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"On 23 November 1977, an armada of helicopters and airplanes took off from Rhodesian airbases and crossed the border into Mozambique. Their objective: to attack the headquarters of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army, where thousands of enemy forces were concentrated. Codenamed Operation Dingo, the raid was planned to coincide with a meeting of Robert Mugabe and his war council at the targeted HQ. It would be the biggest conflict of the Rhodesian Bush War. In this fascinating account, Ian Pringle describes the political and military backdrop leading up to the operation, and he tells…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2014Helion & Company, Limited · 9781909384934
- Other · English · 2013Helion and Company · 266 pages · 9781909384125
- Other · English · 2012Zebra · 266 pages · 9781770224285
CounterinsurgencyMilitary HistoryHistoryAerial operationsArmed ForcesSouth africa, politics and governmentInsurgencyZimbabwe, history