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Koevoet
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Author : Jim Hooper
language : en
Publisher: Helion and Company / GG Books
Release Date : 2013-02-15
Koevoet written by Jim Hooper and has been published by Helion and Company / GG Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with History categories.
Koevoet! has been an global bestseller since its release over 20 years ago. This new edition goes far beyond the original in capturing the courage, fear and intensity of South Africa's deadly bush war. Never before had an outsider been given unrestricted access to Koevoet, the elite South West African Police counterinsurgency unit - also known as Operation K and officially as the South West Africa Police Counter Insurgency Unit (SWAPOL-COIN). Author Jim Hooper spent a total of five months embedded with the semi-secret and predominantly black 'Ops K', which climaxed with one of the most vicious and determined infiltrations ever mounted by the communist-backed South West Africa People s Organization (SWAPO). Crossing regularly into Angola in pursuit of the insurgents, he saw friends die next to him and was twice wounded himself. This updated edition, drawing on the recollections and diaries of the men he rode with, will fascinate yet another generation of readers. In assembling this work, Jim Hooper had the opportunity to re-connect with so many of the men who allowed this outsider to ride with them. All of which brought a new intensity and poignancy. It also reminded Jim Hooper how privileged he was to have been witness to Koevoet's war. This stunning work is a tribute to Koevoet and the legend they created. "Hooper is a careful reporter, but also a born writer; his vivid word-pictures drag you in and hold you. He skillfully conveys his initially unwelcoming reception by an operational unit; the long, frustrating grind of search operations in punishing terrain and climate; the extraordinary bush skills of the Ovambo policemen; the shock of sudden contact, and its aftermath." Martin Windrow "Jim Hooper's account of South Africa's successful "Ops K" in Namibia against South West Africa's People's Organization guerrillas should be required reading. The classic narrative is as timely today as it was twenty years ago." Charles D. Melson, Chief Historian, U.S. Marine Corps University. "This expanded edition is a skillfully woven mosaic of personal accounts from those involved and what he experienced during combat with Koevoet. The use of new material from those he rode with lays bare the realities of war, the fears and emotions that ebb and flow in the heat of combat, and the courage one finds to bring the battle to the enemy" Piet Nortje, Author of 32 Battalion "Koevoet describes in great detail the men, both black and white, and their mine-protected cross-country vehicles which were years ahead of anything in use by other western forces, the dedicated helicopter support units and the tactics used to bring an elusive guerrilla force to battle." Paul French, Author of Shadows of a Forgotten Past: To the Edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts.
Shadows In The Sand
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Author : Sisingi Kamongo
language : en
Publisher: 30 Degrees South Publishers
Release Date : 2011
Shadows In The Sand written by Sisingi Kamongo and has been published by 30 Degrees South Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Counterinsurgency categories.
The first-ever account of the bush war by a non-white member of the South African security forces; it offers a unique, previously untold perspective of the bush war, by an on-the-ground tracker
Zulu Zulu Golf
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Author : Arn Durand
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Release Date : 2011-05-27
Zulu Zulu Golf written by Arn Durand and has been published by Penguin Random House South Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-27 with History categories.
‘There is no dignity in death. Six bodies are piled up in front of me, shot to shit. I can see that their bones are white, their blood is red and their brains are yellow. I’ve done this; I’ve helped to kill them.’ A unit of the South African Police, Koevoet was the most deadly fighting force involved in the Border War. This is the story of Arn Durand’s first years with Koevoet, from 1982 to 1983. Through his eyes, the madness, mayhem and complexity of war come alive as he describes patrols, ambushes and contacts, situations of certain death, dealings with the enemy and relationships with his Ovambo colleagues. A powerful account of extreme experiences, the book shows what it took to survive combat in the hostile environments of Namibia and Angola. Zulu Zulu Golf does not glorify war. It simply relates, in deadpan style, what it was like to be a killing machine in the heat of battle.
Koevoet Volume 1
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Author : STEVE. CRUMP
language : en
Publisher: Helion
Release Date : 2022-03-15
Koevoet Volume 1 written by STEVE. CRUMP and has been published by Helion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with categories.
Koeovet - the South West African Police's elite counter insurgency unit; feared and respected in equal measure. This first volume of an all new, two-part work, documents the inception of 'Ops K' or Koevoet and its role in the vicious South West African Border War up to 1984.
Zulu Zulu Foxtrot
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Author : Arn Durand
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Release Date : 2012-08-31
Zulu Zulu Foxtrot written by Arn Durand and has been published by Penguin Random House South Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-31 with History categories.
‘Both my guns are jammed. I’m dead meat, a sitting duck. All the insurgent has to do is pull the trigger of his RPG-7 rocket launcher. My heart surges, pumping pure adrenalin through my body and my mind.’ Arn Durand was a member of Koevoet, the most deadly fighting force involved in the Border War. Their task was to seek and destroy SWAPO PLAN insurgents. Zulu Zulu Foxtrot is an explosive account of Durand’s time with Koevoet during the mid-1980s, during which he went deeper into Angola than before. The book takes the reader on patrols through the bush and into ambushes and contacts with the enemy, which are described in nerve-shattering detail. Written in the same gripping, novelistic style as Durand’s previous book, Zulu Zulu Foxtrot recreates the experience of being in the heat of battle and delves more deeply into the psyche of the modern warrior.
The Covert War
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Author : Peter Stiff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Covert War written by Peter Stiff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Namibia categories.
The mostly untold story of Koevoet - the South African Police's highly successful counter-insurgency unit. Initially based on the Selous Scouts of Rhodesia, it was formed in 1979 and deployed in Namibia until independence in 1989 when it was disbanded as a sop to the UN. During its almost ten year existence it fought in 1,615 contacts and killed or captured 3,225 of SWAPO's PLAN soldiers - the equivalent of almost six battalions of troops. But it paid a high price in blood and lost almost 160 policemen killed in action with another 949 wounded - more grievous casualties than any other South African fighting unit since World War II.--Publisher's website.
Koevoet Volume 2
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Author : Steve Crump
language : en
Publisher: Africa@War
Release Date : 2023-08-30
Koevoet Volume 2 written by Steve Crump and has been published by Africa@War this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-30 with History categories.
This second volume documents the continued deployment of Koevoet during the South-West African conflict and its further expansion and development as a counter-insurgency force. It details the tempo of day-to-day Koevoet operations in the operational area across Owamboland, the Kavango and Kaokoland, alongside the continued pursuit of SWAPO insurgents and PLAN fighters into Angola. In addition, this volume continues to trace the development of Koevoet doctrine, tactics and its ongoing co-operation with other arms, including the South African Defence Force, the South West African Territorial Force and the South African Air Force. All of which is set against the context of an emboldened SWAPO and PLAN who were securing ever greater leverage with, and amongst, the civilian population. The challenge of sustaining counter-insurgency operations is examined, as is the continuing importance of intelligence gathering and analysis. Intelligence that was the key to shaping South Africa's approach to the 1988 US brokered peace talks with Cuba and Angola which paved the way for Namibian independence in November 1989. Koevoet Volume II details the establishment of the two UN monitoring missions - the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM) and the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) - and the plans for free, independent, elections and the return of PLAN and SADF units to their bases. However, this was compromised when SWAPO reneged on the ceasefire agreement and 1,600 PLAN fighters sought to move into Namibia to subvert the elections and to ensure SWAPO seized power. Koevoet was tasked to respond, along with other security assets in what was to become known as, 'Operation Merlyn' or the Nine Days War. This action is examined in detail, as is the rationale for Koevoet's disbandment; a demobilization process that would see the SAP abandon its trackers to a dangerous and uncertain fate. Koevoet Volume 2 also examines the legacy of Koevoet, controversies and accusations of which there were many. A cutting edge COIN capability or Pretoria's Waffen SS? Color profiles detail the continued development of Mine Protected Vehicles (MPVs) used by Koevoet, along with full color artworks that document the evolving uniforms and insignia of Koevoet.
Cry Zimbabwe
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Author : Peter Stiff
language : en
Publisher: Galago Pub.
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Cry Zimbabwe written by Peter Stiff and has been published by Galago Pub. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Africa, Southern categories.
This work deals with Zimbabwe's independence, the elections crooked in ZANU-PF's favour in 1980 and ever since. It describes South Africa's destabilization, genocide by Mugabe's 5-Brigade in Matabeleland, his failed attempt to bring in his faulty constitution, the farm invasions, the murders, and the mayhem that led up to the 2000 elections. It is the story of the destruction of a country by a president.
The Covert War
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Author : Peter Stiff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-02
The Covert War written by Peter Stiff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02 with categories.
This is the mostly untold story of Koevoet, the South African Police's highly successful counterinsurgency unit, initially based on the Selous Scouts of Rhodesia, which was formed in 1979 and deployed in Namibia.
Zulu Foxtrot Reloaded
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Author : Arn Durand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Zulu Foxtrot Reloaded written by Arn Durand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Police categories.
"The third explosive account written in the same novelistic style as Zulu Zulu Golf and Zulu Zulu Foxtrot. More experiences with the deadly counter insurgency unit Koeveot during the Angolan Border War. Zulu Foxtrot reloaded covers Durand's last two of six years with the unit. Once again patrols, ambushes and contacts, situations of certain death, dealings with the enemy and relationships with Ovambo colleagues. Except now, what it was also like to be a killing machine in the heat of battle while becoming a loving husband and father and having to alternate life and mindset between surviving the murder and mayhem as well as family life. Told just how it was experienced without pulling any stops."--