Before there was a prison break. Before there was a classified mission. Before two men disappeared into the shadows of Southern Africa’s most dangerous decade—there was a war most people don’t understand, and a Cold War game few have ever heard of.
This audio prelude provides the essential background for those unfamiliar with the covert power struggle that gripped Africa in the aftermath of decolonisation. From the Rhodesian Bush War to the chaotic birth of Zimbabwe, this short narrative briefing will prepare you for what follows in our first-ever video podcast, filmed at the brand new Hangar 51 Studios.
That episode—The Gericke Files: Unofficial Wars, Unwritten Rules, The Impossible Rescue—is a landmark longform interview with two men who never expected to speak publicly. This audio introduction sets the table for the operation that didn’t exist, in a war that never ended.
🎧 Listen now to understand what really happened in Rhodesia—and why it still matters today.
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