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Callwell, Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice
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Kindle vesion @ $3.27:
Callwell, Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice
... this thread - in respect of COIN theory - seems to have dropped off the radar.
However, no reason not to continue...
I would add another book to the list.
Low Intensity Operations: Subversion, Insurgency and Peacekeeping by Frank Kitson
Kitson's personal military autobiography Bunch of Five is worth reading in conduction with the above.
Both available on Kindle.
I just finished a book on Michael Collins and the Anglo-Irish war. Very interesting. It occurs to me that because of the antagonists in that war there is a lot in English available about the activities and thoughts of the insurgents. One book that I haven't read but that looks interesting is called Guerrilla Days in Ireland by Tom Barry. He was a flying column commander.
This is the only small war I can think of where you can so easily get both sides of the story.
Team,
The Rhodesia Regiment Association is releasing a book in several weeks, a definitive history of the Rhodesia Regiment. It is going for NZD$110, and looks like a really mighty volume of a book. If anybody is interested, check out their website or even flick me a PM and I can put you in touch.
There is a large expat community in my hometown in New Zealand, and the Association is based there (Along with a small museum in the local garrison bar). I know they also have a large number of books etc available for purchase.
When I get some free time I am going to fly up there to hopefully have a pint with the Association and purchase my copy of the book. I also have Chris Cock's Fireforce on it's way to me now, which I am very excited about.
Cheers all,
Mac
I finally got my hands on two Pittaway books: SAS and Selous Scouts.
Both highly recommended. I suspect these books will continue to climb in value due to such low print volume.
Of all the books I have on the respective topics, I reckon these are both the best.
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I also just added this one:
Special Branch War, Ed Bird
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1909982342/
Glad you came right. You want to share how much they are going for?
Now you need this one to to complete your Rhodesian unit histories ;)
AFRICA'S COMMANDOS
I may have to since I've already got some of Chris Cock's other books:
Fireforce
Out of Action
Saints
I paid about $100USD for each from different sellers plus shipping to NZ.
Not cheap, but worth it.
I will eventually pick up Pittaway's other books LRDG(Rhodie) and Koevoet(Saffie) as well.
I have consolidated four RFI threads into this:All matters Rhodesian / Rhodesia (merged thread)
A lot of information sits in the main thread: Rhodesian COIN (consolidated thread, inc original RLI) and the recently published book: Africa's Commandos - new book on the RLI (Now in Historians arena).
As the war in Rhodesia was within a region wracked by conflict it is worth checking another thread: South Africa's COIN war in SWA/Namibia/Angola and COIN in Africa: The Portuguese Way of War, 1961–1974 (Now in Historians arena).
A debate over the Rhodesian tactic 'Fireforce' is found in the Afghan context: Moving the Rhod. Fire Force concept to Afghanistan?
A general search finds Rhodesia / Rhodesian appears in over a hundred threads, often in book lists for example.
I have copied this to the main thread.