Hank and Bindu explore one of our favourite books on the Rhodesian Bush War, written by A.J. Balaam a veteran of both the Rhodesian Light Infantry and the Selous Scouts. Balaam grew up in Rhodesia and after national service in the RLI, he suffered through the legendary Selous Scouts selection course and became a member of this formidable elite unit.

Changing pace, Hank and Bindu speak about the problems we face when talking about military history and history more generally today. We talk about cancel culture, political correctness, the politicization of history, yellow journalism, trading up the chain, and our own personal experiences with all of the above.

Hank and Bindu sit down with a great friend of the podcast, Canadian-born Rhodesian Bush War veteran Larry Jenkins. Larry came from a small Canadian town with a proud military history, travelled the world on a German tramp steamer, and found himself in Rhodesia during the height of the Bush War.

Hank and Bindu explore the memoirs of Pyotr Wrangel, the last commander of White forces in Southern Russia during the Russian Civil War. A veteran of both the Russo-Japanese War and First World War, Wrangel returned from retirement to join anti-Bolshevik “White” forces during the Russian Civil War.

Hank and Bindu take a deep dive into a lost classic of the Rhodesian Bush War, written by Rhodesian Light Infantry and Selous Scout veteran Dennis Croukamp. Croukamp served through almost the entirety of the Rhodesian Bush War, from 1965-1979.

Hank and Bindu sit down with Chris Cocks, a veteran of the Rhodesian Light Infantry 3 Commando (“The Lovers”) and British South Africa Police PATU, and author of the books “Fireforce” and “Survival Course”

Hank and Bindu explore one of the most famous military memoirs of the First World War, “The Storm of Steel” by Ernst Jünger. Jünger served in the 73rd Infantry Regiment of the Hanoverian 19th Division. From 1914-1918 he served on the Western Front, earning an Iron Cross First Class, a House Order of Hohenzollern, and a Pour le Mérite.

Hank and Bindu tackle a forgotten Canadian war classic, "And We Go On" by Will R. Bird. Bird fought on the Western Front as a member of the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Hank and Bindu do a run down of 2020, with a discussion on future plans for the podcast, their obsession with military history, their collection of knives, and other random topics in lieu of a previously planned Christmas Special.

This is the second episode of our two part series. Join us again as we delve deeper into the complicated and often vicious fighting of the Rhodesian Bush War.

Bindu and Hank's deep dive into Chris Cocks' "Fireforce", first published in 1988. "Fireforce" details Chris Cocks' experiences as a front line commando with "The Lovers", 3 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry.