Archival Significance
Written by Peter Stiff, a former British South Africa Police officer who founded Galago Publishing and built a body of work drawing on interviews with Rhodesian and South African security-force veterans. His books are widely read as primary accounts from within that security establishment rather than as independent military history.
Institutional Context
Published by Galago Publishing, Stiff’s own imprint, specialising in Rhodesian and South African security-force history.
Content Summary
Addresses landmine warfare and countermeasures during the Rhodesian Bush War.
Research Utility
Useful as a primary source reflecting the Rhodesian security establishment’s own account of the landmine war. Best read alongside independent military and social histories of the conflict given its perspective and sourcing.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.