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Mad Dog Killers

The Story of a Congo Mercenary

Ivan Smith

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English
30 Degrees South Publishers
30 November 2021
This documentary comprises original combat footage from operations in which Pathfinder Company was involved as well as other military footage relevant to this elite unit. It also contains interviews with the units founder, Colonel Jan Breytenbach; its first CSM, Pete McAleese; and, the author, Graham Gillmore as well as other members of the brigade. You have read the book, now hear additional anecdotes and stories related with an 'I-was-there realism' and see never-before released footage on this company's involvement in the border conflict that strangled southern Africa for decades. Approximate running time is 90 minutes.
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Imprint:   30 Degrees South Publishers
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   290g
ISBN:   9781920143510
ISBN 10:   1920143513
Pages:   160
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ivan Smith was born 1941 in Fort Victoria, Rhodesia. He grew up on a farm before doing National service after leaving school in 1958. After some cowboy and mining work he spent 2 years in London and Copenhagen. In 1964 he signed up for a six-month contract as a Mercenary in the Congo. He joined the British South African police in 1965 and served fourteen years in the Paramilitary Support Unit and the Police Anti- Terrorist Unit during the protracted Rhodesian 'bush war'. He immigrated to South Africa in 1984 where he worked in the security department at the University of Cape for sixteen years. A Lover of hunting and fishing, he has written for various outdoor magazines for over forty years. He lives in the small village of Joubertina in the Western Cape of Southern Africa

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