I’m reading A Savage War of Peace (Algeria 1954-1962), by Alistair Horne, as a way to lean more about a war I’m not very familiar with and before I get to Larteguy’s Praetorians. It’s excellent thus far.
I’d like to learn more about the Rhodesian Bush War(s) / Second Chimurenga as well. Any suggestions? Dingo Firestorm is one book I’ve come across that looks good.
A substantial, well written, thorough, clear-eyed account of this savage conflict’s causes, process, and consequences. I really didn’t know much about it going in, and much of it is shocking as well as saddening in the usual way accounts of warfare are. This, along with the two Fall books I read in the last few weeks, will give me a better background when I read Larteguy’s The Centurions and The Praetorians. Highly recommended.
Not cool, posting a review like that, purchasedOriginally Posted by Medusa
A substantial, well written, thorough, clear-eyed account of this savage conflict’s causes, process, and consequences. I really didn’t know much about it going in, and much of it is shocking as well as saddening in the usual way accounts of warfare are. This, along with the two Fall books I read in the last few weeks, will give me a better background when I read Larteguy’s The Centurions and The Praetorians. Highly recommended.
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It can be dry, but if you want to know more about this war, it delivers in spades. The audible narration is excellent - I checked the ebook out from my library and sprang for the audible on my nickel, so could switch between reading and listening.Not cool, posting a review like that, purchased
Definitely the best of the three SEAL-written GWOT books I’ve read this year. Lacz seems the brightest of the three, the chest pounding and braggadocio is snubbed down some, and overall the level of detail is high, and the narrative structure better done.
My library had this on audio and ebook form. It really is a great library system.
The World of the Battleship: The Design and Careers of Capital Ships of the World's Navies, 1900-1950
by Bruce Taylor | Oct 15, 2018
For naval history fans. It documents interesting ships from navies big and small. Not the just classic ships but relatively obscure ones. One of my hobbies, since I took an advanced military history elective in college and wrote my paper on the 1921 Naval Limitation treaties. Prof was a major general / PhD who was head of the Hungarian Military Academy and had to flee in 1956 after fighting the Russians. Great course.
Been reading that sort of thing since. Going through Norman Friedman's books on navies, weapons, etc. Found out that the public library had some - saved me a buck (well, when they reopen).
I assume yes, given your interest in this book, but have you read Neptune's Inferno? It's my first recommendation to anyone who ever reveals they've read any naval nonfiction.
No, thanks - I'm ordering it. This one is good - Storm Over Leyte by Prados.
Dingo Firestorm is AWESOME especially if you have an interest in aviation at all.
Baxter's Bush War Rhodesia is a tad dry, but it's short and good overview of the conflict in case you're not already familiar with it.
Shadows of a Forgotten Past is mostly good and the best part about it is the author has experience in a lot of different units, iirc British and Rhodie SAS, RLI, Selous Scouts and SADF Recces.
Handful of Hard Men is great and especially eye opening when it talks about the history of ZANU and ZAPU as well as the political machinations, it also has full citations which is nice
Rainbows End by Lauren St James if you want a non-military perspective, it's memoirs so not much actual context.
Also not Bush War but Koevoet! is by an American journalist tagging along with a South African CT unit in Namibia and is very good.
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Several there that I'll want to check out, myself, but I can second Koevoet!: a good read.
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