M. T. Howard (University of Oxford)

Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army (eBook, PDF)

Colonialism, Professionalism, and Race

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Produktbeschreibung

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 Ri?es 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2024
• ISBN-13: 9781009348461
• Artikelnr.: 70910787

Autorenporträt

M. T. Howard is a historian and journalist from East Sussex and holds a master's and a doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he won the Terence Ranger Prize. He also received the Society for Military History's 2021 Coffman Prize honourable mention. His work has been published in journals including the Journal of Military History, the Journal of Southern African Studies, and the Journal of Cold War Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction - The Loyalties of Colonial Soldiers
2. The Creation of Black Rhodesian Soldiers' Regimental Loyalties
3. 'The Rhodesian Army was the Best in Everything': The Professionalism of Black Rhodesian Soldiers
4. Racism and Soldierly Loyalty During the War
5. The Impact of the War Upon Soldierly Loyalties
6. 'They Just Follow the Government of the Day': The Politics of 'Apolitical' Black Rhodesian Soldiers
7. A New 'Government of the Day' Dawns: The Loyalties of 'Formers' in Zimbabwe, 1980-1981
Conclusion: The Loyalties of Professionals
References, Index.