American volunteers in the Rhodesian Bush War information
The Crippled Eagles
Dates of operation
July 1964–1979
Motives
Defence of white minority rule in Rhodesia, anti-communist sentiments, economic benefits, participation in the Rhodesian Bush War
Active regions
/ Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Status
Defunct
Size
~400 American volunteers
There were a number of American volunteers in the Rhodesian Bush War who fought with the Rhodesian Security Forces. These men were nick-named the Crippled Eagles by author Robin Moore, who offered a house in Salisbury as a meeting place for the Americans who served in all units of the security forces, but never had their own unit.[1] The name "Crippled Eagle" and their badge was meant to symbolise what they considered their abandonment by the US government. Robin Moore and Barbara Fuca tried to publish a book with the same title, but because of the political controversy the book was refused by publishers and appeared only in 1991, when it was published as The White Tribe.[2]
^"Salute the Troopers". rhodesia.nl. 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
^Robin Moore and Barbara Fuca (1991). The White Tribe (November 1991 ed.). Affiliated Writers of America/Publishers. p. 522. ISBN 978-1-879915-03-9.
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