This searing account primarily covers Ed Bird's Special Branch (SB) service in the Beitbridge area of southern Matabeleland, 1976-1980, encompassing Operations Repulse and Tangent of the bitter Rhodesian 'bush war'.Joining the British South Africa Police (BSAP) in 1964, Bird cut his teeth on Selous Scouts 'pseudo' operations during Operation Hurricane in 1974-1976, so was well equipped to deal with the insidious escalation of the ZANLA and ZIPRA campaigns in the south of the countr...

Sabrina Shire is a private investigator employed to find who murdered Ben Curl.She finds herself in hospital after an inexplicable car accident. Her husband, Hilton, and her two younger brothers take up the investigation where she left off.It is found that Sabrina’s ‘accident’ was not an accident at all and is, in fact, closely linked to her enquiries. The company known as ‘Goldenviron’, headed by Bobby McGarvie, appears to be involved with rape and pillage of the land, but...

A family adventure suitable for all ages.A pack of various breeds of dogs set out on a mission to protect two young boys from certain danger, only to find that there is another child who must be rescued from the hands of villains.Will the boys and hounds succeed in their efforts?Set in the wilderness of southern Africa where anything can happen, this merry band of two and four-legged beings encounter danger regularly, but rally together in pursuit of their goal.

Sabrina Shire is a private investigator employed to find who murdered Ben Curl.She finds herself in hospital after an inexplicable car accident. Her husband, Hilton, and her two younger brothers take up the investigation where she left off.It is found that Sabrina's 'accident' was not an accident at all and is, in fact, closely linked to her enquiries. The company known as 'Goldenviron', headed by Bobby McGarvie, appears to be involved with rape and pillage of the land, but i...

Coral, her lover, and a number of friends visit a regular haunt known as Serenity Island.Once they've settled in and begin to enjoy their isolated week's holiday, and to celebrate Coral's thirtieth birthday, everything starts to go horribly wrong.After a great many tragic and terrifying events Coral wonders if they'll ever get off the island in one piece, or at all…

A family adventure suitable for all ages. A pack of various breeds of dogs set out on a mission to protect two young boys from certain danger, only to find that there is another child who must be rescued from the hands of villains. Will the boys and hounds succeed in their efforts? Set in the wilderness of southern Africa where anything can happen, this merry band of two and four-legged beings encounter danger regularly, but rally together in pursuit of their goal.

A Novella Coral, her lover, and a number of friends visit a regular haunt known as Serenity Island. Once they’ve settled in and begin to enjoy their isolated week’s holiday, and to celebrate Coral’s thirtieth birthday, everything starts to go horribly wrong. After a great many tragic and terrifying events Coral wonders if they’ll ever get off the island in one piece, or at all…

Hilton Shire, a newly appointed private investigator, is on a mission of revenge together with his brothers-in-law, Jordan and Kyle. They believe that Sabrina, Hilton’s wife and sister to Jordan & Kyle, was involved in an inexplicable car accident followed by abduction and incredible violence as a result of her investigation into the demise of Julie Curl’s husband a number of years before. They also believe that Sabrina was drawing close to resolving the mystery when she met with that ...

Coral, her lover, and a number of friends visit a regularhaunt known as Serenity Island. Collectively, they’ve done this for the past few years in order tocelebrate Coral’s birthday, but this trip will be different, and causes Coralto rename their favourite spot!Once they’ve settled in to enjoy their week’s secludedholiday and celebrate Coral’s thirtieth birthday, everything starts to gowrong. After many terrifying and tragicevents, C...

Operation ENTERPRISE was the most successful internal operation of the Rhodesian war, and arguably the most important, being fiercely fought just 20 km's north of Salisbury. It foiled ZANLA's plan to infiltrate the Capital and disrupt the elections in April 1979 which brought about the transitional Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Deployment tactics for as many as three contacts in a day were pioneered by 1 Commando RLI along with the introduction of a "Jumbo Fire Force" which was perfecte...

A memoir from a Special Forces fighter about his experiences in the Rhodesian War and how combat has shaped his life.Andre Scheepers grew up on a farm in Rhodesia, learning about the bush from his African childhood friends, before joining the army. A quiet, introspective thinker, Andre started out as a trooper in the SAS before being commissioned into the Rhodesian Light Infantry Commandos, where he was engaged in fireforce combat operations. He then rejoined the S...

1 Recce. One of the sharpest, most versatile and deadliest specialist units in the South African Defence Force. These men - superfit and unbelievably tough - were dauntless. Time and again they put their lives on the line in covert operations that were mostly conducted under the cover of night, far behind enemy lines. For decades, the participants have kept silent about these secret missions. Now, for the first time, the Recces' legendary commanders reveal details about their many politica...