From The Barrel Of A Gun
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From The Barrel Of A Gun
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Author : Gerald Horne
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2015-12-01
From The Barrel Of A Gun written by Gerald Horne and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-01 with History categories.
In November 1965, Ian Smith's white minority government in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) made a unilateral declaration of independence, breaking with Great Britain. With a European population of a few hundred thousand dominating an African majority of several million, Rhodesia's racial structure echoed the apartheid of neighboring South Africa. Smith's declaration sparked an escalating guerrilla war that claimed thousands of lives. Across the Atlantic, President Lyndon B. Johnson nervously watched events in Rhodesia, fearing that racial conflict abroad could inflame racial discord at home. Although Washington officially voiced concerns over human rights violations, an attitude of tolerance generally marked U.S. relations with the Rhodesian government: sanctions were imposed but not strictly enforced, and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of American mercenaries joined white Rhodesia's side in battle with little to fear from U.S. laws. Despite such tacit U.S. support, Smith's regime fell in 1980, and the independent state of Zimbabwe was born. The first comprehensive account of American involvement in the war against Zimbabwe, this compelling work also explores how our relationship with Rhodesia helped define interracial dynamics in the United States, and vice versa.
From The Barrel Of A Gun
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Author : Anthony James Joes
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books
Release Date : 1986
From The Barrel Of A Gun written by Anthony James Joes and has been published by Potomac Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Military history, Modern categories.
Barrel Of A Gun
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Author : First Ruth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Barrel Of A Gun written by First Ruth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
Scloppetaria Or Considerations On The Nature And Use Of Rifled Barrel Guns
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Author : Henry Beaufoy
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2021-03-22
Scloppetaria Or Considerations On The Nature And Use Of Rifled Barrel Guns written by Henry Beaufoy and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-22 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Originally published in 1808. The author not only appreciated the advantage of the rifle in war, he also gives an exceptionally lucid account of its origins, operation and mechanics. The well illustrated contents will prove of great value to the historian, soldier and gun enthusiast. Contents Include: Of Projectiles in General Theory of Spiral Motion Qualities of the Rifle History of the Rifle Construction and Perfections of the Rifle Appendages of the Rifle Modes of Using the Rifle General Hints Loading, Aiming, Cleaning etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Barrel Of A Gun
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Author : First Ruth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Barrel Of A Gun written by First Ruth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
Barrel Of A Gun
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Author : Al J. Venter
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2010-10-19
Barrel Of A Gun written by Al J. Venter and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-19 with History categories.
A colorful, wide-ranging memoir of danger and adventure in wars around the world. Anybody who says that the pen is mightier than the sword hasn’t spent time in Somalia . . . So begins this memoir of a career spent examining warfare—on the ground and as the bullets are flying. While many are intrigued by these violent conflicts, Al Venter feels compelled to see them in person, preferably at the center of the action. Born in South Africa, Venter has found no shortage of horrific battles on his own continent, from Rhodesia to Biafra and Angola to Somalia. He has ridden with the legendary mercenary group Executive Outcomes; jumped into combat with South Africa’s crack Parachute Regiment, the Parabats; and traipsed through jungles with both guerrillas and national troops. During Sierra Leone’s civil war, he flew in the government’s lone Mi-24 helicopter gunship as it blasted apart rebel villages and convoys, complaining that the Soviet-made craft leaked when it rained. In the Mideast, he went into Lebanon with the Israeli army as it encountered resistance from multiple militant groups, including the newly formed Hezbollah. Curious about the other side of the hill, he joined up with General Aoun’s Christian militias while that conflict was at its height. Touching down in Croatia during the Balkan wars, and in Congo during their perpetual one, as well as the Uganda of Idi Amin, Venter never lost his lust for action, even as he sometimes had to put down his camera or notebook to pick up an AK-47. In his journeys, Venter associated with an array of similarly daring soldiers and journalists, from “Mad Mike” Hoare to Danny Pearl, as well as elite soldiers from around the world, many of whom, he sadly relates, never emerged from the war zones they entered. A renowned journalist and documentarian who has worked with the BBC, PBS, Jane’s, and other outlets, Al Venter here offers the reader his own personal experiences with combat.
From The Barrel Of A Gun
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Author : John Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
From The Barrel Of A Gun written by John Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Guerrilla warfare categories.
A history of guerilla warfare. Illus.
Power In Africa
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Author : Ruth First
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 1970
Power In Africa written by Ruth First and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with History categories.
The Barrel Of The Gun And The Barrel Of Oil In The North South Equation
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Author : Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 1978-01-01
The Barrel Of The Gun And The Barrel Of Oil In The North South Equation written by Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with Political Science categories.
Roses Down The Barrel Of A Gun
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Author : Jo Seaman
language : en
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Release Date : 2020-05-29
Roses Down The Barrel Of A Gun written by Jo Seaman and has been published by Grosvenor House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Georgia 2001. "Your mission, Jo, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what young Georgians want," said the man from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, or words to that effect. "We're keen to know what will happen when President Shevardnadze moves on." Jo Seaman went to the South Caucasus as director of the British Council in Georgia at a time of political uncertainty and turmoil. In attempting to fulfill her mission of cultural diplomacy she rubs shoulders with ballerinas and border guards, ambassadors and activists, ministers and musicians, despots and dodgy officials. Jo's intimate descriptions of a culture only relatively recently emerged from the shadow of the Iron Curtain are underpinned with a genuine warmth and compassion for the Georgian people. A consummate diplomat, Jo needs all her skills as she ventures out into the fraught and often amusing sphere of international relations, and is drawn into the heady events of the Rose Revolution. And life at home is far from uneventful...