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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic
Although they're not going to reveal trade secrets in great detail, you want to look for books by Peter Stiff.
I have the ISBNs for the following: -
"See You In November" ISBN 0 94702 026 8
"Selous Scouts Top Secret War" ISBN 0 620 06674 1
The last book was written by Stiff from the words of Lt.Col. Ron Reid Daly.
Other books include: -
"Tommy Goes Home"
"Selous Scouts - A Pictorial Account"
"Taming The Landmine"
Publication was typically in the 1980s so these books are probably best located through places like Amazon, ALibris or AbeBooks |
LTC Ron Reid Daly was the former commander of the Selous Scouts, his book goes a bit more into the background and forming of the unit and covers some of their wilder operations (including their cross-border ones).
"Spoor" was local slang for tracks, while the Selous Scouts did quite a bit of tracking (it was their official cover story), what they were really known for was using "turned" guerillas to combat active guerillas. Surprisingly enough, none of these former guerillas ever betrayed their Rhodesian allies after being turned.
Selous Scouts,Top Secret War is one of the better reads, good luck finding a copy!