01954nam a22002297a 4500 3228 20260330114903.0 260330b sa ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780624088820 paperback mpl 32228 rda English LD ST 356.160968 STRA 3968 Strachan,Alexander 1 Recce : through stealth our strength Written by Strachan, Alexander First edition. Cape Town : Tafelberg, 2022. 327 pages, 32 pages of plates : maps, portraits ; 24 cm "Volume 3"--cover. 1 Recce. One of the sharpest, most versatile and deadliest specialist units in the South African Defence Force. These men - superfit and unbelievably tough - were dauntless. Time and again they put their lives on the line in covert operations that were mostly conducted under the cover of night, far behind enemy lines. Now, for the first time, the Recces' legendary commanders reveal details about their operations."The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale has been a source of fierce contestation and emotion for decades, but up to now little was known about the Recces’ presence and impact during this controversial battle. In [this book], award-winning author Alexander Strachan, himself an ex-Recce, reveals the extent of the Recces' involvement in the fighting around Cuito. Wearing the enemy's uniform and carrying his weapons, members of this deadly specialist unit succeeded in remaining invisible for months while deployed at strategic locations between the South African and enemy forces. In this final book in his nail-biting trilogy about 1 Recce, Strachan takes the reader along on night-time seaward operations into the heart of Luanda, through swamps in Mozambique and ultimately into the final battle of the Border War."--Page [4] of cover. Biographies History Biography. ddc BOOK 6786 Chimezie Obi 6786 Chimezie Obi 795431 795430 0 0 ddc 0 0 900 MBOMRL NELSL GEN 2026-03-30 380.00 920 STRA 33228031155597 2026-03-30 2026-03-30 BOOK