Hidden Destruction (ePub)

Although a novel, Hidden Destruction is Allen van der Linde's seamless account of a history that dragged a country into a long, bloodied conflict.
Laurence lived on a farm in an area then known as the Northern Transvaal in South Africa. Discipline, good ethics and hard work were drummed into his young mind and from an early age, his elders nurtured his hunting and tracking skills. His great love and passion for Africa's pristine wilderness dug its roots deep into his psyche.
At 19 years old, he was conscripted into the South African Defence Force (SADF) and, after completing his first bone-grinding years training as a Sapper, Laurence volunteered for parachute selection and earned his much-coveted pair of wings.
However, the following year his perspective of life and innocence change the moment he sets foot into the melting heat somewhere in Angola. Being ambitious, his journey takes him on a quest to do something extraordinary. Yet, first he must endure a baptism of fire by operating with an elite group of guerrilla soldiers before fulfilling his calling by leading and training a small band of young men.
His ability to track the enemy through Africa's toughest environments and uncover their military hardware becomes his artform. Using their skills, the elite soldiers destroy transport and strategic infrastructures and cripple the weaponry influx being supplied by the Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany.
Laurence's adherence to sound doctrine sees his team through various trials and his inbred, strong character means he is highly respected and admired by the men under his command.
Hidden Destruction is an essential read portraying human strengths and weaknesses. It reflects the experiences of joy, love and peace alongside heartache, trauma and pain.
Yet, essentially, it is a journey everyone travels.