James and the Duck
Tales of the Rhodesian Bush War (1964 - 1980)| By: | Faan Martin |
| Publisher: | Author Solutions |
| Print ISBN: | 9781434319739 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781467013727 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2007 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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A very different tongue-in-cheek personal account about a forgotten
war. Between 1964 and 1980 Rhodesian men from all walks of life left
their families and jobs to fight for their country. They were farmers,
bankers, railwaymen, shopkeepers, miners and even Members of
Parliament, who every six weeks, changed their soft civilian life for
battle dress, rifles and grenades.
These are their stories.
It's not really about war heroes. It's more about bluestone charged,
but still lustful troops coping with fighting terrorists, boredom,
longing, fear and death. All this set against the background of
Africa's sweltering heat, annoying insects, dangerous animals and
venomous snakes. Definitely not for the faint-hearted.
The reader will meet a long suffering prisoner-of-war, infantry
soldiers, helicopter gunship pilots, tribesmen, pompous army officers,
mercenaries and even a duck.
Some of the personal incidents will have you laughing and crying at the same time.
No matter how you view the Rhodesian Bush War, you will enjoy the
humour and at times satire and even sadness of this true account of how
men coped with the horrors and hardships of war.