Four Ball One Tracer: Commanding Executive Outcomes in Angola and Sierra Leone
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1910294713 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Still a soldier at heart he divides his time between earning an income, indulging his passion for collecting books on conflict in Africa, and road running in weird and wonderful locations. He is co-author of Four Ball, One Tracer: Commanding Executive Outcomes in Angola and Sierra Leone. With his sights set firm
From fighting UNITA for the critical oil installations and diamond fields of Angola to the offensive against the RUF in Sierra Leone to capture the Kono diamond fields and the palace coup which ousted Captain Valentine Strasser, van Heerden was at the forefront. Unapologetic, unassuming and forthright, the combat exploits of Executive Outcomes (EO) in Angola and Sierra Leone are recounted for the first time by a battlefield commander who was physically on the ground during all their major combat operations. He tells of the tragedy of child soldiers, illegal diamond mining and the curse of government soldiers who turn on their own people; he tells of RUF atrocities, the harrowing attempt to rescue a downed EO pilot and the poignant efforts to recover the remains of EO soldiers killed in action. Coupled with van Heerden's gripping exposé, hitherto unpublished photographs, order of battle charts and battle maps offer unprecedented access to the major actions as they took place on the ground during the heydays of EO.. Brutally honest and devoid of hyperbole, this is Roelf van Heerden's Executive Outcomes
It was on these savannahs and in these primeval forests that the interdependency among exceptional soldiers, fundamental to the achievement of great military deeds, surmounted the challenging odds that Roelf recollects in his unassuming style. . About the Author Andrew Hudson majored in military history at the South Africa Military Academy and after two decades as an infantry officer in the South African Defence Force, ten of which were spent in the operational areas, he moved into the private sector. A unique opportunity to break new military ground presented itself at the end of
T.A.L. Dozer said Executive Outcomes in Action!. Executive Outcomes in Action!"Four Ball One Tracer: Commanding Executive Outcomes in Angola and Sierra Leone" by Roelf van Heerden as told to Andrew Hudson. This book covers operations by Executive Outcomes (EO) which was a private military company founded in South Africa in 1989. It later became part of the South African-based holding company Strategic Resource Corporation. EO provided military personnel, training and logistical support to officially recognized gove. Four Ball, One Tracer: Commanding Executive Outcomes in Angola and Sierra Leone Richard Young Honest, no nonsense, no frills, first hand account from one of the ground commanders.Seldom do mercenary commanders have staff course military qualifications and this shows in Colonel van Heerden's battle conduct, prosecution of his allocated military tasks and the quality of prose of his book (with co-author).Although a mercenary, van Heerden is actually a modern day private military contractor.He and his men are professionals, do what they are trained to do and act. "Informative" according to John Knight. A good reporting of the actions of Executive Outcomes in Angola and Sierra Leone. It is written in straight reporter style and a bit dry at times. For those not familier with Professional Military Corporations, it's probably not your cup of tea.