Troopie

Buy TROOPIE SONGS VINTAGE VINYL LP = TROOPIESONGS - JOHN EDMOND for R400.00

Paperback in good condition. 56 pages. Cartoons. Border war / Grensoorlog. Opgedra aan ons troepies. Relive THOSE  days with a smile.          

SA BORDER WAR TROOPIE STATUE-HEIGHT 10CM BASE MEASURES 10X10 CM  

Buy RHODESIAN LP - TROOPIE SONGS PHASE III BY JOHN EDMOND (6185) for R150.00

Buy ** Rhodesian Bush War: 1970s Fireforce `Troopie` Soapstone Statuette (26cm) [Repaired].** for R1,550.00

 Troepie made from melted brass bullet casings.Missing tip o R1. LOCAL BUYER PAYS R100 POSTNET OVERSEAS BUYER SEE POSTAGE RATES TABLE FOR OPTIONS

 Original Induction booklet for 1986 take in 1 SAI. This is an amazing item and very very scarce. Booklet is in mint condition.

 This item is in good condition, except one clip on the side is broken off, please see pics

 SADF nutria boonie with period badges sown on by troopie. Local buyer pays R100 POSTNET OVERSEAS BUYER SEE POSTAGE RATES TABLE FOR SHIPPING OPTIONS

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

It is January, 1978. Groups of nervous, dutiful white conscripts begin their National Service with Rhodesia's security forces. Ian Smith's minority regime is in its dying days and negotiations towards majority rule are already under way. For these inexperienced eighteen-year-olds, there is nothing to do but go on fighting, and hold the line while the transition happens around them. Dead Leaves is a richly textured memoir in which an ordinary troopie grapples with the unique dilemmas presented by an extraordinary period in history - the specters of inner violence and death; the pressurized arrival of manhood; and the place of conscience, friendship and beauty in the pervasive atmosphere of futile warfare. Softcover, 196 pages. Published 2002.

23 photo snapshots taken by a troopie on the border, all original, most with military hardware, 110 x 88 mm, condition: very good.

Softcover. University of Natal Press. 2002. ISBN: 9781869140052. 196 pp. Good condition in paperback. Dead Leaves is a richly textured memoir in which an ordinary troopie grapples with the unique dilemmas presented by an extraordinary period in history Book No: 28404/2500644

2002 first edition paperback with 196 pages in very good condition. Inscribed and signed in front. R60 postage in SA. Rhodesia It is January, 1978. Groups of nervous, dutiful white conscripts begin their National Service with Rhodesia's security forces. Ian Smith's minority regime is in its dying days and negotiations towards majority rule are already under way. For these inexperienced eighteen-year-olds, there is nothing to do but go on fighting, and hold the line while the transition happens around them. Dead Leaves is a richly textured memoir in which an ordinary troopie grapples with the unique dilemmas presented by an extraordinary period in history - the specters of inner violence and death; the pressurized arrival of manhood; and the place of conscience, friendship and beauty in the pervasive atmosphere of futile warfare.

S.A.D.F. Varkpan with Two Bakkies - The most memorable item of a Troopies Army Days. The one on offer is similar to the one in the photo. This item on offer had been used by a troopie and clearly show the signs of army life.