Police counter-insurgency Dog Tracking Units.
It is my opinion that the Police Dog Tracking Units were among the best trackers in the country. This article is written by Lance Chief...
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jepadbury
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Have you seen a soldier die?
When a soldier dies in combat, all that is vital for his survival, and those precious possessions, lie with him. A combatant carries the...
jepadbury
- Aug 28
- 7 min
Irregular Warfare: Politics (1)
During the Rhodesian Civil War, whilst engaged in irregular warfare operations in the Hurungwe Tribal Trust Land (TTL) which was occupied...
jepadbury
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Major Nigel Henson (RLI), book review
Nigel Henson, is a highly regarded RLI Officer, with much recognised combat experience and was the countries longest serving Fire Force...
jepadbury
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Latest reviews 17 February 2023
Charlie Hand was a patrol officer attached to Special Branch Rusape. These brave men lived and worked daily in the operational areas...
jepadbury
- Jan 31
- 5 min
Book review by Gerry van Tonder, military historian, published author.
“The masses are the key to survival and victory in a people’s revolution and there is a need for their unequivocal support”. In a few...
jepadbury
- Jan 15
- 3 min
The trauma of post-revolutionary displacement.
I define post-revolutionary displacement as the “enforced or voluntary movement from home, land or country as a direct result of a...
jepadbury
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
Latest reviews 31 December 2023
Former Detective Inspector Graham Brand. Graham saved my life in a battle with ZANLA (pp 73-75) "Having read Battle for Hurungwe, it...
jepadbury
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
It is hard to believe that 2022 is drawing to a close and we are entering another festive season. I would like to wish you a peaceful, ...
jepadbury
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
RHODESIAN COMMANDERS CONSIDER A MILITARY COUP.
I am grateful for the support for my latest blog, notably from those who have read the book. On 3 August 1978, disenchanted with the...
jepadbury
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Battle For Hurungwe - latest reviews
"Having read Battle for Hurungwe, it brought a refreshing and honest account of a Special Branch operatives far reaching foresight into...
jepadbury
- Oct 19, 2022
- 7 min
VISCOUNT DOWN: Did the SAS eliminate the Strela gang?
In 2012, deeply concerned with some of the claims made in the book Viscount Down (Keith Nell, 2010), Lieutenant Colonel Brian Robinson,...
jepadbury
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
Chief Joseph Mudzimu - friend or foe of the Shona people in Hurungwe?
On 15 July 2022, the New Zimbabwe newspaper reported the death of Chief Joseph Mudzimu (83) on July 2, after a short illness. His passing...
jepadbury
- Sep 10, 2022
- 2 min
APPLEDORE BOOK FESTIVAL
My book, Battle For Hurungwe, has been accepted for the prestigious Appledore Book Festival. If you are in the area, join me for a chat...
jepadbury
- Aug 14, 2022
- 4 min
Revolution and the church (Chapter 6)
I was well aware that the Roman Catholic priests in the Makoni and Manyika tribal trust lands (TTLs) were actively supporting ZANLA...
jepadbury
- Aug 8, 2022
- 3 min
Latest Reviews - 8/8/2022
Dr Louis Shulman, FRANZCR LRCP MRCS MBCHB, was at school with me and was a former Captain in the Rhodesian Medical Corps and 2 RR...
jepadbury
- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Value of Rhodesian Air Force Logbooks
The Value of Rhodesian Air Force Logbooks
jepadbury
- Jun 17, 2022
- 2 min
Former commander of the British Armed Forces reviews Battle For Hurungwe.
"Asymmetric warfare is another type of war; war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, and assassins; war by ambush instead of by...
jepadbury
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
The Road To Truth
You should always be prepared to truly consider evidence that contradicts your beliefs, and admit the possibility that you may be wrong....
jepadbury
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
Police Anti-Terrorist Units
Chief Superintendent Bill Bailey became the Lomagundi District Commander in 1964. Bailey had served in the Long-Range Desert Group...
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