Intake 131 : Memoirs of a Rhodesian Army Cadet

In 1973, Sandy Sanderson attended School of Infantry in Gwelo, in what was then central Rhodesia, for officer training. Now, more than 40 years on, he has written a book based on the diary he kept. The result is a frank, detailed and sometimes humorous account of the training as it happened. The book will be intriguing to people from all parts of the world with an interest in June 1977, Time magazine commented, "Man for man, the Rhodesian Army ranks amongst the world's finest fighting units". If this were true the training must surely have contributed. Recruits were trained by some of the toughest and most experienced military instructors in the world, all of whom possessed a varied, if profane, vocabulary. As Sandy put it, "Any Rhodesian drill instructorcould string a sentence together consisting entirely of expletives, apart from the odd indefinite article, and make perfect sense". In spite of this they werehugely respected and their expertise undoubtedly saved many lives.Author: Sanderson, Captain Sandy,author Contributors: Sanderson, Captain Sandy,author Binding: paperback Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Published/Release Date: 14 Jul 2015 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Mereo Books Author/Director/Artist: Captain Sandy Sanderson Dimension (cm): 203x127x16 mm Package Dimension (cm): 16x203x127 mm Item Weight (g): 295 Package Weight (g): 376