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Book Reviews Battle For Hurungwe Dr Louis Shulman & Neil Petrie
"This is a book which had to be written. Part I covers the bush war in North Eastern Rhodesia and includes John Padbury’s personal...
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Dec 22, 20243 min read
Elite Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR)
Harare Central Hospital deployment When it is time to go home after a lengthy deployment in the Operational Area, one wants to be able to...
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Dec 22, 20249 min read
Strategic theories of Sun Tzu and Von Clausewitz
Compare and contrast the strategic theories of Sun Tzu and Von Clausewitz A comparative study...
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Sep 28, 202429 min read


Eulogy Senior Ass Comm Ted Sheriff
Former Senior Assistant Commissioner Edward (Ted) Sheriff passed away on 22 May 2024, aged 99 years, to the day. His passing was...
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Jun 19, 20246 min read
Book Review Neil Petrie
Battle for Hurungwe, by John Padbury is essential reading for those interested in the Rhodesian conflict, irregular warfare and national...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read


The UK military is in a parlous state of affairs
Introduction by John Padbury Dr. Graham Blick elaborates on his observations concerning the precarious state of the United Kingdom's...
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Jan 6, 20249 min read


Benefits Realisation by Doctor Graham Blick.
The last two decades have seen Businesses throughout the Globe focusing on the acquisition and use of Technology. This has been done in...
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Jan 5, 20245 min read
Book review D/S/O Lawrie Mabin
I first met the author John Padbury in 1969 when we were both young recruits at the BSA Police, Morris Depot. We became good friends...
jepadbury
Nov 17, 20232 min read


Allan Savory -book review.
"As someone who served as a TF officer in the Rhodesian army training police, special branch and SAS volunteers in the original GATU...
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Oct 13, 20232 min read


Guerrilla Warfare And The Environment In Southern Africa:
Guerrilla Warfare And The Environment In Southern Africa: Impediments Faced By Zipra And Umkhonto Wesizwe. Abstract This article is...
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Oct 13, 202320 min read


Irregular warfare and the civilian population
In this article John Padbury and Graham Blick, veterans of the Rhodesian Bush war, share some of their different experiences which...
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Oct 13, 202313 min read


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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Sep 6, 20238 min read


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...
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Sep 1, 20233 min read


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
Aug 28, 20237 min read


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...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read


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
Feb 17, 20232 min read


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 31, 20235 min read


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...
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Jan 15, 20233 min read


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 31, 20222 min read


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
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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