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It was worth every cent. Alan rated it it was amazing Dec 16, Return to Book Page. Rhodesian Security Forces of the Bush War. The book is written in a informal format, as Daly is spinning yarns to a writer shortly after the war while events are fresh in his mind. The Selous Scouts had to make a final, difficult decision on whether to allow the turned guerrilla into their group or not. Lists with This Book.

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Selous Scouts: Top Secret War - Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff

Sep 07, Thomas Kanyak rated it it was amazing Shelves: As it turns out, what he was saying wasn't true, but the scouts were willing to use it as a lead.

Members of the regiment were trained to operate in small under-cover, clandestine teams capable of working independently in the bush for a number of weeks and of passing themselves off as rebels. This figure would rise to "tame" terr if one counted the active and inactive members. For those who survived these wxr there was a week of leave; they were then taken to a special camp for the dark phase of their training. Clive rated it really liked it Jan 11, The Selous Scouts were a combat reconnaissance force, with the mission of infiltrating Rhodesia's tribal population and guerrilla networks, pinpointing rebel groups and relaying vital sfouts back to the conventional forces ssecret to carry out the actual attacks.

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Describing one technique, he wrote:. Selection was rigorous, and even tougher than the Rhodesian Special Air Service course.

The regimental badge signifies the ospreya fish-eating bird of prey found in small numbers in many parts of the world. Marc rated it really liked it Apr 16, In the first five days of the course, no food was issued, while for the rest of the period only rotten animals were allowed.

Selous Scouts: Top Secret War – Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff

Trivia About Selous Scouts: Retrieved 18 October Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare, — When darkness fell, they began night training. The poor guy on the end started crying and going crazy and he finally broke and started talking. Unconventional in many ways, disregardful of parade ground discipline, unorthodox in their dress, yet a force so tightly knit in the face of danger that those who knew anything about them could only marvel.

A conversation would be initiated and eventually steered round to a reminder of hardships in the bush, and of the probability of a trial and hanging under the Law and Order Maintenance Act without his compliance.

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Named after the British explorer Frederick Courteney Selous —its motto was pamwe chete —a Shona phrase meaning "all together", "together only" or "forward together". The Selous Scouts were the toughest selpus most efficient killing machine anywhere in Africa, and its members consisted of the finest guerrilla fighting men in the Western world.

So they decided to kill a guerrilla and dress him scuots as a Rhodesian security force member and then throw bogus documents everywhere.

Ryan Swinton rated it really liked it Oct 11, James Wardlaw rated it really liked it Zcouts 01, In this phase recruits were taught to break with habits such as shaving, rising at regular times, smoking and drinking and to adopt a guerrilla lifestyle. They took him around the back of the building, knocked him out and fired a shot into the air. Selous Scouts The cap badge of the Selous Scouts was a stylised osprey.

As a result, Botswana banned the importation of suitcase bombs within the country supplied by the Russians to ZIPRA, which undoubtedly saved the lives of Rhodesians. Those that remained formed 4th Bn HU Scuts. Kenneth rated it it was amazing Aug 13, Bythe Selous Scouts had captured or killed guerrillas.

History of Rhodesia Regiments of Rhodesia Special forces of Rhodesia Counter-terrorist organizations Counter-insurgency Military units secreg formations of Rhodesia in the Bush War Military units and formations established in Military units and formations disestablished in The selection course had a total duration of 17 days.

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