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Winds of Destruction: The Autobiography of a Rhodesian Combat Pilot by Petter-Bowyer, Peter is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Winds of Destruction is a unique account of one man's service in the Rhodesian Air Force, spanning a period of twenty-three years from 1957 to 1980through the politically turbulent years of Federation; the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (U.D.I.) by Ian Smith's government in 1965 and thirteen years of relentless, uncompromising bush warfare against the never-ending tide of Robert Mugabe's and Joshua Nkomo's ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas. In a gruelling conflict that permitted no quarter, the Rhodesian Air Force (Rh.A.F.) fast became one of the Rhodesian Defence Force's most lethal and effective counter-insurgency organs. In pre-emptive bombing strikes against enemy camps in Mozambique, Zambia and as far afield as Tanzania; in its integral role as a troop-carrier and airborne strike force in ?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Petter-Bowyer, Peter
- Publisher
- Trafford Holdings Ltd. / Trafford Publishing
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781412012041
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, History, Historical
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (114 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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