Mau Mau: Kenyan Emergency 1952 – 1960

The latest in the Africa@War series, this book covers the events of the Mau Mau Uprising that took place between 1952 and 1960. This book differs from many others insofar as it attempts to examine the episode as a military campaign and not as a popular revolt against colonial rule. The rise and fall of the Mau Mau movement is tracked through its emergence as a popular movement and its slow but steady collapse under the weight of the British military response. Examined are the various counter-insurgency tactics used and the successes and failures of the campaign.

SAAF’s Border War: The South African Air Force in Combat 1966-1989

An illustrated account of the little known South African Border War from the perceptive of the South African Air Force. This book covers operations from 1966 to 1989, detailing the key operation of the war and the role that the air force played throughout. Comprehensively illustrated, this book is a must for military and campaign enthusiasts of every stripe. This wa sthe last of the great liberation struggles of southern Africa and the only virtually conventional war fought.

Selous Scouts: Rhodesian Counter-Insurgency Specialists

Published in 2011 by 30 Degrees South of South Africa and Helion Press of the UK, this is a detailed history of one of the most unique, aggressive and successful counter-insurgency special force units. Richly illustrated, the narrative traces the formation of the Selous Scouts as a dedicated pseudo ops unit and it’s subsequent evolution into a fully constituted infantry attack force. This is the story of military heoisim and prowess against the backdrop of crumbling white rule in Southern Africa.

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France in Centrafrique:From Bokassa and Operation Barracude to the days of EUFOR

A detailed look at French military involvement in Equatorial Africa, with a specific emphasis on the Central African Republic. This book traces the birth of the colony as a French Protectorate to independence under lunatic dictator Jean-Bédel Bokassa . Examined within is the efforts of the French to maintain strategic influence in an unstable region while at the same time allowing, or appearing to allow, the generation of indigenous institutions in a region of deep strategic interest to France.

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Rhodesia: Last Outpost of the British Empire

This is the current definitive history of Rhodesia. From the genesis of the territory as a British South Africa Company charter to independent rebel republic to the liberated nation state of Zimbabwe. Over 500 plus pages, the narrative covers the 90-years of white ruled Rhodesia, following the contribution sof the colony to two world wars, a variety of local campaigns and the bitter civil war that brought the rebellion to an end. This is a thorough and comprehensive narrative that will not easily be superseded.

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