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Buy The Saints The Rhodesian Light Infantry by Alexandre Binda for R4,500.00

 Rhodesian RLI collection. Green barracks shirt fitted with major ranks with RLI lanyard and shoulder patches, beret with RLI cap badge, stable belt (buckle damaged), Major mess jacket, RLI collar badges fitted, with waist coat and brushstroke bow tie. Brand new RLI Association golf shirt (L). RLI " when the saints " screen print wall hanger.    SA buyers via SAPO or Postnet    International buyers please enquire about the postage before purchase 

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At last! The history of the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Weve seen the stories of the more glamorous Selous Scouts, the SAS and the Rhodesian Air Force, but very little about the RLI, often underrated, but arguably one of the most effective counter-insurgency units of all time. This was the unit that brought the Fireforce concept to the worlds attention - the devastatingly ruthless airborne envelopment and annihilation of a guerrilla enemy. Dubbed The Killing Machine by Charles D. Melson, chief historian of the US Marine Corps, the RLI was a veritable foreign legion with over 20 diverse nationalities serving in her ranks. The RLI, a truly international airborne battalion, comprising of over 20 nationalities, fought the bitter Zimbabwean bush war for 15 years against the overwhelming tide of communist-trained guerrillas. Kill rates dont win wars, but during its brief 19-year history, it is estimated that the RLI accounted for between 12,000 and 15,000 enemy guerrillas, for the loss of 135 men. RLI soldiers were recipients of four Silver Crosses and 42 Bronze Crosses of Rhodesia. An RLI trooper holds the world record for operational parachute descents - a staggering 73 op jumps - most under 500 feet! A glossy coffee-table, pictorial format with hundreds of colour photos, maps, rolls, honours and awards. It is not intended as a definitive history but, with more of a classic scrapbook feel, the presentation attempts to capture the essence of this fine unit - what it was like to be a troopie, one of the ouens. We have accessed a host of unique, previously unpublished photos and illustrative material and many former RLI members have embraced the project, generously contributing photos, memorabilia and anecdotes. Ian Smith has written his tribute in the front and the foreword is by the last CO, Lieutenant-Colonel Charlie Aust. PAPERBACK: 544 PAGES WITH  1,800 b/w illustrations & maps.  Published June 2007

From the searing heat of the Zambezi Valley to the freezing cold of the Chimanimani Mountains in Rhodesia, from the bars in Port St Johns in the Transkei to the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa, this is the story of one man's fight against terror, and his conscience. Anyone living in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s would have had a father, husband, brother or son called up in the defense of the war-torn, landlocked little country. A few of these brave men would have been members of the elite and secretive unit that struck terror into the hearts of the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas infiltrating the country at that time - the Selous Scouts. These men were highly trained and disciplined, with skills to rival the SAS, Navy Seals and the US Marines, although their dress and appearance were wildly unconventional: civilian clothing with blackened, hairy faces to resemble the very people they were fighting against. Twice decorated - with the Member of the Legion of Merit (MLM) and the Military Forces' Commendation (MFC) - Andrew Balaam was a member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and later the Selous Scouts, for a period spanning twelve years. This is his honest and insightful account of his time as a pseudo operator. His story is brutally truthful, frightening, sometimes humorous and often sad. In later years, after Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, he was involved with a number of other former Selous Scouts in the attempted coups in the Ciskei, a South African homeland, and Lesotho, an independent nation, whose only crimes were supporting the African National Congress. Training terrorists, or as they preferred to be called, 'liberation armies', to conduct a war of terror on innocent civilians, was the very thing he had spent the last ten years in Rhodesia fighting against. This is the true, untold story of these failed attempts at governmental overthrows This book is imported on demand and dispatched within 15 working days depending on supplier Specifications Author: Andrew Balaam Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781909982772 ISBN: 1909982776 Label: Helion and Company Manufacturer: Helion and Company Number Of Pages: 288 PublicationDate: 2014-11-19 Publisher: Helion and Company Studio: Helion and Company    

 LARGE COLLECTION OF RHODESIAN WAR BOOKS PLUS A "SAS" MENU. ALL IN ONE LOT. "OR MAKE ME AN OFFER" 1) CONTACT - A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVE RHODESIA - John Lovett, Galaxie Press 1977, Large H/C, no jacket, 240 pages, inscription & former book shop stamp to first page. In good condition. 2) PAMWE CHETE, THE LEGEND OF THE SELOUS SCOUTS - Lieutenant-Colonel R.F. Reid-Daly. Covos-Day, 1999, H/C with Jacket, 593 pages. Some wear to jacket edges (small minor tears), O/A a very good copy. 3) VISCOUNT DOWN, THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE RHODESIAN VISCOUNT DISASTERS AS TOLD BY A SAS OPERATOR(SIGNED COPY) - Keith Nell, author & publisher, Softcover, 484 pages, some edge-wear to front cover, but still in good condition. 4) S.A.S C SQUADRON MENU. VERY GOOD CONDITION. 5) DEAD LEAVES, TWO YEARS IN THE RHODESIAN WAR - Dan Wylie, UN Press, 2002, 196 pages, Softcover, good condition. 6) RHODESIAN LIGHT INFANTRYMAN 1961 - 1980 NIEL GRANT, Osprey Publishing, 2015, 64 pages, Softcover, very good condition. 7) THE ZAMBESI SALIENT, CONFLICT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - Al. J. Venter, Howard Timmins 1974, H/C with Jacket, 395 pages. Jacket in poor condition, book still in very good condition. SHIPPING: S.A.P.O. R100.00 or POSTNET R150.00 (DUE TO WEIGHT) PLEASE NOTE INTERNATION BIDDERS, PLEASE INQUIRE SHIPPING COST'S FIRST.

The Incredibles - The Story of the 1st Battalion of the Rhodesian Light Infantry By: Geoffrey Bond A first edition softcover published by Sarum in 1977 Picture cover boards are agecoloured  & worn, spine is rubbed at top & bottom, binding is tight & strong, brown stain at top inside cover has marked 3 pages otherwise a readable copy of a scarce book Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #

Buy The Incredibles. The Story of the 1st Battalion. the Rhodesian Light Infantry - Bond, G. 0.23kg for R990.00

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Paperback. English. Sarum. 1977. ISBN: 797402349. 159 pp with bw illustrations. In fair condition. Slightly edgeworn softcover, otherwise good condition. Scarce regimental history of the 1st Battalion, Rhodesian Light Infantry and the role they played in the Bush War.

The Elite - The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service By: Barbara Cole A second edition hardcover published by Three Knights in 1984 Blue cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete but with light nick & tear to spine ends Packaging and Postage within South Africa R70.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

Having left English public schooling Nick decided that he should return to Rhodesia in 1979 to enlist. This is a story of how, having joined up, he had his leg amputated at the age of 17 and continued to serve as a trained combat medic for both the Rhodesian Forces and later the Zimbabwe National Army. This is his story of having served in the Rhodesian Light Infantry and discharged aged 20 years old, how he survived and made a life for himself despite being an amputee. His anecdotal story of life after Rhodesia and how, as an ex-serviceman, he managed to make his way in the cut-throat commercial world of South Africa. Being a medical story there is dark humour, some gore and the everyday experiences of living and running a business in modern South Africa. Paperback, 162 pages.

In his own words Andre Scheepers describes his childhood on a farm, learning about the bush from his African friends, and becoming a soldier. The family had to leave the farm after being ambushed by terrorists. A quiet, introspective deep thinker, Andre started out as a trooper in the Rhodesian Light Infantry commandos and was hectically engaged in Fire-Force combat operations before leaving for the SAS. Wounded 13 times, his operational record is exceptional even by the high standards that existed at the time and he really emerges as the quintessential SAS officer displaying extraordinary calmness and audacious cunning in the course of a host of extremely dangerous operations. Loved by his men, Andre writes very eruditely about his mental and emotional condition during the war and reflects very candidly on what he learned and how war has shaped his life since. Offered a commission in the British SAS after the conflict, he decided to stop soldiering and entered the seminary whereupon he became a minister. In addition to Andres personal story the book also reveals more about the other men who were distinguished operators in other celebrated SAS operations. This is the story of soldiers, the hardships, the battles they fought and the challenges they faced. Softcover, 320 pages. FIRST PUBLISHED: MAY 2018  

We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia   In his own words Andre Scheepers describes his childhood on a farm, learning about the bush from his African friends, and becoming a soldier. The family had to leave the farm after being ambushed by terrorists. A quiet, introspective, deep thinker Andre started out as a trooper in the Rhodesian Light Infantry commandos and was hectically engaged in Fire-Force combat operations before leaving for the SAS. Wounded 12 times, his operational record is exceptional even by the high standards that existed at the time and he really emerges as the quintessential SAS officer displaying extraordinary calmness and audacious cunning in the course of a host of extremely dangerous operations. Loved by his men Andre, writes very eruditely about his mental and emotional condition during the war and reflects very candidly on what he learned and how war has shaped his life since. Offered a commission in the British SAS after the conflict he decided to stop soldiering and entered a seminary whereupon he became a minister. In addition to Andre's personal story the book also reveals more about the other men who were distinguished operators in other celebrated SAS operations. This is the story of soldiers, the hardships, the battles they fought and the challenges they faced.   Condition: Good

2018 paperback with 195 pages in good secondhand condition. R60 postage in SA. n his own words Andre Scheepers describes his childhood on a farm, learning about the bush from his African friends, and becoming a soldier. The family had to leave the farm after being ambushed by terrorists. A quiet, introspective, deep thinker Andre started out as a trooper in the Rhodesian Light Infantry commandos and was hectically engaged in Fire-Force combat operations before leaving for the SAS. Wounded 12 times, his operational record is exceptional even by the high standards that existed at the time and he really emerges as the quintessential SAS officer displaying extraordinary calmness and audacious cunning in the course of a host of extremely dangerous operations. Loved by his men Andre, writes very eruditely about his mental and emotional condition during the war and reflects very candidly on what he learned and how war has shaped his life since. Offered a commission in the British SAS after the conflict he decided to stop soldiering and entered a seminary whereupon he became a minister. In addition to Andre's personal story the book also reveals more about the other men who were distinguished operators in other celebrated SAS operations. This is the story of soldiers, the hardships, the battles they fought and the challenges they faced.