You're probably right, SSC. I've read a ton of war memoirs, some of them vanity pieces, but this one was by far one of the most egregious. Perhaps I wouldn't have been so disappointed if the book had been billed differently, and cost less. It was presented as an insiders account of Selous Scouts operations and that's what I was looking for. Instead, I got a rambling, sometimes creepy, personal war story that just barely glossed over tactics.
And your points about Rhodesia's diplomatic and economic isolation are well taken. The small nation was fighting with at least one hand tied behind it's back.
On a side note, Rhodesia had an interesting relationship with foreign mercs. It seems like many of them slotted in nicely to Rhodesian SF units.
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