H-Hour Podcast #125 Chris Cocks – Author of Fireforce: One Man’s War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry

Chris was conscripted into the Rhodesian Light Infantry during the Rhodesian bush war and conducted hundreds of counter insurgency operations, inserting by helicopter and by parachute, sometimes deep within the neighboring countries of Mozambique and Zambia. He is the author of Fireforce – a book regarded as one of the most honest and accurate personal accounts of the Rhodesian war. Buy Fireforce at this link.

Podcast host: Hugh Keir ( @hughkeir )

This episode was sponsored by The Development Society, The Aardvark Group, Rugby4Heroes and Monkey Mountaineering

One thought on “H-Hour Podcast #125 Chris Cocks – Author of Fireforce: One Man’s War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry”

Good podcast with Chris Cocks.
I guess I was the officer who covered too many miles per day for Chris’ liking on that patrol.
Looking back 40 years there are many lessons to be learned from Rhodesia as there were for the Brits after Malaya 1948-60

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