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No disrespect, but you can't ask about a country that was wiped out without including the conditions that caused it. Those conditions, despite socialist denials, still exist today.

Awesome

That looks like Warren Morris (from the SAPS documentary released around 2001) in that 1994 selection course photo!

My dad served in the RLI for over 24 years....In the going down of the sun..we will remember them

Accidental discharge, for a minute i thought he meant a fart and a follow up ☘️😁

That'd Dude has one serious vibe about him, stone cold, reckon he got more bodies than a Chinese cemetery ☘️💚

Thanks for this interview, I have seen John's name mentioned in a number of the books I have on the Rhodesian conflict. My husband was a territorial soldier and says he loved the Mag and the FN fal as a weapon, yes they punch very well and you had to keep them clean and oiled. Again, it is down to fire control.

23:44 That’s DC-3. DC-4 was a 4 Engine nose dragger And the DC-5 an ugly shoulderwinged something which never really went into production.

Rhodesians never die!! 💪🏻🙏🏻

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Tanks and Jets against native tribes 😢big tough cowards .

awesome

Shane Willard, legend, best of the best 👌

My grandfather was in the 27th just learned he was hospitalized after missile strike but returned to service that’s all I know so far

Fighting a loosing war World against them Sanctions imposed South africa withdrew support Usa interference Britain wouldn't assist! Apartheid OK in israel But not in africa!

Shut the he'll up lam a former zipra this guy is fare. I end in the first battalion support coy. His not bais he knows what his taking abt

Best points made, do not forcibly impose your cultural differences on the indigenous, traditional cultural ways in other countries, respect their ways.....gg, Tampa Florida

Great interview

Mujibhas were the non-military personnel that carried the gear for the combatants. Those little boys were not mujibhas, they were just kids herding cattle who if they saw something and did not alert, their own families were in danger.

My grandmother, uncle and cousin were killed by the Rhodesian forces that were camped at the Romesly Army base in Wedza on May 6 1978. She was an angel in human form whose only crime was feeding anyone who came by the farm. The accusation was that she was feeding the ZANLA forces, even though she was known to be apolitical but had a policy that anybody's son is as my son, and if they are hungry I will feed them. She was a devout Christian who had converted through the outreach of members of the Dutch Reformed Church. I was bitter about that for years but i understand the reality of war. The moral of the Rhodesian story is you can't keep the majority of any population as 2nd class citizens. Those black forces that made up 80% of the Rhodesian forces were not allowed to buy homes in the segregated white suburbs or send their kids to Govt 'group A' schools like Alan Wilson, Churchill of Prince Edward. The system could not be sustained. I was one of the first batch of students to desegregate Govt schools and those first few years were harsh for us black students.

Keep the memories alive brothers

Long Live the RLI. They are immortal. We will not forget

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Fascinating interview!

I went to school with a number of Rhodesians in South Africa back in the 1980's. Intelligent, physically fit and really tuned into their surroundings, overall really good guys to be amongst when the shit hit the fan but do not piss these guys off...2 sayings from when I was growing up in South Africa - Never piss off a Rhodie...and beware a Rhodie on the rampage!

Probably one of the best minds on the subject. Colin has lived and breathed the stories of the “troubles” or as it should be known, more accurately as a terrorist campaign.

Very good interview. Every new piece of information that sheds light on the reality of what it was like to be a police officer in Northern Ireland during The Troubles is something that is worth learning as it, too, is a part of Northern Ireland's history. I believe people from all sides of the religious and political divide, especially those who lived through the troubles, can now learn important things that, had they know them at the time, they might have been given the opportunity to see a more nuanced and humane picture. Such information - both sad and funny - can be found in the pages of these three excellent books.

Good to hear Colin’s perspective of what life was like on the streets of Northern Ireland as a police officer as well as what life was like for the families of RUC officers.

This brought back a lot of memories

The books are fantastic, it is 100% right about policing in NI, Colin Breen has done an excellent job in giving a real honest read of what actually happened. Highly recommended .

I have read all 3 books and would recommend them for a balanced view of those troubled times.

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Iam a recently retired police officer from cleveland ohio Mr. Breen is the real deal.I worked the intercity area of that town.the time peroid was dangerous ,but i under every thing he said, i had training officers who survived the urban roits of the mid 1960s rhey told me their experiences. Thank you Mr.Breen....

History will judge Rhodesians a lot less harshly than they have been judged in the past, as the outcomes of African independence are shown to the world.

Legendary guys. They achieved the impossible against huge odds. Some of the greatest military accomplishments .

The revolt he speaks of happened in 1857 in India.

The Rhodesian Army Had Fn rifles, Machine guns , grenades etc just basics

Not great! A common sf screw up as usual Tired of it. Im sure no pansy had a bayonet. Just notebooks to write self indulging pity books

Amazing and honest!!! Great podcast, interesting guest and spot on interviewer.

Point of correction. Investigate how the Matabele state was before colonialism.

As you undoubtedly know, the Springbok Club have been maintaining the tradition of the “Raising the Flag” ceremony, which was held in Salisbury, Rhodesia, from 1890 (when the country was founded) until 1979, and was then continued by the late, great Peter Sladden at his estate in Southrepps, Norfolk, from 1981 until 2017, at various locations during the recent few years. This year the ceremony will be held at Sudbury in Suffolk, a venue which has been chosen because it was the boyhood home of The Rt.Hon. Sir Leander Starr Jameson, KCMG, CB, PC (“Dr. Jim”), the great colleague and loyal assistant of Cecil John Rhodes, who was Administrator of Southern Rhodesia from 1894 until 1896, and Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1904 to 1908. This event will take place on Saturday 30th September 2023. Assemble at “Painters at the Angel”, 43 Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AG between 11.30 hrs and 14.30 hrs. The ceremony itself (which will consist of the symbolic raising of the Union and Rhodesian flags and the singing of the British and Rhodesian national anthems) will then take place at 14.30 hrs outside the boyhood home of Sir Leander Starr Jameson across the road in Friars Street. Proceedings will then continue at the Anthony Wheeler Room of the near-by Hive Community Centre, School Street, Sudbury, between 15.00 hrs and 18.00 hrs, where two key-note speeches will be given, followed by a fascinating PowerPoint presentation about the life and career of Sir Leander Starr Jameson. We trust that you will make every effort to join us for this important and inspiring ceremony, and will also bear in mind that organising such an event, particularly the publishing of a wee programme by Patriotic Press to mark the occasion, entails a fair number of expenses. Donations to help cover these costs can be made either by cheque made payable to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: Patriotic Press, BM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K., or by direct bank transfer, the relevant bank account details being: Bank name: NatWest Bank Ltd., Herne Bay Branch; Sort-Code: 60-10-37; Account Name: Patriotic Press; Account No.: 54015138.

Greetings from Bulgaria,Dermont!Nice iterview!You and i were together for 4 monts in Castel.I remember how etntusiastis he was at the beginning and how disappointed at the end!🙂I stayed 11 years it the legion!😅By the way,Alfonso was a liar!

Amazing country .. now it’s all gone

Interesting.

Hey Paul, the podcast came out better than expected. Good job, and great that you keep the history going.

Thanks to him, and his brother coast watchers, he likely saved the lives of Americans, including my father, stationed on Woodlark Island Papua, just 1 hour fly time from Japanese army airdromes on Rabaul.God bless him and his lively wife.

He is wearing Rhodesian brush stroke pattern camouflage. Its very rare. Wish I had some myself but its very hard to find. It was used by the Rhodesian military from 1965 to 1980. Its one of my favorite camouflage patterns. Ian Smith was right

RLI a great Regiment, Rhodesia a great country and Rhodesian`s a great people.

I'm really liking these videos, man. You've got another subscriber.

I too went to Ft. Leonard Wood, A31 EN BN in 2014 4:37. God bless this man. :)