Mad Dog Killers: The Story of a Congo Mercenary

Author:   Ivan Smith
Publisher:   30 Degrees South Publishers
ISBN:  

9781920143510


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   30 November 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Mad Dog Killers: The Story of a Congo Mercenary


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This documentary comprises original combat footage from operations in which Pathfinder Company was involved as well as other military footage relevant to this elite unit. It also contains interviews with the units founder, Colonel Jan Breytenbach; its first CSM, Pete McAleese; and, the author, Graham Gillmore as well as other members of the brigade. You have read the book, now hear additional anecdotes and stories related with an 'I-was-there realism' and see never-before released footage on this company's involvement in the border conflict that strangled southern Africa for decades. Approximate running time is 90 minutes.

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Author:   Ivan Smith
Publisher:   30 Degrees South Publishers
Imprint:   30 Degrees South Publishers
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781920143510


ISBN 10:   1920143513
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   30 November 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Ivan Smith was born 1941 in Fort Victoria, Rhodesia. He grew up on a farm before doing National service after leaving school in 1958. After some cowboy and mining work he spent 2 years in London and Copenhagen. In 1964 he signed up for a six-month contract as a Mercenary in the Congo. He joined the British South African police in 1965 and served fourteen years in the Paramilitary Support Unit and the Police Anti- Terrorist Unit during the protracted Rhodesian 'bush war'. He immigrated to South Africa in 1984 where he worked in the security department at the University of Cape for sixteen years. A Lover of hunting and fishing, he has written for various outdoor magazines for over forty years. He lives in the small village of Joubertina in the Western Cape of Southern Africa

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