Zambezi Valley Insurgency: Early Rhodesian Bush War Operations: 5 (Africa@war) - Softcover

Wood, J. R. T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907677623 ISBN 13: 9781907677625

Verlag: Helion & Company, 2012

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"Africa@War is a ground-breaking series concept, studying Africa's conflicts and military players in an informative and entertaining manner, examining some of the lesser-known campaigns and shedding new light on some of the better-known operations ... Both titles are great models of what the combination of authors and publishers can produce by way of useable case studies for the market place in a concise illustrated format. They are recommended as professional military education references."--Charles D. Melson, Chief Historian, U.S. Marine Corps "Each of the books in this series is a well-documented and researched synopsis of the events that they are focused upon. They layouts and presentation are logical and of a very high quality ... As an introduction to this field of operation, this series is outstanding. A definite asset for those wishing to improve their knowledge and understanding of the development of successful, multi-faceted doctrine in the fight against insurgent/assymetric war."--Major Chris Buckham, Royal Canadian Air Force

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Across Africa in the post-1956 era, the aspirations of African nationalists to secure power were boosted and quickly realised by the hasty retreat of the British, French and Belgians from the empire. The Portuguese, Southern Rhodesian and South African governments, however, stood firm and would be challenged by their African nationalists; influenced by the Communist bloc, these nationalists adopted the 'Armed Struggle'. In the case of Rhodesia, the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo, took this step in 1962 after their effort to foment rebellion in Rhodesia's urban areas had been frustrated by police action and stiffened security legislation. Rhodesia's small, undermanned security forces remained wary as Zambia and Tanganyika had given sanctuary to communist-supplied ZAPU and Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) guerrillas. The Rhodesians had foreseen that the northeastern frontier with Mozambique would be the most vulnerable to incursions because the African population living along it offered an immediate target for succour and subversion. The Portuguese were not seen as a bulwark as they were clearly making little progress in their counter-insurgency effort against their nationalist opponents. The Rhodesians were fortunate that ZAPU and ZANU chose to probe across the Zambezi River from Zambia into the harsh, sparsely populated bush of the Zambezi Valley. The consequence was that the Rhodesian security forces conducted a number of successful operations in the period 1966-1972 which dented insurgent ambitions. This book describes and examines the first phase of the 'bush war' during which the Rhodesian forces honed their individual and joint skills, emerging as a formidable, albeit lean, fighting force.

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• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1907677623
• ISBN 13: 9781907677625
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 72