Selous Scouts
Rhodesian Counter-insurgency Specialists
Helion and Company · Print & ebook · October 16, 2019
Formed in 1973 by the legendary Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Reid-Daly at the behest of Rhodesian military supremo General Peter Walls, the Selous Scouts were to write their name into the annals of military history as one of the finest counterinsurgency units of all time, through their innovative pseudo-guerrilla tactics, brilliant reconnaissance operations into Zambia and Botswana and daring flying-column raids into Mozambique.
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- Who it’s for
- Peter Baxter describes the Selous Scouts’ tactics, reconnaissance operations and raids during Rhodesia’s 1970s bush war.
- Genres
- Guerrilla Warfare, Special Forces History, African History
- Published
- Helion and Company, October 16, 2019
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Formed in 1973 by the legendary Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Reid-Daly at the behest of Rhodesian military supremo General Peter Walls, the Selous Scouts were to write their name into the annals of military history as one of the finest counterinsurgency units of all time, through their innovative pseudo-guerrilla tactics, brilliant reconnaissance operations into Zambia and Botswana and daring flying-column raids into Mozambique.
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Feared and hated by the liberation movements ZIPRA and ZANLA, the Scouts wreaked untold havoc and destruction on their Soviet- and Chinese-backed enemies, accounting for 68% of guerrilla casualties within Rhodesia alone during the bitter bush war of the 1970s. Uniquely ahead of its time, the regiment - a brotherhood of men that traversed cultural and racial barriers; their Shona motto was 'Pamwe Chete' (together only) - was to produce the type of soldier that earned for the unit one Grand Cross of Valour, nine Silver Crosses and 22 Bronze Crosses of Rhodesia.
Selous Scouts Tactics
Peter Baxter describes the Selous Scouts’ tactics, reconnaissance operations and raids during Rhodesia’s 1970s bush war.
Come here for
- The Selous Scouts’ pseudo-guerrilla tactics
- Reconnaissance operations in Zambia and Botswana
Expect
- Flying-column raids into Mozambique
- The regiment’s formation in 1973
Where it sits
| Special Forces History | 56% |
|---|---|
| Guerrilla Warfare | 55% |
| African History | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biography & Memoir
- History
- Authors
- Peter Baxter
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Published
- October 16, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Biography & Memoir