Historic Military Interviews

In this audio, we follow the men of the Irish and Welsh 24th Regiment (later became known as the Royal Welsh) and the heroes they would become at the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Zulu Wars. This is a captivating story about fear and courage and of being in combat. Rob Caskie will intrigue you with his recount of the Battle of Rorke's Drift. Rorke's Drift is arguably one of the most famous Br...

In this audio, we follow the men of the 1 Parachute Battalion as they fight in the Angolan Bush War during the 1970s. Bringing a Paratrooper Home an intimate and powerful account of military courage in the face of great danger and how paratroopers band together to go and find their comrade missing in action and look to recover his remains. Mike McWilliams tells this heart rendering story of a para...

In this audio, we follow the men of the 1 Parachute Battalion as they fight in the Angolan Bush War during the 1970s. Mike McWilliams a paratrooper who took part in this combat jump as the photographer gives a powerful account of military courage in the face of great danger and the story om one of the last big airborne combat jumps and how paratroopers carry out the attack on Cassinga. Mike McWill...

We interview members from an armored reconnaissance unit that participated in the Angolan Bush War. Some share experiences from Operation Askari escorting vehicles up to Caiundo and participating in some of the fighting. They also share how they felt about the war and the impacts it had on their life. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historic-military-interviews...

We dedicate this audio to Major (Ret) Herman du Plessis. Herman shares some of his experiences in Operation Askari in an armoured reconnaissance unit that participated in the Angolan Bush War. It is a sharing of military photos and memories from forty years ago. C Squadron, 1 Special Service Battalion was a fighting unit that was to cross into Angola in December 1983 as part of operation Askari. W...

In this audio, we follow the story of Leon Lombard who would follow in the footsteps of his older brother Neil who was killed and missing in action during Operation Savannah during the Angolan Bush War. Missing in Action Angolan Bush War is an intimate and powerful account of grief and the sad outcomes of war and Leon joining the same unit as his brother and continue to fight on behalf of his brot...

This is the story of 17 and 18 year old South African conscripts who would be dragged into the Angola Bush War. We interview members from an armoured reconnaissance unit that participated in the War. We talk about 1 Special Service Battalion and some stories of those that completed training in the armoured unit. We also share some memories and photos of participating in the insurgency war based ou...

The Rhodesian Bush War was a tough and bitter war. We talk to Ian Mackenzie a Rhodesian Special Air Service (SAS) operative who as a young boy would be fascinated by the military and the adventure it would offer. Ian would join not one but two elite regiments being the South African 1 Parachute Battalion and then nine years later would go to Rhodesia and join the Rhodesian Special Air Service (SAS...