Been getting into reading a lot about the Rhodesian Selous Scouts lately, does anyone have any interest in them and/or know anything about them?
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Last: 6 mo ago by Trinity Ag
A little. I need to read "3 Sips of Gin" by Tim Bax and his time in the Selous Scouts. Been sitting in my bookshelf for over a year.
And I wish I could fight a war in short shorts, tshirts and black Chucks.
And I wish I could fight a war in short shorts, tshirts and black Chucks.
Have you happened to read "Selous Scouts: Top Secret War" ?
I've heard it's a banned book because of how in detail it goes into the cruelness of their actions. Found a good deal on it but still pretty expensive for a book, looking to see if it's worth it.
I've heard it's a banned book because of how in detail it goes into the cruelness of their actions. Found a good deal on it but still pretty expensive for a book, looking to see if it's worth it.
I have not but I am intrigued.
They get referenced quite a bit in The Terminal List series.
Small derail and I feel like I've asked you before but are/were you a 13B?
ETA - it is military related
ETA - it is military related
Air Force 13B ABM.
Same. Or "was".....13B said:
Air Force 13B ABM.
12thFan/Websider Since 2003
I did some reading years ago on them. I was trained by one of their trackers back in 06. Awesome guy and scary good at his job. I remember think how such a body of men could never really be fielded in todays age and political climate for a first world nation.
Try this link. Should be available to check out.
Selous Scouts Top Secret War : Ron Reid Daly : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Selous Scouts Top Secret War : Ron Reid Daly : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Thank you for this!
Was. Retired in 2011.USA*** said:Same. Or "was".....13B said:
Air Force 13B ABM.
13B said:Was. Retired in 2011.USA*** said:Same. Or "was".....13B said:
Air Force 13B ABM.
Meant for myself. Retired 2013
12thFan/Websider Since 2003
Not Selous Scouts but about the Rhodesian SAS, A Handful of Hard Men by Hannes Wessels. This is an excellent book. One of my all time favorite reads. Highly recommend.
Varmint23 said:
Been getting into reading a lot about the Rhodesian Selous Scouts lately, does anyone have any interest in them and/or know anything about them?
I had a multi-hour conversation with a former scout at a deer camp a few years ago.
Fascinating story. As with most wars, lots of brutality in both sides - worse by the communist backed tribes, but the winners write the history - and in the Apartheid era there was no sympathy for the euro Rhodesians.
The sad coda was after they won, Mugabe mass murdered his erstwhile allies to consolidate power:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gukurahundi#:~:text=The%20Gukurahundi%20was%20a%20series,chaff%20before%20the%20spring%20rains%22.