Research Catalog
Shadows of a forgotten past : to the edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts
- Title
- Shadows of a forgotten past : to the edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts / Paul French.
- Author
- French, Paul, approximately 1947-
- Publication
- Solihull : Helion & Company ; Rugby, Warwickshire : GG Books UK, 2012.
- ©2012
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | ReCAP 22-1730 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- 203 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- This work chronicles the experiences of Paul French, who upon leaving the British Army's 21 SAS (V), sought adventure and excitement in C Squadron of the Rhodesian SAS. The book tells of the missions that succeeded and of the many that failed. It notes simply and succinctly the sheer stress and danger of special forces operations.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2021-2024).
- Alternative Title
- To the edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts
- Subject
- French, Paul, approximately 1947-
- Southern Rhodesia. Army. Selous Scouts
- Southern Rhodesia. Army. Special Air Service
- South Africa. Army. Reconnaissance Commando, 6
- 1900-2011
- Parachute troops > Biography
- Private security services > Employees > Biography
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives
- Special forces (Military science) > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Biography
- Parachute troops
- Private security services > Employees
- Special forces (Military science)
- Zimbabwe > History > Chimurenga War, 1966-1980 > Personal narratives
- Africa, Sub-Saharan > History, Military > 20th century
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Iraq
- Zimbabwe
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Military history.
- Personal narratives.
- Contents
- Selection comparisons -- Rhodesian SAS -- Selous Scouts pseudo operations -- The operation that went wrong -- Anecdotes -- Raid on Joshua Nkomo, Lusaka, 14 April 1979 -- The operation that went right -- Operation Tepid, October 1979 -- The Cisco and Marianne Guerreiro story -- Mozambique National Resistance -- End of an era -- Angola, Somalia and Iraq.
- Call Number
- ReCAP 22-1730
- ISBN
- 9781908916600
- 1908916605
- LCCN
- 2013409341
- OCLC
- 806200934
- Author
- French, Paul, approximately 1947- author.
- Title
- Shadows of a forgotten past : to the edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts / Paul French.
- Publisher
- Solihull : Helion & Company ; Rugby, Warwickshire : GG Books UK, 2012.
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Chronological Term
- 1900-2011
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 22-1730