Strachan,Alexander creator text sa Cape Town Tafelberg 2022 First edition. monographic eng Eng lis h

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327 pages, 32 pages of plates : maps, portraits ; 24 cm 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. Written by Strachan, Alexander "Volume 3"--cover. LD ST 356.160968 STRA 9780624088820 mpl 260330 20260330114903.0