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Rhodesian Light Infantryman 1961-80

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Warrior - Post World War II

MSRP old price: $21.00


Product Info

Title
Rhodesian Light Infantryman 1961-80
Publisher
Category
Author
Peter Dennis
Publish Year
2015
Pages
64
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147603087
MFG. Part #
OSPWAR177
Type
Softcover
Series
WAR177

Description

The 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, was one of the most innovative and successful counter-insurgency units in modern history. Formed as a commando battalion in 1964 after the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, the RLI was an all-white unit made up of South Africans and men from the UK, Europe and US. It was a key weapon in independent Rhodesia's struggle against the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army and Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army during the bloody Rhodesian Bush War. This comprehensive study explores the unit's dramatic history, revealing the RLI's fearsome airborne and combat capacity, which gave the unit, at times, near total tactical superiority against its opponents.