After writing a novella about the Rhodesian Bush War, I had a number of interesting people get in touch with me. One of them was Auddis Ward, an interesting fellow if ever there was one! Auddis served ...

Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Reid-Daly, who has died aged 81, was the colourful and outspoken founder and commander of the Selous Scouts regiment, whose unorthodox tactics during Rhodesia's bush war against ...

This story of a "soldier's war in Northern Ireland, Rhodesia, Mozambique and Iraq" is sharp-end stuff. The (somewhat stroppy) author served with the British Paras in Londonderry (hence the title), the ...

If you can remember as far back as April — cutting through the fog that the summer and fall racing has created in your mind — you will remember Selous Scout. In just six starts last year, the ...

The time was the late ’70s. The place, Rhodesia, the white-ruled breakaway British colony in Africa that was a pariah among nations—now known as Zimbabwe. The Rhodesian Army was fighting to suppress ...

Double Eagle Stable’s Selous Scout, who came back after a seven-month layoff to score a convincing victory in the Thanksgiving Day Handicap, is the one to beat this afternoon when a field of 14 meet ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. From schoolchildren on an excursion to special forces personnel from Selous Scouts, everyone bowed their heads ...