Black Soldiers In The Rhodesian Army
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Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
Author: M. T. Howard
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2024-02-08
During Zimbabwe's war of liberation (1965–80), fought between Zimbabwean nationalists and the minority-white Rhodesian settler-colonial regime, thousands of black soldiers volunteered for and served in the Rhodesian Army. This seeming paradox has often been noted by scholars and military researchers, yet little has been heard from black Rhodesian veterans themselves. Drawing from original interviews with black Rhodesian veterans and extensive archival research, M. T. Howard tackles the question of why so many black soldiers fought steadfastly and effectively for the Rhodesian Army, demonstrating that they felt loyalty to their comrades and regiments and not the Smith regime. Howard also shows that units in which black soldiers served – particularly the Rhodesian African Rifles – were fundamental to the Rhodesian counter-insurgency campaign. Highlighting the pivotal role black Rhodesian veterans played during both the war and the tumultuous early years of independence, this is a crucial contribution to the study of Zimbabwean decolonisation.
Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
Author: M. T. Howard
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2024-02-08
Draws from original interviews to provide insight into why thousands of black soldiers fought loyally and effectively for the Rhodesian Army.
Fighting and Writing
Luise White examines the contentious war memoirs published after the Zimbabwean liberation struggle (1964-1979) by white soldiers who fought for Rhodesia.