Neil Grant

Rhodesian Light Infantryman 1961-80 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, was one of the most innovative and successful counter-insurgency units in modern history. Formed as a commando battalion in 1964 after the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, the RLI was an all-white unit made up of South Africans and men from the UK, Europe and US. It was a key weapon in independent Rhodesia's struggle against the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army and Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army during the bloody Rhodesian Bush War. This comprehensive study explores the unit's dramatic history, revealing the RLI's fearsome airborne and combat capacity, which gave the unit, at times, near total tactical superiority against its opponents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472809636
• Artikelnr.: 44866487

Autorenporträt

Neil Grant has a degree in archaeology, and has worked for English Heritage and Historic England. He has written several volumes for Osprey Publishing, including Warrior 183: British Tank Crewman 1939-45. Neil is a Trustee of the Royal Armouries and a committee member of the Ordnance Society. He also runs the social media page for the membership organization of the Tank Museum in Bovington, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chronology Enemy Structure of the RLI Recruitment / Enlistment
Training Appearance Equipment Parachuting Helicopters Medical Support
Conditions of Service On Campaign Patrolling operations Fireforce
operations Other operations Belief & Belonging Aftermath
Collecting/Museums/re-enactment