We Fear Naught But God: The Story of the South African Special Forces, "The Recces"The authoritative history of the South African Special Forces. Nicknamed "The Recces", the men of this famous combat unit were masters in the art of reconnaissance and clandestine warfare. Covers the brutal guerrilla wars in Angola and Namibia from which the Recces emerged as one of the most decorated units in the South African military. |
Common terms and phrases
32 Battalion African Special Forces Air Force aircraft Angola armoured Army attack awarded the Honoris badge base became Breytenbach bridge bush Captain Centre Cmdt Colonel Commanding Officer Conradie Corporal Cubans Decoration Defence Force deployed deployment Diedericks Doppies Dukuduku Durban Els Collection Bottom Els Collection Top enemy Fapla fire FNLA Fourie Greeff Greyling guerrilla helicopter Infantry J.J. Moorcroft jump killed kilometres Klerk Klopper L/Cpl later Lieutenant Loots machine-gun Medal Meerholtz metres military mortar MPLA Operation Savannah Owamboland Parachute Battalion patrol Paul Els Collection Potgieter Pretoria radio Recces Reconnaissance Commando Reconnaissance Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major rendezvous Rhodesian River Roxo S/Sgt SADF selection course Selous Scouts soldiers South African Special South West Africa Special Air Service Special Forces Headquarters Special Forces members Spuy Staff Sergeant Swapo target task Terblanche Toit Top Left Top Right troops Unita vehicle Visser Warrant Officer wounded