Nicholas Van Der Bijl: 3 books
Commandos in Exile
The Story of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
Formed from members of Free Forces who had escaped from German occupation, 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando was one of the most unusual units in WW2. All members had to pass the Green Beret commando course at Achnacarry in Scotland and the book begins by describing this training. With no less than six national...
The Brunei Revolt
1962-1963
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
In December 1962, nationalists in Brunei, the hugely wealthy small kingdom on the North Coast of Borneo, formed the Army of North Kalimantan (TNKU) and, demanding greater democracy, engineered a rebellion against the Sultan and seized a large number of hostages. Perceived to be an attempt by communists...
Mau Mau Rebellion
The Emergency in Kenya 1952–1956
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
In The Mau Mau Rebellion, the author describes the background to and the course of a short but brutal late colonial campaign in Kenya. The Mau Mau, a violent and secretive Kikuyu society, aimed to restore the proud tribe’s pre-colonial superiority and rule. The 1940s saw initial targeting of Africans...