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Out of Action by Chris Cocks (2012, Hardcover, Revised edition)

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The powerful sequel to Fireforce Originally published as Survival Course in 1999, now long out of print, Out of Action is a reworked and updated edition, the sequel to the best-selling Fireforce--one man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry. The book is divided into two distinct parts: Part 1, 'War', chronicles Chris Cocks's final 16 months of combat in the Rhodesian bush war, as a stick leader in PATU, the Police Ant-Terrorist Unit. It is a time of unbelievable cruelty as the part-time white reservists battle overwhelming odds, without air support and ... without a future, as Mugabe's ZANLA guerrillas swamp the country in the build-up to independence in 1980. Part 2, 'Peace', recounts the author's painful adjustment to life as a civilian--a fifteen-year odyssey in the embryonic state of Zimbabwe. It is an intensely personal journey in which the author pulls no punches as he describes his clumsy attempts to come to terms with a) the new dispensation of black Africa and b) himself. It is a cri de couer, the story of a young man, brutalized by war, who seeks escape in alcohol and drugs, and who, in the process, causes immeasurable pain and suffering to those around him. These too are the casualties of war. Ultimately, though, it is a story of hope, of a man's triumph over his own demons. Chris Cocks lives in Johannesburg. He is a partner in the recently established South African publishing house, 30 South Publishers. He is the author of Fireforce (now in its fourth edition); a novel, Cyclone Blues; and is the editor and compiler of The Saints--The Rhodesian Light Infantry.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
30 South Publishers (Pty) LTD
ISBN-10
1920143203
ISBN-13
9781920143206
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84296044

Product Key Features

Book Title
Out of Action
Author
Chris Cocks
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
War & Military, Africa / General, Military / General, Modern / 20th Century
Publication Year
2012
Genre
History, Fiction

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6in.
Item Height
1in.
Item Width
6.2in.

Additional Product Features

Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
968.9104092
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
312 Pages

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