After I wrote up the back-story for my oft-delayed T2K Kenya campaign (Operation Proud Lion), I started reading up on the Rhodesian bush wars since they seem to offer a precedent for that kind of low-tech, low intensity warfare in the African veldt that I am envisioning for the 173rd BCT c.2000. I've read both Fireforce, which was not bad, and Croukamp's book, which I found very disappointing. I really wanted to learn more about Selous Scout tactics and operations and Croukamp's book offered very little detail concerning either. Most of the book seemed to center around his personal life which, at times, was pretty creepy (dating a 13 year old and groping a married woman who was in bed with her husband). When he did write about combat ops, which was pretty rarely, he really didn't offer much detail. He mentioned finding guerilla "spoor" countless times but he never went into detail about what that actually was. He really came across as a bit of a sociopath and his writing voice and style verged on sophomoric.
Unfortunately, books about Rhodesia's wars are both rare and expensive.
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