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666th.com – 5 Years of Dominance

666th.com – 5 Years of Dominance

The 666th.com - Black Brigade was started on a rainy night 17 July 1998, in Douglas, the Isle Of Man. I had been patiently waiting the release of SpecOps, as a member of a squad called Delta Company. As reports on the progress of SpecOps came in, my only contact in...

From Tailhooker to Mudmover

From Tailhooker to Mudmover

An Aviation Career in the Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm, United States Navy, and South African Air Force This book traces an extraordinary career through nearly four decades of military aviation. Dick Lord, well known as an aviation raconteur, tells a tale of military...

666th.com – 5 Years of Dominance

666th.com Review 2000/2001 Preview

This past year has seen the 666th change and grow at an alarming rate. I could probably count who is left of the original core of the 666th by hand, these men have been with this dream since conception, and they ARE the 666th in essence   Honorary Members  ...

The 10s’ – Rules of Camouflage

The 10s’ – Rules of Camouflage

When thinking about concealment - think of the 10s' - being: Shape, Silhouette, Shadow, Shade, Shine, Spacing, Size, Silence or Sound, Smell and Scent. Shape The shape of the human body - is instantly recognisable anywhere. Unlike most things in nature, which are...

Fire Force

Fire Force

A Trooper's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry Fire Force is the account of Chris Cocks’s service in 3 Commando, The Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI), during Zimbabwe’s civil war of the 1970s—a war that came to be known, almost innocuously, as ‘the bush war’. Fire...

We Fear Naught But God

We Fear Naught But God

The Story of the South African Special Forces, "The Recces" The authoritative history of the South African Special Forces. Nicknamed "The Recces", the men of this famous combat unit were masters in the art of reconnaissance and clandestine warfare. Covers the brutal...

Vlamgat

Vlamgat

The Story of the Mirage F1 in the South African Air Force The original Vlamgat book has all but been sold out and the publisher no longer longer exists. As there was still a strong demand for the book, the author got together with combat360 Productions and decided to...

South African Armed Forces

South African Armed Forces

South Africa’s armed forces are the most powerful and effective in sub- Saharan Africa. They have also been an important actor in the various developments in southern Africa over the past two decades. In this book, readers will discover the 23-year campaign in...

The War for Africa

The War for Africa

Twelve Months that Transformed a Continent The story of the Cuban-South African war in Angola in 1987–88 through the eyes of the South Africans who fought in it. The Angolan Civil War lasted over a quarter of a century, from 1975 to 2002. Beginning as a power struggle...

FIRST SHOT COUNTS

FIRST SHOT COUNTS

Tank Killers Take on Big Game A Soviet T-55 battle tank rumbles slowly through the southern Angolan countryside, its two mates in echelon close behind. The FAPLA tank commander peers nervously at every shadow, at every oddly shaped bush and rock. He knows the South...

South Africa’s New Range Rifles

South Africa’s New Range Rifles

Springbok civilians' LM4 semiauto CIVILIANS in South Africa - particularly border farmers and cattlemen - have unusual home-defense requirements. Constantly threatened by bands of heavily armed insurgents and an escalating terrorist movement.most of the people with...

South African War Machine

South African War Machine

Although the South African armed forces have attracted world-wide media attention in recent years and have become known as the most powerful and efficient in southern Africa, comparatively few details of their operations and organisation are known. South African War...

The Elite

The Elite

The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service The Rhodesian Special Air Service, one of the most formidable fighting forces in the world, operated almost exclusively across borders during the long bitter bush war, undertaking deep-penetration missions against...

Selous Scouts: Top Secret War

Selous Scouts: Top Secret War

The Selous Scouts were the toughest and most efficient killing machine anywhere in Africa, and its members consisted of the finest guerrilla fighting men in the Western world. Unconventional in many ways, disregardful of parade ground discipline, unorthodox in their...

Images of War

Images of War

Photorealistic pencil drawings by the author with his own poetry. The book is a poignant exploration of the human experience of South Africans at war in the Rhodesian, SWA and Angolan bush. Author: Peter Badcock Publisher: Graham ISBN: 9780620053440