Research Catalog

Title

The Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's war of liberation, 1966-1980 / Darlington Mutanda.

Author

Mutanda, Darlington, 1985-

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

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Details

Description

vii, 230 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"This book evaluates the development of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga or Bush War (1966-1979). The Rhodesian Air Force was deployed in a war-winning versus a supporting role as a result of the shortage of manpower to deal with insurgency. Almost all units of the Rhodesian Security Forces depended on its tactical effectiveness"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Southern Rhodesia. Rhodesian Air Force > History
• Southern Rhodesia. Rhodesian Air Force
• Chimurenga War (Zimbabwe : 1966-1980)
• 1965-1980
• Military operations, Aerial
• Zimbabwe > Aerial operations. > Chimurenga War, 1966-1980
• Zimbabwe > History > Chimurenga War, 1966-1980
• Zimbabwe > History, Military > 1965-1980
• Zimbabwe

Genre/Form

• History.
• Military history.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Background to the liberation war in Zimbabwe -- Conceptualizing the development of air power as a war asset -- The establishment of the Rhodesian Air Force -- The development of the Air Force during the interwar period -- The impact of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga -- Guerrilla counterstrategies to RHAF operations -- Challenges faced by the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga -- Challenging "air supremacy" from outside : analyzing the feasibility of ZPRA's conventional plan -- The effects of civilian bombing on guerrilla strategy -- The significance of air power in guerrilla warfare : an analysis.

ISBN

• 9781476666204
• 1476666202

LCCN

2016046440

OCLC

• ocn948547783
• SCSB-1874486

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library