Shadows in the sand : a Koevoet tracker's story of an insurgency war

Where dust can tell time ... for the first time, a Koevoet operative’s story of the bush warThis is the story of a Kavango tracker who served for six years with Koevoet (‘Crowbar’), the elite South African Police anti-terrorist unit, during the South West African–Angolan bush war of the ’80s. Most white team leaders lasted only two years; the black trackers walked the tracks for years. Sisingi Kamongo tells the story of the 50 or so firefights he was involved in; he survived five anti-personnel mine and POMZ explosions and an RPG rocket on his Casspir APC vehicle; he was wounded three times; he tells of the trackers looking for the shadows on the ground, facing ambush and AP mines at every turn; he tells of the art of tracking ... where dust can tell time. Kamongo’s story is supported by two accounts from renowned Koevoet team leaders, Herman Grobler and Francois du Toit—a powerful collection of experiences from South Africa’s most successful counter-insurgency unit. Shadows in the Sand: A Koevoet Tracker's Story of an Insurgency War - Sisingi Kamongo & Leon Bezuidenhout Where dust can tell time ... For the first time, a Koevoet operative's story of the bush war - and the first-ever account of the bush war by a non-white member of the South African security forces. This is the story of a Kavango tracker who served for six years with Koevoet ('Crowbar'), the elite South African Police anti-terrorist unit, during the South West African-Angolan bush war of the '80s. Most white team leaders lasted only two years; the black trackers walked the tracks for years. Sisingi Kamongo tells the story of the many firefights he was involved in; he tells of the trackers looking for the shadows on the ground, facing ambush and AP mines at every turn; he tells of the art of tracking ... where dust can tell time. Kamongo's story is supported by two accounts from renowned Koevoet team leaders, forming a powerful collection of experiences from South Africa's most successful counter-insurgency unit. This is the story of a Kavango tracker who served for six years with Koevoet ('Crowbar'), the elite South African Police anti-terrorist unit, during the South West African–Angolan bush war of the '80s. Most white team leaders lasted only two years; the black trackers walked the tracks for years. Sisingi Kamongo tells the story of the 50 or so firefights he was involved in; he survived five anti-personnel mine and POMZ explosions and an RPG rocket on his Casspir APC vehicle; he was wounded three times; he tells of the trackers looking for the shadows on the ground, facing ambush and AP mines at every turn; he tells of the art of tracking ... where dust can tell time. Kamongo's story is supported by two accounts from renowned Koevoet team leaders, Herman Grobler and Francois du Toit—a powerful collection of experiences from South Africa's most successful counter-insurgency unit. • The first-ever account of the bush war by a non-white member of the South African... Where dust can tell time ... for the first time, a Koevoet operatives story of the bush war This is the story of a Kavango tracker who served for six years with Koevoet (Crowbar), the elite South African Police anti-terrorist unit, during the South West AfricanAngolan bush war of the 80s. Most white team leaders lasted only two years; the black trackers walked the tracks for years. Sisingi Kamongo tells the story of the 50 or so firefights he was involved in; he survived five anti-personnel mine and POMZ explosions and an RPG rocket on his Casspir APC vehicle; he was wounded three times; he tells of the trackers looking for the shadows on the ground, facing ambush and AP mines at every turn; he tells of the art of tracking ... where dust can tell time. Kamongos story is supported by two accounts from renowned Koevoet team leaders, Herman Grobler and Francois du Toita powerful collection of experiences from South Africas most successful counter-insurgency unit. This Is The Story Of A Kavango Tracker Who Served Six Years With Koevoet ('crowbar'), The Elite South African Anti-terrorist Unit, During The South West African-angolan Bush War Of The '80s.--back Cover. Sisingi Kamongo And Leon Bezuidenhout ; [with Contributions By Francois Du Toit, Herman Grobler & Jacques Myburgh]. Published In Afrikaans Under Title: Skadus In Die Sand. Includes Index. Includes Index. This is the story of a Kavango tracker who served for six years with Koevoet (`Crowbar'), the elite South African Police anti-terrorist unit, during the South West African-Angolan bush war of the 1980s. Most white team leaders lasted only 24 months; the black trackers walked the tracks for years.