A walk against the stream
Subtitle: a Rhodesian National Service officer's story of the Bush War
By: Tony Ballinger
Publisher: Helion & Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Solihull, West Midlands
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781910777497; 9781910294437
Subjects: Personal narratives; History; Soldiers; HISTORY; South; General; Republic of South Africa
Description: A Walk Against The Stream takes a look at the experiences of a young national service officer in the Rhodesian army. This is a true story, encompassing all eighteen months the author spent at Victoria Falls, Rhodesia, facing enemy territory just across the Zambezi river in Zambia. Initially allocated to 4th platoon, 4 Independent company Rhodesia Regiment (RR) as a subaltern and later on as a 1st Lieutenant in support company 2RR, the story starts with the author's training and subsequent deployment to the operational area. The events that unfold contain interesting military encounters, with ba.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: List of Photographs; Introduction & Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Epilogue