Gerry van Tonder

Gerry van Tonder was born in Zimbabwe and came to Britain in 1999\. He is a full-time historian and author. Specializing in military history, Gerry has co-authored _Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966–1981_, the landmark _Rhodesia Regiment 1899–1981_ – a copy of this book was presented to the regiment’s former colonel-in-chief, Her Majesty the Queen – and _North of the Red Line: Recollections of the Border War_ by Members of the SADF and SWATF 1966–1989\. He is author of _Rhodesian Native Regiment/Rhodesian African Rifles Book of Remembrance_ and is working on a further Rhodesian title, _Operation Lighthouse_, an account of a paramilitary government ministry in the 1970s’ insurgency. Gerry has also written several local history books on the British Midlands. Following _Nottingham’s Military Legacy_, this is his second in Pen & Sword’s new Military Legacy series. He is currently writing for Pen & Sword’s Cold War series and runs his own website at www.rhodesiansoldier.com.