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Book Corner

Book Corner – We are happy to begin this feature in this book gives the reader a peek into the world of Ireland’s
this issue – if you should want to place reviews for books here, Special Forces unit, the Army Ranger Wing, their training,
please drop us a line. Also, if you look at the “Contact Us” page roles, equipment and service history but all the while keep us
on the website you will see books featured there – with links to guessing and wanting more. As such, we don’t get an abundance
where you can buy them attached. Just click on the book cover of testosterone-filled, edge of your seat type stories from their
image missions around the world, but in doing so the book lives up to
its title Shadow Warriors. You know they’re there but you can’t
Shadow Warriors make out too much more.
By Paul O’Brien and Wayne Fitzgerald Note from Wayne Fitzgerald: Please credit The Irish at War - A

Podcast on Irish Military History. https://wordpress.com/read/
This is a very well written book on Ireland’s Special Forces, the feeds/80972161/posts/2652207120
Army Ranger Wing. It is a detailed chronology of the formation
and life of the ARW since its inception and the various different Editor’s Note: Wayne Fitzgerald is a member of the Irish Air
theatres in which they have served. In the midst of growing Corps, he is also ‘An Cosantóir’ (The Defender) Irish Defence
national and international terrorist threats, the authors describe Forces Magazine
the reasons for the need of such a unit to be formed. The book
states the various different roles that the ARW perform and lists
in detail the equipment they use and how and why they use that
particular kind.
The authors, right from the outset, inform us that this is not
going to be the gun-toting, helicopter flying, flash-banging type
of book that society has come to expect from Special Forces
literature. Instead, it is more poised, secretive tale, while telling
the reader about the ARW, it doesn’t give too much away. In
doing this, the authors have maintained the secrecy of the Unit.
The last section of the book should be particularly appealing to
people who aspire to join Ireland’s elite military unit. It gives a
comprehensive account of the physical training that one should
go through before attempting to apply for the ARW Special
Operations Force Qualification Course (SOFQ). It also breaks
down what is expected of each candidate and what they will go
through when on the course (minus the physical and mental
fatigue).

In short, in an age of growing interest in Irish military affairs,

Southern Africa –

A Personal Perspective

by Steve Coetzee

An overview of the misconceptions of Southern Africa
through the eyes of one who lived, believed and followed
tradition to make it happen. Through these eyes many
misconceptions will be explored and hopefully a clearer
understanding into the woes of Africa will be communi-
cated during daily discussions by those who never knew
or really understood. A brief introduction into Southern
Africa followed by the life, dreams, patriotism, and even-
tual resignation of one who left what was his heritage,
culture and history.

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