocks recalls lost comrades, and the horrors of war. A first rate telling of a forgotten war.
