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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- Jan 22
- 2 min
Book Review Neil Petrie
Battle for Hurungwe, by John Padbury is essential reading for those interested in the Rhodesian conflict, irregular warfare and national...
jepadbury
- Jan 6
- 9 min
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...
jepadbury
- Jan 5
- 5 min
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...
jepadbury
- Nov 17, 2023
- 2 min
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
- Oct 13, 2023
- 2 min
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...
jepadbury
- Oct 13, 2023
- 20 min
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...
jepadbury
- Oct 13, 2023
- 13 min
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...
jepadbury
- Sep 6, 2023
- 8 min
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...
jepadbury
- Sep 1, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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,...
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