Women on the Front Line of War - Rhodesian Bush War

[@charlesmarais4582]

If possible would like more stories told by this lady narrator. She has an amazing voice.

[@CapturingMemories]

I’ll speak to her and see what else we can do 👍

[@boldventuresintl]

Absolutely! She could without question have a significant sideline as an official audio-book narrator! Quite captivating to be sure. Cheers!

[@traviscorder9100]

Truly broadcast quality.

[@huntergray3985]

I have so much respect for Rhodie men and women.

[@Tomkkat15]

Captivating story. Rhodesians Never Die: their spirit lives on!

[@trisgilmour]

It’s sad what happened to Rhodesia and she’s a great story teller

[@CapturingMemories]

Thank you 🙏 There is more coming from Eileen in the next 2 videos 😊

[@AnnE-mn8ny]

What a historical treasure. Thank you for sharing this and by so doing, ensuring that 'Rhodesians never die'. Eileen is an exceptional woman, and so many farming women were just like this with such strength of character and courage. This makes me proud to be a Rhodesian.

[@CapturingMemories]

Thank you so much Ann for your lovely comment. I passed it on to my sister who now lives in the Dominican Republic. I also wrote up this period of the war through a child's eyes. I describe the scenes and what it was like and it compliments my sister's side of the story. Childhood Perspectives of War: gwyncole.medium.com/perspectives-of-war-from-my-childhood-a60a68881e1a

[@Toncor12]

I agree, it is a treasure! What a stunning accent too.

[@Toncor12]

I have forgotten how beautiful our accent is to my ears as I live in the UK now and you speak so well in a delicious, unique dialect of English with a gorgeous, soft, honey-toned colour. You make me think of chilling out with a drink at sunset; comforting and warm. I take my hat off to all Rhodesian ladies. I remember arriving at Shabani at 1 a.m. with a company of men, to be greeted by smiling ladies that made all of us a delicious hamburger and a cup of coffee and where they met us was not a safe place to be and yet they had done so willingly and bravely. I salute you all!!

[@CapturingMemories]

Thank you and I'll pass your comments on to my sister, who now lives in the Dominican Republic.

[@colinm2056]

Homesick, Rhodesia will always be home... No other place will ever truly be home.

[@gsd4me00]

Not a particularly strong accent as Rhodesian accents go though. Possibly is has softened over time with her being in new surroundings.

[@Toncor12]

@@CapturingMemories Thank you!

[@Toncor12]

@@gsd4me00 Yes there is that possibility but I do remember hearing that exact accent in Rhodesia, it's what I would describe as soft and milky.....you then get the more gutteral accent south of Gwelo where Afrikaans was a bigger influence.

[@mikerilling6515]

For the record the babe in the white shorts because semi famous for that photo and her devotion to Rhodesia

[@iansmith4636]

Good old Rhodie spirit. Love them for putting up with everything that went down, index a different breed of people.

[@Westmen0]

I've had many Rhodesian friends over the years, generally down-to-earth, compassionate folk.

[@ragnarrooikat]

Respect to our brave soldiers and women

[@tylerfreal6472]

she still has the rhodesian accent , very cool piece of history!

[@laurentstock4567]

Thanks for telling your story, must not be forgotten

[@CapturingMemories]

Thank you 🙏

[@920400706]

Rhodesia is the worlds saddest story. Thanks for sharing your family history.

[@CapturingMemories]

Thank you 🙏

[@merledoughty5787]

The bloody western governments like Britain, USA Australia and New Zealand sold Rhodesia down the road all for a bloody self serving bastard like Mugabe. The sculduggery done on Ian Smith by the British powers that be was criminal I am trying to think of that bastard who was instrumental in dividing the Smith government. The Rhodesian soldiers fought very well everyone I take my hat of to all of you

[@johnrobertmartyn5040]

Long live to rhodesia Lost but not forgotten.

[@janesmith4017]

Rhodesians bravely fought against communism.

[@ThomasLaird1967]

Let's hope you stick around because we are going to need that here in UK

[@tinashechipunza5648]

Is not racism

[@danrhinehart1134]

What's so sad is that Rhidesia couldn't hold on until 1981 until America rid it self of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan took office. The Reafan administration saw the "liberation struggles " in Southern Africa for what they were: Cold War battlegrounds where the Soviet Union and Red China were seeking dominance in a strategic region of the world. It is very unlikely that the Reagan administration would have allowed Communist backed rebels to take Rhodesia. This point is born out with the Reagan administrations backing of UNITA and Jonas Savimbi in its liberation struggle to rid Angola of Communist domination.

[@sp7951]

I don't know why but her voice is so captivating. Just started learning about this war.. fascinating stuff. Very sad what happened to your country.

[@CWD2006]

Thanks for your memories.

[@CapturingMemories]

🙏

[@NoeleneGriffiths]

What a time it was! Thk u for your dedication ✅💚🤍

[@charjl96]

Sounds like she has real spirit. It's sad how things turned out, but it's good that she made it through. Also, I think I can see the family resemblance

[@GideonBreedt]

This is sad. I Salyut u guys. What a place it was Rhodesia I loved kariba and Bulawayo. Today its one big mess

[@CapturingMemories]

Thank you for your comments 🙏 I plan to post a video about life in Kariba in the 1960’s. My parents lived there between 1962 - 1965.

[@GideonBreedt]

@@CapturingMemories I can't wait. I was there 6 years ago went to fish for vundu and tiger I went to bumi lodge and went to the crock farms it is so so so sad. Every day wen I go to bed and I pray I ask God to give it back to the original people English sad man. Sad

[@M4gunslinger]

What an amazing story. Thank you for sharing. I hope that more of her story is recorded or archived.

[@INoticed_XIV]

This was awesome great video

[@CapturingMemories]

Thank you 🙏 A few years ago I wrote up what it was like experiencing the war as a child. It covers the same period as the events spoken of by my sister in this video. You can read it here: link.medium.com/81z2vzHqPeb

[@INoticed_XIV]

I can’t believe I’m just now seeing this comment I just finished reading it thank you and your family for sharing your experience it was a great read

[@rickoshay545]

Thank you

[@dickyt1318]

Rhodesia used to be known as the 'bread basket of Africa' exporting surplice grain to less fortunate neighbouring countries. That was all before Mugabe 'redistributed' the farms to his henchmen & supporters, and now Zimbabwe can hardly feed it's self

[@Coconutscott]

Another "beggars bowl" in Africa.

[@traviscorder9100]

A disgrace, truly.

[@Patrick-lu2fy]

Moving story. Little did the Africans realise that they were cutting their own throats. The future held tribal pogroms poverty and self destruction. They lost free medical care, education and yearly economic improvement for the working class Africans. They went from some political representation in parliament to none, just violent dictatorship. The fall of Rhodesia the 'breadbasket of Africa' was a terrible loss for the white Rhodesian's with all the atrocities perpetrated on them during the bush war but it had far worse consequences for the black people of 'Zimbabwe' because their suffering was not going to end. These are the fruits of communism. God Bless Rhodesia!

[@CapturingMemories]

Very well said 🙏

[@Claudia_Ackermann]

Africans under Rhodesia were denied of their Rights

[@bradpnw1897]

Very true. God bless you 🙏

[@longtabsigo]

This rings true, it’s not all good times, but you filter out the bad and elevate the good parts and the good people.I miss “my” people.

[@mustafagolubic2235]

Is this lady narrator on the picture?

[@rajivshori]

I emphasize with all these ladies

[@colinm2056]

All this sounds so familiar.

[@trilithon108]

At 3:30 "covered the windows to prevent mortars coming through". Those sandbagged windows were for RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenades). Mortars go up and then straight down, so I'm sure you sandbagged the roof too.

[@CapturingMemories]

I think my sister forgot to also mention RPGs specifically... I’ll be doing more interviews with her. She lives in the Dominican Republic now and I’m in the U.K. I think we may do it with live streaming...

[@sebekglab]

You still want to stop shrapnel flaying through, if mortar bomb explode nearby.

[@trilithon108]

@@sebekglab True enough. At Lynx mine north-west of Karoi we had pineapples (hand grenades) planted in the yard and we had bricked up walls in front of every window.

[@johnwalsh4948]

When they had to flee to South Africa after being betrayed by America and England they were called When We's...The best response I ever heard was;; I'm not a When We...I'm a Here We Go Again.

[@gordonrailton6865]

Sold out by the poms and the Nats, viz B.J. Voster. Honourable, decent people, led by an honourable man, Ian Smith.

[@IewismadondoMadondo]

It was hard time in Rhodesia

[@maddog.mcewan]

love peace

[@johnrobertmartyn5040]

Long live to rothesia

[@subdawg1331]

it was criminal the way the western world treated Rhodesia and the Rhodesian people .... we see what happened there happening in the western world now, I guess what goes around comes around

[@ianhall3822]

Zambia was fine after independence . Rhodesia could have been the same.

[@dickyt1318]

I was there in 1988 before Mugabe & his communist henchmen destroyed the country, the infrastructure of the country incomparison to the other countries I visited [Namibia, Botswana, Kenya] was very good. Even in the bush the phones worked, the roads were well maintained, the children were nurished and being educated. In Salisbury tit was very close to being a European City with a mixed business class of Europeans. Africans & Asian/Indians. I saw non of the apartheid system of the RSA and then Mugabe came and screwed it up for everyone.

[@glendodds3824]

Did you mean 1978? At that time Rhodesia did have segregated suburbs and segregated government schools and some whites-only regiments.

[@patrickshea5955]

I breaks my heart what happened to Rhodesia 😢 the same thing is happening in South Africa just at a slower pace. Us whites need to stop allowing ourselves to be guilted into giving up what we built. Because the people we're giving it to aren't even using it!! they're destroying it and going back to their caveman lifestyle.. like it would be one thing if Zimbabwe and South Africa became like "wakanda" in the black panther movie where all the black people were able create a magnificent society that helps pull up Africa. But in reality it's quite literally the polar. South Africa is literally both the rape capital of the world and the AIDs capital of the world simultaneously!!

[@jethrodube3647]

Sad story. Cooks, we also needed to stop that racist era. By the way Piers Morgan resigned. Good riddance to him and his racist views.

[@danechristmas6570]

Sad story, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe and the rest is history..Mugabe was *EXILED* from the land he "rescued" from oppression.. Mozambique didn't fare too well either.. Piers Morgan will survive and they'll be calling him back, just like how former white Zimbabwe's farmers are being begged too come back. Harry and Meghan's public ratings have plummetted more than 13% ( anything Obama touches loses value ) after that Oprah bs interview and will drop further. Sad story, race hustlers always lose.

[@johnkidd1226]

Every former colony is now run by Marxist warlords selling their country and people out to China. Somehow it seems a lot more racist than working for a white farmer while having democratic freedoms and first world medical and educational services. 80% of th Rhodesian army fighting communism was black, by the way.

[@zim961]

You come and colonized Africa what did you expect you should have stayed in Europe

[@mathewman]

while i sympathise with what your family went through - surely you must have realised that there was NO way you guys were going to win - and anyway all you were trying to do was maintain the white "standard of living" an unjust system. we left SA in 1986 for this very reason

[@cccmmm1234]

There was certainly some "white standard of living" going on, but Rhodesia never had the had the same level of apartheid that South Africa did. In South Africa there were very few black soldiers in the Army. In Rhodesia there were many black soldiers. It was very different.

[@Toncor12]

What has 'just' majority rule achieved for the black majority? Most decent people will fight for what they have.

[@Jugendberg]

It may have been unfair, but it literally operated better. Once Mugabe took over the whole thing fell apart.

[@terranexile3681]

I presume the black volunteers who made up ~75% of the Rhodesian army were also just trying to maintain the 'white standard of living'. And not wanting genocide ie, something like the gukuruhundi, is part of the 'white standard of living'.

[@InvisibleHotdog]

It gets pretty obvious hearing the people that lived and fought, that it wasn't in their nature to quit. They were fighting for their country and the lives of their loved ones, irrespective of color. The horrors perpetrated by Mugabe and his allies didn't start after the war, they terrorized their "fellow" blacks with rare sadism long before.

[@colb715]

Wonderful people pity it went so backwards under that turned Mugabe