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Cargando... Dangerous Frontiers: Campaigning in Somaliland and Omanpor Bryan Ray
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Lively, instructive, first person account of the Dhofar War, waged in Oman in the early 1970's against communist backed insurgents. The involvement of Iran, in support, seems surreal nowadays - but this was when the Shah of Iran was still in power. ( ) Over the centuries the British Army has had an extraordinary number of junior officers seeking and enjoying secondment to 'native' forces. This book details two different secondments of one of these officers separated by over twenty years. First a brief period with the Somaliland Scouts during his National Service in 1948-50, then a period in command of a regiment of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces during 1972-74. The first posting was to Imperial Forces at the end of Empire, the second the armed forces of a politicaly aligned, and economically important, middle eastern ally struggling against communist insurgents. Between these postings the author had served as a regular officer in the army, a period not covered by this book. It is evident that the author thoroughly enjoyed both these postings, which comes through his writing. His stories of working with Iranian Special Forces (this was before the Shah was deposed) in Oman are eye opening. Recommended. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
In Part 1 of his book the author describes his life as a young officer in the Somaliland Scouts in the (then) British Protectorate of Somaliland. At that time tribal quarrels, generally over water, were taking place in the troubled strip of country between the Protectorate and Ethiopia; the Ogaden. It was the Scouts' difficult task to keep the warring clansmen apart. It gives a vivid account of a nineteen-year-old in command of Somali troops in a fascinating and unpredictable country.The second part of the book deals with the Author's second period of service with Muslims, a quarter of a century later. This time in the Southern Province of Oman--Dhofar. Here he commanded the Northern Frontier Regiment of the Sultan's Armed Force in a limited but fierce war against Communist Insurgents. It shows how the tide was turned against a brave enemy fighting on their home ground--the savage wadis and cliffs of the jebel.Dangerous Frontiers will appeal to a wide audience, including those interesting in military and world history and in those two little known areas--the Horn of Africa and Southern Oman. In both campaigns it reflects the mutual liking and respect that the handful of British officers had for their Muslim soldiers and the soldiers for their leaders. It is written with humor and an understanding of other cultures. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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