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Operation “Gordian Knot” – #Miteda Airstrip
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Operation “Gordian Knot” – Evacuation near #Miteda
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Operation “Gordian Knot” – #Berliet
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All-terrain driving
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Adding detonators and charges to grenades for shooting training
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#Angola – Hunter Battalion 185
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Mutamba dos Macondes – Camp
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Picada Mutamba dos Macondes – Nangade: Baptism of fire – 3 ambushes
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Weapons captured in the #Mandimba area
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Jeep Willys – #Mandimba
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SOUTH AFRICAN BORDER WAR

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RHODESIAN BUSH WAR

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PORTUGUESE WAR MOZAMBIQUE

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WAR STORIES

South African Mirage F1’s versus Angolan MiG-23’s
South Africa’s New Range Rifles
The story of the Fiat G.91R fighter bombers operated by the Portuguese Air Force in Angola
The Hawker Hunter and Rhodesia’s Bush War
Cloud over St Helena

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Infantry School
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No 2 (R1M1) Landmine
M26 Hand Grenade

OPERATIONS

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Mozambique Revolution no.42, January-March 1970

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1988 May

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1975 Summer

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From military to civilian life : the case of retired Special Forces Operators

From Military To Civilian Life : The Case of Retired Special Forces Operators

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MIRAGE F1AZ FM-2 FLIGHT MANUAL

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Operator’s Manual For PKM Machine Gun

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THE SOVIEТ ARMY TROOPS, ORGANIZATION, AND EQUIPMENT

FM 100-2-3: The Soviet Army: Troops, Organization, and Equipment

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The USSR and SWAPO: SECRET MISSION IN ANGOLA (1977–1990)

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Mozambican Revolution no.24, March-April-May 1966

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AERMACCHI MB-326KC Impala Mk.2 FRC1 Emergency Procedures

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1979 Feb

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The Cuban Adventure – A Cuban Perspective of Air Operations in Angola

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Vlamgat – The Story of the Mirage F1 in the South African Air Force

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Mirage F1AZ NWS – Part 1 and 2

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The Role Of The South African Air Force (SAAF During The SADF’s Cross-border Operations In Angola, November 1981-1982: A Historical Exploration

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Mozambican Revolution no.26, August-September 1966

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Mozambique Revolution no.58, January-March 1974

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Tactical Tracking Operations – David Scott-Donelan

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Mozambican Revolution no.46, January-April 1966

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Main Differences between Mirage F1CZ and Mirage F1AZ

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Breaking Contract: The Story of Vinnia Ndadi

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The Organizer: The Story of Temba Moyo (1974) ZAPU/ZIPRA

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1986 May

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PILOT OPERATION DESCRIPTION FOR BAe LIFT HAWK

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Buccaneer S50 – Aircrew Notes

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The Official Soviet AKM Manual: Operating Instructions for the 7.62mm Modernized Kalashnikov Rifle (AKM and AKMS) – Paladin Press

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Mozambique Revolution no.59, April-June 1974

Mozambique Revolution no.59, April-June 1974

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Angola in Arms, February 4th, 1969

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Mozambican Revolution no.25, June-July 1966

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Mozambican Revolution no.23, January-February 1966

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